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Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Conference on ‘PRAHAAR – National CT Policy and Strategy’ in New Delhi, and launched a new Extradition Portal.
Context
The Seven Pillars of PRAHAAR
- P — Prevention
- R — Response
- A — Aggregating Internal Capacities
- H — Human Rights
- A — Attenuating Conditions for Terrorism
- A — Aligning International Efforts
- R — Recovery and Resilience
Deliberated through a whole-of-society approach.
What is PRAHAAR?
- PRAHAAR is India’s national framework for dealing with terrorist activities, radicalization and the wider terror ecosystem.
- Its approach is intelligence-led and proactive, aiming to move beyond a purely reactive response to terrorism. It also emphasises human rights, rule of law, technology, inter-agency coordination and international cooperation.
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Important Facts for Examsmost asked
- PRAHAAR — the National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy; seven pillars
- 288 fugitives brought back from 36 countries, 2019–2026
- Shahzad Bhatti network — declared a terrorist organisation under the UAPA; 40+ modules busted, 350 arrests across 15 states
- UAPA, 1967 — the principal anti-terror law; the 2019 amendment allows the Centre to designate individuals as terrorists, not only organisations
- NIA — National Investigation Agency, established under the NIA Act, 2008, after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks
- MAC — Multi-Agency Centre, under the Intelligence Bureau, for intelligence sharing
- NATGRID — National Intelligence Grid, linking databases across agencies
- Extradition in India is governed by the Extradition Act, 1962; India has extradition treaties with about 50 countries and arrangements with several others
- The inclusion of “Human Rights” as a pillar is notable — counter-terrorism frameworks are frequently criticised on this ground
