Amit Shah is expected to address the two-day Anti-Terror Conference on November 19-20, with border infiltration, arms smuggling and online radicalisation among key concerns.
India’s top security and intelligence officials are set to meet in New Delhi on November 19-20 for the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Anti-Terror Conference 2026, with emerging terror threats and organised crime networks expected to dominate discussions.
A key focus will be attempts by Bangladesh-based terror outfits to revive their networks in West Bengal and neighbouring states. Officials are also expected to examine the use of porous borders in the Northeast and Bengal for smuggling drugs, arms and explosives.
The conference will review online radicalisation and recruitment of young people by Pakistan-backed gangster-terror networks, including those allegedly led by Shahzad Bhatti.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to attend the meeting and issue directions to the NIA and anti-terrorism squads (ATS) of states and Union territories.
Discussions will also cover Pakistan’s alleged proxy warfare and the use of Indian nationals by gangster networks to target police establishments, political party offices, businesspersons and celebrities in Punjab, Haryana and other regions.
At the previous NIA annual conference, two databases covering organised crime networks and looted, lost or recovered weapons were launched to improve information-sharing among central and state agencies.
The deliberations come amid growing concerns over cross-border security threats, radicalisation and the use of criminal networks for terror activities.
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