New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that strong internal security in the country is the first condition for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for a developed India by 2047 and emphasised on foreseeing threats before they emerge.

Addressing the concluding session of the Intelligence Bureau's National Security Strategies Conference (NSSC) here today, Shah said that the forum must focus on the developments taking place over the next 15-20 years and be prepared to tackle them.

"The earlier government had tackled the challenges of narcotics, Left Wing Extremism, and the Northeast and we have emerged successful. The three hotspots of internal security are now addressed thanks to the efforts of state police, intelligence agencies, and CAPF," he said.

The Union home minister said that the three new criminal laws would be implemented 100 per cent which would help in disposing of all criminal cases up to the SC level within three years.

This would lead to a 25 per cent increase in conviction rates.

Speaking about border security, Shah said that he had visited all the land border states in the last 8 months and shared the four pillars of border security with the state police.

He added that the government's goal was to make the borders infiltration-free as soon as possible.

"Unauthorised immigration is a big threat to the national security, geo-economic space, and demography of the country. The action taken against PFI is an example of how the center and state can act together to tackle such situations," he said.

Urging the agencies to take steps to eliminate terrorism altogether from the country, Shah asked them to make "Prahar" a way of life and destroy terrorist networks with a 360-degree approach.

"Police forces across the country must adopt the Narcotics Control Vision Document 2026-2029 and focus on the 3Ds - Detect, Disrupt, and Destroy," he said.

The home minister also urged for more emphasis on CCTNS, ICJS, NATGRID, NAFIS, and other projects concerning AI-enabled data analytics and intelligence-led policing to detect patterns and respond to threats. "Due to the efforts of the police, approximately 274 individuals have been brought back from various foreign countries between 2019 and 2026. The security policies need to consider factors like geopolitical tensions, energy security, geopolitical competition, radicalisation, and cyber misinformation," he said.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.