Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, underscoring the Centre’s focus on emerging security challenges. The meeting, which began at 11 am, brought together senior officials and parliamentarians to deliberate on key internal security issues.
According to sources, discussions during the meeting revolved around national security, disaster management, cyber security, and regional infrastructure development. Shah emphasized the growing threat of cybercrime and called for a robust, forward-looking framework to counter digital offences effectively across the country.
The Home Minister highlighted the need for a “pronged strategy” to tackle cybercrime, stressing convergence, coordination, communication, and capacity building among agencies. He noted that seamless cooperation between institutions and improved technical capabilities are essential to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
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A separate session was also held on the strategic importance of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, given their crucial location in the Indian Ocean region. The discussion focused on strengthening infrastructure and security preparedness in the strategically sensitive archipelago.
Later in the day, Shah is scheduled to inaugurate an exhibition on the ‘Naveen Nyaya Sanhita’, showcasing India’s new criminal laws, at the ITF Ground in Sri Vijaya Puram. He will also lay the foundation stones for several development projects at the Netaji Stadium as part of the Centre’s infrastructure push.
Amit Shah arrived in the islands on Friday night for a three-day visit and was received by Lieutenant Governor D K Joshi. This marks his second visit to the Union territory within a month, with security tightened across the region. Shah is scheduled to depart the archipelago on January 4.
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