Key Takeaways
- The Multi Agency Centre (MAC) of IB plays a crucial role in tackling national security challenges through proactive and real-time sharing of actionable intelligence.
- The whole-of-government approach towards national security involves adopting a coordinated and collaborative approach among all security agencies and stakeholders.
- Big Data Analytics and AI/ML driven analytics are crucial in dismantling the terror ecosystem and addressing evolving security threats.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on Friday, July 19, with various heads of security and law enforcement agencies to review functioning of the Multi Agency Centre (MAC) of IB, which is responsible for tackling security challenges in the country. The meeting took place in New Delhi, where Shah stressed the importance of MAC working 24×7 to share actionable intelligence with various stakeholders, including last mile responders. This proactive approach will help address national security challenges effectively.
Further, the home minister stressed upon greater synergy between all the agencies to dismantle the terror networks and their supporting eco-system, to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country. It was also focused on constituting a team of young, technically proficient, and passionate officers, drawn from all agencies involved in national security, to dismantle the terror ecosystem utilising Big Data and AI/ML driven analytics and technological advancements.
‘In the face of new and emerging security challenges, we must always be one step ahead in our responses.’, said Shah.
Mentioning how under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the MAC framework is poised to undergo a major technical and operational revamp, to increase its reach and effectiveness, the home minister instructed the various heads of security agencies from across the country, and other Intelligence and Enforcement agencies to adopt a whole-of-the government approach towards national security.
