4 years of Modi sarkar: When terror went out of the mainland
One of the biggest poll promises that Narendra Modi made ahead of the 2014 elections was a major thrust on internal security. The first high-profile appointment he made after taking over as Prime Minister was that of Ajit Doval, the National Security Advisor.
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Doval who is often referred to as India's James Bond is well aware of the nuances of internal security as he had held the top post in the Intelligence Bureau. So, how has the Modi sarkar fared on the internal security front in the past four years?
ISIS:
Handling
of
the
ISIS
issue
is
probably
one
of
the
biggest
hits
for
this
government.
The
strategy
itself
while
dealing
with
this
foreign
terror
outfit
prowling
on
citizens
across
the
world
was
a
good
one.
Modi
along
with
his
national
security
advisor,
Ajit
Doval
have
been
meeting
with
the
moderate
Muslims
time
and
again
in
a
bid
to
spread
the
message
to
the
youth
that
the
ISIS
does
not
stand
for
Islam.
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Giving those who have been radicalised on the internet, but have actually not joined the ISIS the benefit of the doubt is also a move that paid off. Such persons are counselled and the return rate has been hardly one per cent.
Border security:
Although there have been lapses, the government has taken measures to ensure that border security is not compromised. The formation of a committee under former Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta to suggest measures to step up border security was one good move.
There
is
a
lot
of
work
on
the
borders
still
remaining,
but
the
government
is
moving
in
the
right
direction
to
make
it
more
fool
proof.
The
Bangladesh
border
was
a
perennial
problem
for
all
governments.
However
under
this
government,
the
situation
is
improving
considerably.
The
decision
to
seal
the
India-Bangladesh
border
is
another
good
move.
It
not
only
curbs
illegal
immigrants,
but
also
stops
the
free
flow
of
terrorists
from
Bangladesh.
United agencies of India:
Under this government there is a great deal of coordination between all the agencies dealing with terrorism. The NIA has been given a free hand and cases of interference from the Home Ministry have not been found.
Moreover the NIA gets ample support from the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing. Investigations seem more coordinated and unlike the past officials do not murmur about interference and lack of coordination any more.
Intelligence sharing:
The sharing of intelligence with other countries has marginally improved. India's decision to coordinate on intelligence sharing where the ISIS is concerned has paid dividends. Another good decision by India was not to join the global war against the ISIS. This is a good move as any such decision would have led to sectarian violence among the Muslims in India.
The Gulf nations are also a crucial part of the fight against terror. It is a well known fact that the who is who in the terror circles from India end up taking shelter in these nations. However the number of people who have been sent back from the Gulf for their involvement in various acts of terror has gone up.
The other change in scenario when dealing with the UAE is the manner in which India has an upper hand over Pakistan. In a recent incident, Pakistan had tried to pressurise UAE into not sending Ahmed Siddibappa an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative to India. However India got the better of Pakistan and the alleged operative was back in India recently.