Arunachal Dy CM calls 'Prahaar' decisive step in India’s counter-terror strategy

ITANAGAR: (Feb 25) Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Wednesday described 'Prahaar', India’s first-ever comprehensive counter-terrorism policy, as a “decisive step” towards strengthening the country’s national security architecture, asserting that it reinforces zero tolerance for terror.

The central government on Monday unveiled the country's first counter-terrorism policy, Prahaar, setting out a multi-layered strategy based on "zero tolerance", intelligence-led prevention and disruption of extremist violence that aims to deny terrorists, their financiers and supporters access to funds, weapons and safe havens.

In a social media post outlining the framework of the policy, Mein said, “Prahaar marks a decisive step in strengthening India’s national security architecture.”