· In 2008, crime and criminal tracking network system was setup for facilitating sharing of information between police stations
o It is still in designing phase
· National counter terror center was supposed to eb setup by 2010 to design and implement a security strategy
o It is caught up in the famous indian red tape
· In 2009, home minister announced NATGRID a system which allowed investigators to monitor 21 sets of government existing databases.
o Cabinet gave in principle approval for it in june 2011
Positives
· 71 of 73 promised coastal police stations have been setup
· Police people ratio has improved form 128 per lakh in 2008 to 162 now inching towards the international norm of 250
Lacunae
· We lack intelligence and operational skills
· After 26/11 India got high tech gadgets and weaponry but most of thema re in disuse as forces lack knowledge to use them
WAY AHEAD
· MHA handles issues form geo strategic to counter insurgency
· We need a dedicated ministry for internal security
· Committees formed for drafting national security strategies should include experts and young officers with hands one xperience on hot issues like terror , naxalism etc
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