New Delhi Conference on 'PRAHAAR' strategy launched by Amit Shah

The Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated the PRAHAAR - CT Policy and Strategy Conference in New Delhi on 28 September 2026. The conference focused on the seven pillars of the PRAHAAR initiative and the need for strengthening and improving the strategy. The Modi Government has been successful in bringing back fugitive criminals and has declared the Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation under the UAPA.

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Prelims-testable facts

01The PRAHAAR strategy has seven pillars: Prevention, Response, Aggregating Internal Capacities, Human Rights, Attenuating Conditions for Terrorism, Aligning International Efforts, and Recovery & Resilience.
02The PRAHAAR strategy is a whole-of-society approach to counter-terrorism.
03Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Conference on 'PRAHAAR - CT Policy and Strategy' in New Delhi.
04The Modi Government has adopted a 'zero-tolerance' policy against all forms and manifestations of terrorism.
05From 2019 to 2026, the Modi Government successfully brought back 288 fugitive criminals to India from 36 countries.
06The Shahzad Bhatti network was declared a terrorist organisation under UAPA.
07Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a new Extradition Portal to synergise and expedite efforts to bring back fugitives from abroad.

Trap alerts

Most people think PRAHAAR is a new policy, but actually it is a strategy with seven pillars.
Most people think the PRAHAAR strategy is only for prevention, but actually it has multiple pillars including Response, Human Rights, and Recovery & Resilience.
Most people think the Extradition Portal is a new initiative, but actually it is a part of the existing PRAHAAR strategy.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

The PRAHAAR - CT Policy and Strategy Conference was held in which city on 28 September 2026?

A.Mumbai
B.New Delhi
C.Kolkata
D.Chennai

New Delhi, where the conference was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding PRAHAAR initiative: 1. The PRAHAAR initiative has 8 pillars. 2. The PRAHAAR initiative has 7 pillars. 3. The PRAHAAR initiative is led by the Ministry of Defence. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The PRAHAAR initiative has 7 pillars, as stated in fact 2. Fact 2 lists the 7 pillars as: Prevention, Response, Aggregating Internal Capacities, Human Rights, Attenuating Conditions for Terrorism, Aligning International Efforts, and Recovery & Resilience. There is no mention of the Ministry of Defence leading the initiative, so the third statement is false.

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