Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asked central agencies to develop an intelligence coordination strategy, which should also include offensive measures, to detect anti-India organizations and networks with allies.
Speaking at the 37th centenary funeral lecture of the Intelligence Bureau, Shah said that information sharing alone is not enough. “We must also ensure that we get vital intelligence from them,” he said, according to a government statement.
‘Now it is not enough to be aware of the anti-national elements that cause material damage,’ he said, emphasizing the disruptive power of fake news to spread confusion, misinformation, misinformation and fake news with the help of new technology. “…we must increase our vigilance about the rapid changes taking place in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cyberspace,” he added.
Shah said attacks on critical infrastructure, cyber attacks, information warfare, psychological warfare, chemical warfare and radicalization of youth have emerged as new challenges. He expressed confidence that the country’s security agencies can deal with such threats.
“The use of disinformation to incite separatism and communal riots, drug trade through social media, cyber espionage, and cryptocurrency-related issues now emerge as a unique set of challenges,” he said.
To address them, agencies must move beyond traditional approaches, he added.
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