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Source: TH Subject: Governance Context: Recent reports indicate a major expansion of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), including its integration with the National Population Register (NPR) and wider access for State police, raising fresh debates on privacy, oversight, and the future of surveillance in India. About NATGRID and the architecture of surveillance: What is NATGRID? …
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Source: TH Subject: Polity Context: The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is receiving around 45,000 data requests per month, as Central agencies and State police increasingly use the platform for real-time intelligence access. About National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): What it is? NATGRID is a real-time integrated intelligence platform under the Ministry of Home Affairs that links …
Topic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges Q6. “Lack of real-time intelligence has often hindered India’s internal security apparatus”. Examine how platforms like NATGRID seek to overcome this limitation. Analyse the institutional challenges in integrating state police with such platforms. (10 M) Difficulty …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Important Security Agencies. Context: Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah recently inaugurated the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus in Bengaluru. What is NATGRID? Envisaged as a robust mechanism to track suspects, the NATGRID can help in preventing terrorist attacks with real-time data and access to classified …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Important Security Agencies. Context: The Union government has asked the States to share more intelligence inputs through the Multi Agency Centre (MAC). Need for: States are often reluctant to share information on the platform. There are several gaps in sharing critical information at the right time. Plans are …
GS Paper 3 Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is soon expected to launch the National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID that aims to provide a “cutting-edge technology to enhance India’s counter-terror capabilities”. What is NATGRID? Envisaged as a robust mechanism to track suspects, the NATGRID can help in preventing terrorist attacks with real-time data …
Topics Covered: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government. NATGRID The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to access the centralised online database on FIRs and stolen vehicles. What is NATGRID? First conceptualised in 2009, …
