India releases first anti-terror policy PRAHAAR

The policy, named ‘Prahaar’ (Hindi for ‘attack’), lays out a a multi-layered strategy, aimed at denying terrorists, their financiers and supporters access to funds, weapons and safe havens.

This happened to come a day after the Indian Army, along with the Jammu and Kashmir police and the CRPF, neutralised three terrorists in Kishtwar district. One of the slain terrorists has been identified as notorious commander Saifullah.

The ministry, in its document for the policy, stated that India has had a “history of sporadic instability” in its immediate neighbourhood.