MHA Releases India’s First National Counter-terrorism Policy & Strategy ‘PRAHAAR’In February 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released India’s new national counter-terrorism policy and strategy titled ‘PRAHAAR’, outlining a comprehensive and proactive framework to address evolving terror threats and strengthen measures to curb and counter terrorism.
About PRAHAAR:
Core Pillars: The term ‘PRAHAAR’ means ‘strike’, which represents 7 key pillars of the country’s counter-terrorism framework:
About PRAHAAR:
Core Pillars: The term ‘PRAHAAR’ means ‘strike’, which represents 7 key pillars of the country’s counter-terrorism framework:
- Prevention of terrorist attacks to protect Indian citizens and interests;
- Response, which are swift and proportionate to the threat posed;
- Aggregating internal capacities for achieving synergy in a whole-of-government approach;
- Human Rights and ‘Rule of Law’ based processes for mitigation of threats;
- Attenuating the conditions enabling terrorism, including radicalization;
- Aligning and shaping the global efforts to counter terrorism;
- Recovery and resilience through a whole-of-society approach.
Approach: The framework adopts a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, encouraging coordination between law enforcement agencies, private sector stakeholders and civil society organisations.
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