After Maoists, Counter-Intelligence is top priority for Modi government
The Modi government has prioritized counter-intelligence (CI) as a key national security focus after addressing Maoist threats. Agencies have intensified efforts to dismantle foreign intelligence networks operating within India, including those from Pakistan, China, and Western countries. A coordinated institutional framework involving the NIA, IB, R&AW, and state police has led to high-profile arrests and successful prosecutions.
- ▪Counter-intelligence has become a top priority for the Modi government, especially under Home Minister Amit Shah's leadership.
- ▪Indian agencies have arrested operatives linked to Pakistan's ISI, Chinese MSS, and Western intelligence, including a U.S. mercenary and six Ukrainians involved in drone smuggling and training.
- ▪The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has a 95% conviction rate in cases prosecuted under UAPA and the Official Secrets Act.
- ▪Institutional coordination involves the IB, R&AW, NIA, SSB, BSF, and state police forces in detecting and neutralizing espionage activities.
- ▪Recent operations have disrupted networks involved in document theft, military training, and surveillance equipment placement inside high-security zones.
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After Maoists, Counter-Intelligence is top priority for Modi governmentThe national security establishment has put CI on the front burner by taking action on foreign intelligence, their networks and their operatives within India.Published on: May 02, 2026 9:12 AM ISTBy Shishir GuptaShare viaCopy link Since the Narendra Modi government took over in 2014, India has been able to increase the cost of terrorism on Pakistan and perpetrators within by regularly busting terror modules or by military retaliation against camps across the border.PM Narendra Modi with Home Minister Amit Shah.However, one of the main focuses of the government since Amit Shah took over as Home Minister has been counter-intelligence (CI).
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