<p>These alarmist comments were made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the All India conference of directors-general and Inspector Generals of police here.<br /><br />In the last fortnight, Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram have addressed three high-profile meetings of the National Integration council (NIC), National workshop of 60 collectors in the naxal-affected regions and the National Conference of DG/IGP. In all these conferences, more or less similar security concerns were expressed by the prime minister and the home minister.<br /><br />The political leadership at the highest level spoke about five lakh vacancies in the police establishments, inadequacy of intelligence and absence of an effective counter terrorism set-up in the country. The prime minister almost largely repeated his earlier assertions relating to internal security during his Friday’s address at the DGP/IGP meet. <br /><br />“The national security situation continues to be uncertain. Recent terror attacks in Mumbai and Delhi are a grave reminder of the great challenge posed by terrorists to our nation’s security,” Singh said after giving away meritorious service medals to police officers.<br /><br />The prime minister said there was no room for complacency on the security front in Jammu and Kashmir. <br /><br />“There are reports of cross-border camps for terrorists being reactivated, and of attempts to induct fresh batches of militants into the country,” Singh said.<br /><br />Coordination<br /><br />He stressed the need to ensure that attempts to infiltrate are foiled through the smooth and coordinated functioning of all security agencies, working in the state.<br /><br />Singh said “human intelligence capabilities need to be improved.” Grassroots information and intelligence collection systems that have traditionally been a part of policing “have languished or fallen into disuse in some places.”<br /><br />The role of a vigilant and effective beat constable could be vital in checking the activities of terror networks, which otherwise operate under the radar, the prime minister said.<br /></p>
<p>These alarmist comments were made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the All India conference of directors-general and Inspector Generals of police here.<br /><br />In the last fortnight, Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram have addressed three high-profile meetings of the National Integration council (NIC), National workshop of 60 collectors in the naxal-affected regions and the National Conference of DG/IGP. In all these conferences, more or less similar security concerns were expressed by the prime minister and the home minister.<br /><br />The political leadership at the highest level spoke about five lakh vacancies in the police establishments, inadequacy of intelligence and absence of an effective counter terrorism set-up in the country. The prime minister almost largely repeated his earlier assertions relating to internal security during his Friday’s address at the DGP/IGP meet. <br /><br />“The national security situation continues to be uncertain. Recent terror attacks in Mumbai and Delhi are a grave reminder of the great challenge posed by terrorists to our nation’s security,” Singh said after giving away meritorious service medals to police officers.<br /><br />The prime minister said there was no room for complacency on the security front in Jammu and Kashmir. <br /><br />“There are reports of cross-border camps for terrorists being reactivated, and of attempts to induct fresh batches of militants into the country,” Singh said.<br /><br />Coordination<br /><br />He stressed the need to ensure that attempts to infiltrate are foiled through the smooth and coordinated functioning of all security agencies, working in the state.<br /><br />Singh said “human intelligence capabilities need to be improved.” Grassroots information and intelligence collection systems that have traditionally been a part of policing “have languished or fallen into disuse in some places.”<br /><br />The role of a vigilant and effective beat constable could be vital in checking the activities of terror networks, which otherwise operate under the radar, the prime minister said.<br /></p>
