Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi, during which counterterrorism measures and efforts to dismantle the entire terror ecosystem were discussed.
After the meeting held on Thursday, Shah said in a post on X, “Chaired a security review meeting for Jammu and Kashmir along with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Ji.”
He added that he appreciated the security agencies for crippling the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir while working towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of lasting peace in the region.
“Reaffirmed that counterterror operations aimed at demolishing terrorist infrastructure and terror financing will continue in mission mode,” Shah said.
The review meeting focused on eliminating terrorists operating in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, while ensuring zero infiltration along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border.
Thursday’s meeting was the first security review chaired by the Union Home Minister in 2026.
During the meeting, Shah stressed the need to destroy the support systems of terrorism, calling for coordinated action against terrorists, their overground workers, sympathisers, and drug smuggling networks, which serve as financial sources for sustaining terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
The Home Minister also praised the role of security forces and emphasised the importance of complete synergy among the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army and the Central Armed Police Forces deployed in anti-terror operations.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Secretary Atul Dulloo, Home Secretary Chandraker Bharti, Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, and CID Chief Nitish Kumar represented the Union Territory at the meeting. Union Home Secretary Gobind Mohan, Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka, and Directors General of central armed forces were also present.
Recent joint operations against terrorists of Pakistani origin, allegedly supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, were also reviewed during the meeting.
Official sources said Shah noted the improvement in the security situation due to better management and expressed hope that 2026 would mark the end of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, as people aspire to live in peace, dignity, and with better educational and professional opportunities for their children.
–IANS
