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- National Counter Terrorism Centre of India is an ambitious project that aims at fighting the growing menace of terrorism in India.
- Besides there are many “practical difficulties” that may prevent the actual implementation of the much needed NCTC of India.
- Another problem pertaining to intelligence agencies of India in general and projects like NCTC, National Intelligence Grid (Natgrid) Project of India, etc in particular is that in India we have no “parliamentary oversight” over intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
- Taking lessons from its recent bad experience that has put the National Intelligence Grid of India in doldrums, the MHA is planning to suggest the NCTC will act as a “‘fusion” centre where all “terror-related” information will flow in and would be “analysed” by a group of experts.
- The NCTC will work not only to “pre-empt” terror attacks but also help in “post blast” analysis and seamless sharing of information between various agencies.
- The Natgrid will not be subsumed by the NCTC but would provide the critical information to the centre, when required, and the task of intelligence gathering will remain with the various agencies which would work as usual.
