PRAHAAR India's National Counter-Terrorism Doctrine

India has formally articulated its National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy— PRAHAAR—a doctrine anchored in zero tolerance against terrorism and a whole-of-government approach.

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The policy reflects India's longstanding position that terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, has no justification and must be countered decisively.

PRAHAAR is structured around the following:

P: Prevention of terror attacks to protect Indian citizens and interests;

R: Responses, which are swift and proportionate to the threat posed;

A: Aggregating internal capacities for achieving synergy in a whole-of-government approach;

H: Human rights and ‘Rule of Law’ based processes for mitigation of threats;

A: Attenuating the conditions enabling terrorism, including radicalization;

A: Aligning and shaping the international efforts to counter terrorism;

R: Recovery and resilience through a whole-of-society approach.

India’s Threat Landscape

• Cross-border sponsored terrorism and jihadi outfits

• Global terror groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS targeting India

• Use of drones, encrypted platforms, dark web and crypto wallets