India’s policy of zero tolerance against terror is unshakable: Minister Rai

He said cowardly acts such as the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack do not weaken India, rather only strengthen its resolve.

“Through Operation Sindoor India has made it clear that it will answer any terror attack on its soil with courage and determination and will also achieve success. The international community has now seen India’s determination. We have always been votaries of peace and dialogue. But if anyone provokes us and threatens our sovereignty we will not only defend ourselves but also defeat the ill intentions of the enemy,” he said.

The NSG’s two-day flagship event, under the theme “Forging Collaboration and Innovation to Counter Terror Threats and Address the Complexities of Modern Terrorism”, aims to foster inter-agency coordination, operational synergy, and strategic integration in Counter-Terrorism (CT) and Counter-IED operations.

Initiating the seminar, NSG DG Brighu Srinivasan detailed NSG’s continuing role in counter-terror efforts and the role its personnel played in defending the Jammu airport during Operation Sindoor.

“During Operation Sindoor, our personnel played a special role in neutralising a drone with explosive payload near Jammu airport. Last month, along with state police and the RPF, counter-terror exercise was organised in the railways in Jammu. In future, train intervention exercises will be increased,” he said.

According to the NSG chief, a security audit of inland water tourist liners in India was conducted by the force recently and anti-hijack exercises were carried out on cruise liners running on the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers.

Delegations from over 17 foreign countries including the US, Russia, Japan, Israel, Germany, and Indonesia are participating, along with senior officers from state police forces, CAPFs, the Army and intelligence agencies.