PRAHAAR – National Counter-Terrorism Policy

• In February 2026, Ministry of Home Affairs launched the country’s new national counter-terrorism policy and strategy titled PRAHAAR.
• The strategy outlines a comprehensive framework to address evolving terror threats using a proactive approach to prevent and counter terrorist threats.

Strategic Framework and Objectives

• PRAHAAR: The strategy is an acronym representing the core pillars of India's proactive defense mechanism:
  • Prevention of terror attacks to protect Indian citizens and interests;
  • Responses, which are swift and proportionate to the threat posed;
  • Aggregating internal capacities for achieving synergy in a whole-of-government approach;
  • Human rights and ‘Rule of Law’ based processes for mitigation of threats;
  • Attenuating the conditions enabling terrorism, ....