♦ Ministry of Home Affairs unveiled the country’s new national counter-terrorism policy and strategy titled PRAHAAR on 23 February 2026. The strategy outlines a comprehensive framework to address evolving terror threats using a proactive approach to prevent and counter terrorist threats. 

♦ PRAHAAR stands for 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, including radicalisation, Aligning and shaping the international efforts to counter terrorism and Recovery and resilience through a whole-of-society approach. 

♦ The Ministry noted that this principled approach informs the Indian policy of zero tolerance against terrorism.

♦ ‘Prahaar’ aims to criminalise all terrorist acts and deny access to funds, weapons and safe havens to the terrorists, their financiers and supporters.