Amit Shah opens 9th National Security Strategies Conference in New Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the two-day 9th National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference-2026 in New Delhi on 24 August 2026.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 9th two-day National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference-2026 in New Delhi on 24 August 2026, after paying homage at the Intelligence Bureau's Martyrs' column. The hybrid conference drew over 850 participants, including DGPs of states and UTs, heads of CAPFs and young field-level police officers. Day one covered counter-terrorism, intelligence fusion through the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), narcotics control, detection and deportation of illegal migrants, cyber-crime and proxy warfare by Pakistan. Shah asked for training to implement MHA's PRAHAAR scheme, use of trial-in-absentia provisions, and AI-based analysis of MAC data to frame SOPs; the conference has been held every year in hybrid format since 2021.
Key facts
- Date / venue
- 24 Aug 2026 (two days), New Delhi
- Inaugurated by
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Participants
- Over 850, hybrid format
- Day 1 themes
- Counter-terrorism, MAC, narcotics, illegal migrants, cyber-crime
- Day 2 themes
- Sub-aerial systems, blue economy, information warfare, bio-security
- Held annually
- In hybrid format since 2021
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which edition of the National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference was inaugurated by Amit Shah in New Delhi on 24 August 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 9th
Amit Shah inaugurated the 9th two-day NSS Conference-2026, held in hybrid format with over 850 participants.
At the NSS Conference-2026, the Home Minister directed AI-based analysis of information on which platform to create SOPs against national security threats?
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Correct answer: A — Multi Agency Centre (MAC)
Amit Shah directed that information available on MAC platforms be analysed using AI to create SOPs for national security challenges.
Consider the following statements about the National Security Strategies Conference: 1. It has been held every year in hybrid format since 2015. 2. The 2026 edition was a one-day event held entirely in virtual mode. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong. The conference has been held annually in hybrid format since 2021, and the 2026 edition was a two-day hybrid event.