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NATGRID - India's Intelligence Grid
Conceived in the shock after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is a secure back-end that lets security agencies cross-search 21 separate government and private databases from a single screen. Long a slow-moving project, it drew fresh scrutiny in late 2025 as it was wired to the National Population Register covering some 119 crore residents and opened up to state police - reviving an old argument about surveillance without a governing law or parliamentary check.
Last updated 14 July 20266 min read
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NATGRID linked to NPR (about 119 crore residents) and opened to state police (SP+); AI Organised Crime Network Database launched Dec 2025
- NATGRID
- National Intelligence Grid
- NPR
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- surveillance
- privacy
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