PRAHAAR — National Counter-Terrorism Policy

In February 2026 the Ministry of Home Affairs released PRAHAAR — India's first consolidated National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy. The name means "strike", and its seven letters spell out seven pillars, running from Prevention and swift Response to human-rights-compliant operations and international Alignment. More than a slogan, PRAHAAR sets down India's long-held "zero tolerance" doctrine as a single whole-of-government charter, naming the agencies, laws and threats — cross-border jihadist networks, drones, the dark web and CBRNED materials — that define the country's counter-terror effort.