The government is strengthening Information Technology (IT) cells and cybersurveillance to counter terrorist propaganda being spread on social media, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan said on Wednesday. He said terrorists were using social media and advanced drone technology “not just for surveillance and espionage, but also to carry out pinpointed and focused attacks.”
He said, “Some countries and some communities associate actions in the name of terrorism with either identity or with faith,” and in doing so, they tarnish the very idea of humanity and the “problem needs to be eradicated from its roots.”
