Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today termed Maoist violence, cross-border terrorism and religious fundamentalism as key internal security challenges and favoured dealing them with firm and effective hands.
Addressing a conference of chief secretaries, Singh promised all possible assistance to the states in their
efforts to deal with all internal security challenges.
"Serious challenges and threats, primarily from left-wing extremism, cross border terrorism, religious fundamentalism and ethnic violence still persist. These need to be tackled with a firm and effective and yet sensitive hand," he said.
The Prime Minister said the internal security situation in the last one year was by and large peaceful and lauded the states in their efforts in maintaining peace.
"I must compliment the states for ensuring that the situation on the internal security front remains by and large stable in the last one year," he said.
Singh said the Central government will continue providing all possible assistance to the states in their efforts in this direction.
He also termed disaster management as yet another area that requires systemic attention.
"...these are issues of continuing importance and ones that require persistent efforts for their resolution," he said.
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