India, Jan. 9 -- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS) of the National Security Guard (NSG) via video conferencing, terming it a "next-generation security shield" that will considerably bolster India's counter-terrorism capabilities.

Speaking at the inauguration, Shah said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the government has, over the past six years, undertaken extensive efforts to generate, collect and systematically organise security-related data. He pointed out that although substantial data had been created earlier, it largely remained fragmented. The launch of NIDMS, he said, marks a decisive move towards integrating these d...