NEW DELHI: With an aim to tighten counter-terror architecture in the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS), a national-level digital platform developed by the National Security Guard’s (NSG) National Bomb Data Centre for systematic collection, collation and dissemination of IED-related data among the state police forces, paramilitary organisations and Central agencies. Launching the digital platform, Shah said, “In the coming days, the system will help investigate and analyse all terror acts across the country where IEDs are used. Shah said that with the NIDMS being launched, a two-way comprehensive, integrated and online data platform would become available to NIA, Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS) of states, state police forces and all the paramilitary organisations. The Home Minister said that the database available with NSG contains data related to all bomb explosions since 1999. It would also provide significant help in establishing inter-linkages between incidents - based on MO and circuit methods - as well as in understanding overall trends and insights, he added.

Source: Indian Express January 09, 2026 16:45 UTC