Southern States should strengthen intelligence-sharing, operational coordination: Telangana CM
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has urged southern Indian states to enhance intelligence-sharing and operational coordination to combat cross-border crimes. The initiative aims to leverage shared technological infrastructure to address challenges like cybercrime, drug trafficking, and terrorism.
Why it matters
Improved inter-state police cooperation is critical for maintaining internal security and managing organized crime networks that operate across state boundaries in India.
Southern States should strengthen intelligence-sharing, operational coordination: Telangana CM left Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Director General of Police (DGP) C.V. Anand, DGPs of Southern states and other senior officers at the Southern Regional Police Coordination Committee meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, (October 23, 2026) NAGARA GOPAL The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/9nuz2t/article71615267.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Southern%20Regional%20Police%20Coordination%20Committee%20%2002.jpg NAGARA GOPAL Hyderabad, Telangana, 23/10/2026: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Director General of Police (DGP) C.V. Anand, DGPs of southern states and other senior officers participating in the Southern Regional Police Coordination Committee meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, October 23, 2026, The meeting was aimed at strengthening inter-state coordination and tackling cross-border crimes like cybercrime, drug trafficking and terrorism. Directors General of Police and Inspectors-General from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, besides representatives from the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshadweep, participated in the deliberations.
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