Strengthened Terrorism Preparedness Ahead of G20 Summit in New Delhi, India

Strengthening Terrorism Preparedness Ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India
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In India, ahead of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit, intelligence agencies have strengthened security by introducing facial recognition technology to counter terrorism and other threats. Sikh separatist groups and terrorists based in the Pakistan-administered northern Kashmir region pose potential disruptions to the G20 summit.

On the 5th (local time), the Indian daily Times of India cited sources reporting that intelligence authorities in Delhi state, including New Delhi, have enhanced the existing facial recognition system by adding new devices and technologies, raising facial recognition accuracy to over 90%.

The upgraded system can utilize not only footage from closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras across New Delhi city but also data from Delhi police and intelligence agencies containing faces and information of more than 300,000 individuals, including common criminals and terrorists.

Accordingly, if a suspect's face contained in the database is detected, an alarm immediately sounds. Thanks to the new technology linked with AI-based cameras, intelligence agencies can now preemptively filter out suspects.

During preparations for the G20 summit, intelligence agencies are particularly vigilant against Sikh separatist groups that have threatened to disrupt the event and terrorists operating from the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region.

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