On Thursday, India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah suggested five major areas to strengthen the approach of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the meeting of the heads of the group’s member-states for prevention and elimination of emergency situations. The identified five areas are Confidence Building Measures in Asia, Collective Responsibility Approach, Expanded Cooperation in Communication and Information Sharing, Identification of Priority Areas, and Usage of Newly Developed Technologies in Disaster Resilience Capacity Building.
Shah highlighted the importance of a collective responsibility approach for disaster resilience, and emphasized that pooling resources and expertise amongst member states would strengthen the region’s overall disaster resilience approach. He explained that effective communication and information sharing would facilitate a timely, specialized and coordinated response to emergent situations. The minister further suggested the use of advanced technology like Artificial Intelligence, Remote Sensing, Drone Technology, and Data Analytics to improve the Early Warning Systems, Disaster Risk Assessment and Response.
Shah mentioned India’s full membership in the SCO since 2017, and its commitment to exploring new opportunities and sharing experiences towards enhancing the role of the organization. He also highlighted India’s dedication towards Disaster Risk Reduction, noting that the country has an efficient and accurate early warning system for disasters like droughts, floods, lightning, heat waves, cold waves, and cyclones.
The statement released by the Ministry of Home Affairs emphasized Shah’s confidence that the meeting at New Delhi will open up new avenues of cooperation among Member Countries. It is important to highlight that LatestLY is one of India’s leading digital media portals and news outlets offering light news on all genres from sports to lifestyle and entertainment, as well as reliable and timely news from India and across the globe. With its reach and large community, LatestLY focuses on producing unbiased and latest content for its readers.
Shah, popularly known as Amit Shah, is the current Home Minister in India. As the Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah is the chief custodian of the country’s internal and external security and is actively involved in humanitarian crisis and disaster management operations. He is also a senior member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in power since 2014. Shah is known for his administrative skills and political acumen in steering policies and initiatives in different verticals of the Indian economy, ranging from economic reforms to national interest.
