Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs Parliamentary panel meeting in Andamans; discusses national security issues

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a Parliamentary consultative committee meeting of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Andaman and Nicobar Island on Saturday (January 3, 2026). The meeting started at 11 a.m. and is likely to continue till 2.15 p.m.

“The meeting focussed on issues regarding national security, disaster management, cyber security and regional infrastructure,” sources said.

“Mr. Shah stressed on “pronged strategy” involving convergence, coordination, communication, and capacity to combat cybercrime,” they said. “A separate session on the strategic importance of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was also held,” the sources said.

In the afternoon, Mr. Shah will inaugurate an exhibition on ‘Naveen Nyaya Sanhita‘ (new criminal laws) at the ITF Ground in Sri Vijaya Puram, formerly Port Blair. Later, he will also lay the foundation stones for various projects at the Netaji Stadium.

Mr. Shah arrived in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday (January 2, 2026) night on a three-day visit. His plane landed at INS Utkrosh, adjacent to Veer Savarkar International Airport, in Sri Vijaya Puram around 10.45 p.m. He was received by Lieutenant Governor D.K. Joshi, among others.

This is Mr. Shah’s second visit to the islands in less than a month. He visited the archipelago on December 12 to commemorate the 116th anniversary of V.D. Savarkar’s iconic poem ‘Sagara Pran Talamala’. “Security has been tightened across the Union Territory in view of Mr. Shah’s visit,” officials said. Mr. Shah will depart the archipelago on January 4, 2026.