Advocating the concept of 'SMART' policing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a country which has an efficient intelligence network does not need any arms and ammunition to run the government.

Focusing on the police force and intelligence agencies, Mr. Modi said he wanted a force which takes care of the country's law and order in an efficient manner.

He said, by 'SMART' policing, he meant S for strict but sensitive, M for modern and mobile, A for alert and accountable, R for reliable and responsive and T for techno-savvy and trained.

The Prime Minister was addressing the conference of the Director Generals of Police in Guwahati Sunday morning.

He said, the police force should inculcate these values to ensure best policing which will go a long way in improving its image and work culture.

Mr. Modi also highlighted the need to honour 33,000 police personnel martyred in the country after Independence as this was not a small number and their sacrifice should not go waste.

He said through a lot of good things happening in the nation, positive stories should be published properly so that people are aware about it.

The Prime Minister said police welfare is another issue which need to be given importance.

The Prime Minister said, a task force of senior police officials should be set up to workout a protocol and incorporate certain measures to ensure that the legacy of the sacrifice of martyrs are honoured and respect for them is established in society.

Besides, each state has a police academy where new recruits are trained and it should be made mandatory to include in their syllabus an account of the life of policemen killed on duty, Mr. Modi said.

On the decision to hold such conferences outside the national capital, the Prime Minister said everyone was wondering why a tradition of all these years was broken and this meeting was held in Guwahati.

He said, in Delhi, everyone comes with their own work. Here the total focus is on the conference.

Most importantly, people get encouragement. In future too, such conference would be held in other states.

Modi said it was important that the policing system should have life, it should not be robotic.

Later the Prime Minister met all the Director Generals of Police.

Addressing the conference, Director of Intelligence Bureau Asif Ibrahim described ISIS and al Qaeda as serious security challenges for India if they were not dealt with on priority .

He said the Indian diaspora has become increasingly vulnerable to elements having allegiance to terror groups.

The IB Director said vulnerable groups and fringe elements from over 80 countries have gone to Iraq-Syria region to participate in the conflict.

He said a splinter group of the Indian Mujahideen operating in the Afghan-Pak region has announced its support to the ISIS and to bolster its flagging image, al Qaeda has announced the formation of its Indian sub continent wing specifically targeting India.

Ibrahim said there is also an imminent danger of Indian youths moving to the conflict zone, emerging as a role model and stressed that such developments, may directly or indirectly, pose a threat to India.