The News Services Division brings you glimpses of the year 2021, in its Special Year Ender series, &quot;The Year that was&quot;. Internal security has remained one of the core focus areas for India. Today, we take a look at how internal security has been strengthened under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br />” <br />” Speaking at the 18th Investiture Ceremony of BSF in July this year, Home Minister Amit Shah had said that India got an independent security policy only after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. AIR correspondent reports, that Centre has taken several initiatives to strengthen internal security, be it uprooting terrorism or tackling drug menace.<br />” <br />” The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved significantly since August 2019 and there has been a significant decline in terrorist incidents. The incidents of infiltration and terrorist attacks have decreased significantly since 2018. During the last 12 months from December 2020 to November 2021, fourteen terrorists have been apprehended and 165 terrorists have been killed.<br />” <br />” Incidents of Left Wing Extremism have come down by more than 23 percent and the number of deaths has also come down by over 21 percent. Centre has also taken various measures including improvement in road and telecom connectivity, financial inclusion by improving banking facilities, post offices, skill development, education facilities etc. in the LWE areas.<br />” <br />” Government has also been successful in getting many extremist groups surrender and lay down arms, especially in the North East. So far, about 16 thousand cadres have joined the mainstream of the society, including the Bodoland Pact, the Bru Pact, the Karbi Anglong Pact and the surrender by the insurgent cadres of Tripura.&nbsp;<br />