India launches a national database of IED and bomb blast incidents

The Hindu
The Hindu
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Improvised Explosive Device Data Management System, a secure NSG-run platform containing details of bomb blasts in India since 1999 for use by security and investigating agencies.
India launches a national database of IED and bomb blast incidents
A What happened
Amit Shah inaugurated the National Improvised Explosive Device Data Management System (NIDMS) via video conference on January 9, 2026, with the platform located at the NSG garrison in Manesar, Gurugram. The system contains details of every bomb blast in the country since 1999 and can be accessed online by State police, Central Armed Police Forces, and other investigating agencies. Shah said the platform would support investigations of terrorist incidents, analysis of explosion trends, and strategy formulation, and that the government is working to connect previously siloed data sources and develop AI-based analysis software. NSG regional hubs were stated to operate from Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad, with a new hub being set up in Ayodhya.
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Key insights

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    Signature-linking is a core feature of the platform: NSG officials said the system can link two or more incidents using shared signatures such as location, explosion type, or circuit method, and cited a delayed circuit timer used in both the March 2024 Rameswaram cafe blast and the 2022 Mangaluru blast.

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    The platform is intended to consolidate previously siloed data: Amit Shah said Home Ministry data sources had remained in silos and that NIDMS would accelerate efforts to connect data sources and support AI-based analysis.

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    NSG hub expansion is intended to reduce emergency response time: Amit Shah said NSG regional hubs would operate from five cities with an additional hub being set up in Ayodhya, and that this would enable NSG to reach any part of the country within one to one-and-a-half hours in an emergency once all hubs become operational.

Takeaways

India’s NSG now hosts a national IED and bomb blast data platform intended to support secure data sharing and analysis for investigations and counter-terror operations.

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