Speaking at the conference on 'The Challenge of Terrorism to India's Infrastructure and Economy', organised by Security Watch India (SWI) here, Mr Pillai said, ''There is a need to strengthen the security, especially of sensitive installations like atomic plants and refineries located along the coastline.'' Security forces have been acquiring latest technologies to face the challenge and it will take at least two years to do that, he added.
The Home Secretary also warned that software industry too is high on the terror list. ''We are world leaders in software but the software industry figures high on the terrorists' target list,'' Mr Pillai stated.
He said all software companies in the country were now realising this fact and were taking their own measures to protect themselves.
Indian software exports have risen from Rs 28,350 crore in 2000-01 to an estimated Rs 216,300 crore in 2008-09 and is expected to grow by 16 per cent this fiscal despite the global slowdown, he said.
Mr Pillai assured that the government is working in coordination with the IT companies to consolidate the security of their establishments.
''Standard operating procedures and mock drills needs to be up to the mark and both the government and the industry need to work in coordination,'' he emphasised.
Replying to a question, the Home Secretary said the government was working on establishing a National Intelligence Grid to integrate the intelligence inputs and create a coordination among various intelligence agencies.
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