The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) annual report 2018-19 says that the internal security situation in the country remained under control during 2018 and UMHA through Central agencies trained 2,556 officers from state police forces in intelligence collection in terror cases, reports New Indian Express on October 30. The officers were trained in 74 training programmes conducted between January 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. The report further mentioned that the principal focus of the government on this front had been on countering terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, improving the security scenario in the north-eastern states, combating Left Wing Extremism or Maoism, and maintaining peace in the hinterland of the country. "The government of India in tandem with the state government of Jammu and Kashmir adopted a multipronged approach to contain cross border infiltration, promote economic activity, provide relief to victims and strengthen the state government security apparatus. It also followed a multipronged strategy to deal with insurgent and militant activities in the northeast region", it notes. During 2018-19, the UMHA added the names of Al-Qaida in Indian Sub-Continent (AQIS) and all its manifestations, Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Wilayat Khorasan or Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham-Khorasan (ISIS-K) and all its manifestations, the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and all its manifestations, and Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) and all its manifestations as terrorist organisations in the first schedule of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967. The UMHA also actively participated in 18 Joint Working Group Meetings on counter-terrorism with countries like France, Canada, the United States (US), Australia, Russia, China, Britain, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Tunisia, Egypt, Uzbekistan and also with the European Country and at BRICS and BIMSTEC.