Context: Recently, India's Home Minister, speaking at a two-day anti-terror conference in New Delhi organized by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), called for the establishment of a Model Anti-terrorism Structure under NIA's supervision.
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
oState Governments can request the Central Government to transfer cases to NIA if they involve offenses listed in the NIA Act's schedule.
oThese courts are presided over by judges appointed by the Central Government based on the recommendation of the respective Chief Justice of the High Court for the region.