The President said the states could consider introduction of national identity cards and implement the National e-governance grid for all governemnt to government, governemnt to citizens, business to business and business to citizen transactions within two years time.
Emphasising that accelerated development has to be integrated with peace missions, Kalam said the economic security of border regions would itself become complemntary to territorial security required in these zones.
Highlighting the urgency to fight terrorism, the President said "when evil minds combine, good minds have to work together and combat."
"While we have the basic structure in the form of law, police cadres, intelligence agencies and judicial system, we need to reinforce them with required updates with a code of conduct.
Every citizen, every group, every religion and every political and executive system should allow the law to function without interference," the President said.
Referring to the threat of extremists groups in the northeasterns parts, he said this required immediate, coordinated counter measures including effective negotiations for restoring normalcy coupled with economic development within the next three to five years.
Kalam, who visited some of the Mumbai blast victims in hospital, said he felt the pain of many who lost their hearing ability, their limbs fractured and amputated and spinal injuries leading to permanent disability. The Maharashtra Government rose to the occasion to provide financial relief for medical support obtained from private hospital.
Underpinning the need for sustained period of debate and decision making in Parliament and in Government for comprehensive national security "only in an environment of stable peace, can the nation concentrate on social and economic development.
