Singh 's government has been instrumental in strengthening anti-terror laws with amendments to Unlawful Activities ( Prevention ) Act ( UAPA ) . National Investigation Agency ( India ) ( NIA ) was also created soon after the Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attacks , as need for a central agency to combat terrorism was realised . Also , Unique Identification Authority of India was established in February 2009 , an agency responsible for implementing the envisioned Multipurpose National Identity Card with the objective of increasing national security and facilitating e-governance
Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attacks
2008 Mumbai attacks
Manmohan Singh