While the acts of terrorism across the globe have increased significantly in recent years, India has suffered no less from its horrors during the last twenty-five years or so. According to Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, terrorism in India includes ethno-nationalistic terrorism, religious terrorism, left-wing terrorism, narco terrorism and many more. As a primary check as well as bringing terrorists to book, law enforcement agencies in the country are depending more and more on surveillance technology than anything else. No wonder, IP Video Surveillance and CCTV are quickly becoming the norm in public spaces, while more advanced video surveillance tools allow for greater networking of cameras, greater fields of vision, cheaper access along with a host of tools that include facial recognition and tracking as also vehicle tracking.

Simultaneously, the Indian surveillance market is witnessing an unprecedentedly high growth from sectors such as city surveillance, hospitality, airport security, BFSI, retail, BPO, manufacturing, college and university campuses, infrastructure companies and shopping malls. Needless to say, the government proves to be  the biggest segment in terms of volume and demand, while the private sector does not lag behind. Studies reveal that around 87% of surveillance needs are for commercial purpose, whereas 13% are for residential requirements.