India’s Diplomatic, Tech Efforts Lead to Surge in CBI-Backed Interpol Red Notices

Quick Summary

• Interpol Red Notices: India’s requests for Interpol’s Red Notices have sharply increased as 2023, doubling annually compared to prior years adn reaching 56 notices in 2025 (as of July). In comparison, only 25 were issued in 2020.
• Types of Notices: Growth also observed in other notices:

– Blue Notices (details-seeking): Increased from 47 in 2020 to 82 as of mid-2025.
– Yellow Notices (abduction/disappearance/identity issues): Rose from one in 2020 to four so far this year after peaking at 27 in 2024.
India requested a total of 145 notices so far this year.

• Reason for Growth: Officials cite improved diplomatic efforts at global events like the Interpol General Assembly (hosted by India in November 2022) and G20 Summit held last year. Modernisation, including advanced technology adoption by the CBI such as digitised dossiers and AI-powered profiling through its new Bharatpol portal launched January ’23, has reduced processing times for Red Notice requests significantly-from six months down to three months.
• Fugitive Extraditions: Since January ’20, coordination between Interpol and enforcement agencies helped India’s CBI extradite/deport 134 fugitives, up notably compared with the decade prior.

– Of these cases-23 occurred this yr alone highlighting traction gained per “safe-haven” Denial Agreements growing International frameworks engaging cooperation strategies

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