UPSC Mains 2014 · GS III · Q18 · 12.5 marks · 200 words

How does illegal transborder migration pose a threat to India’s security? Discuss the strategies to curb this, bringing out the factors which give impetus to such migration.

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भारत की सुरक्षा को गैर-कानूनी सीमापार प्रवसन किस प्रकार एक खतरा प्रस्तुत करता है? इसे बढ़ावा देने के कारणों को उजागर करते हुए ऐसे प्रवसन को रोकने की रणनीतियों का वर्णन कीजिए।

Border Management

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Toppers wrote this one in a test series: “Illegal cross border migration is one of the major security threats compromising India's national security.”

Tejasvi DeshpandeAIR 99 · CSE 2024 · 92 wordsTheir whole copy

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None written.

Body · points

Diagram
Map of India showing: - Arrows from the north-west: "People fleeing from Afghanistan, Pakistan" - Arrows from the east: "Rohingyas coming from Bangladesh/Myanmar" - Arrows from the south: "Srilankan Tamils coming to India"

Types of illegal migration

Impacts of illegal cross-border migration

(1) National security → terrorists, unstable elements, non state actors get access to country

(2) Economic security → brings trade, exchange with countries to halt → Indo-pak trade negligible

(3) can promote human trafficking, drug trafficking ↳ proximity to Golden triangle, Golden crescent

Diagram
Map showing India's borders: - Western label: Iran, Pak & Afgh. - Eastern label: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

Effect on India's relations with neighbors

(1) India - Pakistan : all time low, no dialogue (2) India - Myanmar : military govt. in latter, negligible engagement.

Close · a way forward

Thus, steps must be taken to tackle illegal cross border migration.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2014, General Studies Paper III, Q18. The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.