India needs a smart border management system to balance legitimate cross border flows with national security interests. Discuss. Also, highlight the initiatives taken by the government in this regard.

Need for Smart Border Mgt

1. To prevent cross border flow of terrorism (Eg J&K)
2. To prevent Drug Trafficking (Eg Manipur)
3. To check entry of illegal migrants (Eg from Banglade.)
4. To tackle other issues across border (Eg Insurgency in Nagaland)

⑤ To provide safety to people in the area ⑥ To protect India's national security ⑦ To prevent loss of lives due to militancy, terroris (Eg) 26/11 Terror attack ⑧ To prevent the youths from indulging into deviant acts → Drug addiction ⑨ To safeguard our wild animal /plant (fauna) (flora) (Eg) Reducing trafficking of Red Sanders to Bhutan / Nepal ⑩ To prevent Radicalisation of youth (Eg) in J&K

Initiative by Govt

① Smart Border mgt through deployment of BOLD QIT (Eg) in India - Pak border ② Smart surveillane through drones ③ Electric wiriy, Biometric security at various border ④ Providing equipmnt like Night Glass, google glass to fores ⑤ Deploymnt of security force (Eg) BSF → at Indo-Pak, Indo-Banglades border. ⑥ Border Infrastructure Development under MHA's Border Infra Development Project ⑦ Promoting development of Border villages ⑧ Mechanism like NATGRID, CCTNS for collaboration with national and local agencies