GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

Discuss why the rising deployment of new and emerging technologies by prominent violent extremist organizations demand concerted global efforts.

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Syllabus: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.

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Animesh PradhanAIR 2 · CSE 2023 · 36 wordsTheir whole copy

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Extremist organisations like ULFA, ISIS, LeT have used various emerging technologies bypassing the institutional safety nets, hence demands collaborated efforts.

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- New & Emerging technologies - Pulwama Attack used VSMS malware - cyber threat - Drone attacks and surveillance - Cryptocurrency for terror financing - Robotics & 3D manufacturing for arms & ammunitions - Social Media for polarisation & radicalisation - AI/ML for monitoring & detecting patterns
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- This requires global efforts because - Threats see no boundaries → require inter country sharing of information - Regional Stability → ex BIMSTEC subgroup on Anti Terrorism - Collabrated Investment → pooling up of capital & technology (ex SCO's RATS) - Cyber security is at threat & cyberwarfare can be waged across boundaries - Mutual arrangements needed for technology transfer & capacity building (ex Indo-US military agreements like LEMOA, COMCASA etc.) - Global Organisations like INTERPOL, FATF etc. has wider reach to combat extremism

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Hence, India's goal for Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism to crack down extreme organisation require collaborated efforts.

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