GS3 · 15 marks · 250 words

What are the threats posed to India's internal security by external State and non-state actors? Discuss the strategies necessary to tackle these threats.

Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

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

How toppers approached it

From all 6 answers · about 270 words · 67% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening67%
  • A definition33%

Body

  • Points and prose50%
  • Points50%

Close

  • A summary50%
  • No separate close33%
  • A way forward17%

The toppers’ answers

Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 194 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Recent Op.sindoor saw India's uncharted crackdown upon the nexus of both State & Non state challenges to our security.

Body · points

External State actors: challenges

(1) Grey zone warfare (salami slicing, cyber warfare, etc.)

(2) Fake news narratives

(3) Dehumanization campaigns on social media (China AI bots)

(4) Border Standoff crisis (Doklam, etc.)

(5) Cartographic Aggression (Slingers policy)

(6) support non state actors →

Non state Actors: challenges

  1. Infiltration & Terrorism Ex: JEM

  2. organized crimes

    • Drugs
    • Fake ₹
    • Extortion & kidnap
Diagram
- A rough outline map of India. - An arc arrow pointing towards the North-West frontier (Pakistan border) labeled "Drugs". - A triangle in the North-East region.
  1. support Domestic Insurgents Ex: NER

  2. Radicalization of vulnerable population

  3. OGW (over Ground worker) supports to Terrorists.

STRATEGIES TO TACKLE THESE threats

  1. Border security based on CIBMS tech (Shekatkar comm.)

    • 24x7x365
    • AI based; Errorless
    • Thermal sensors
  2. Armed Force coordination & Role clarity

(3) De Radicalization (to prevent domestic insurgency)

Ex: maharashtra model

Diagram
- trained police → Individu - family → Individu - psychologist → Individu - clergy → Individu

(4) Border Area Infra Devt

Ex: BADP, NVP, Project vartak (BRO)

(5) cross border military cooperation

Ex: Op. Sunrise (myanmar)

(6) Economic opportunities to affected regions & mainstream integration.

(7) Bezbaruah Comm:

Close · a summary

working upon marginalized population.

Thus, a comprehensive yet multi-pronged strategy as discussed above needs to be further bolstered.

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