QUESTION 28
GS3
10 marks
How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the long porous borders with most countries of South Asia and Myanmar?
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7 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Judge how far India's internal security problems are linked to porous borders with South Asian neighbours and Myanmar.
How farAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Strong links: infiltration of militants (Pakistan LoC/IB), insurgent camps in Myanmar and earlier Bangladesh, open Nepal border used by terror and FICN networks, illegal migration (Bangladesh), drugs from Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle≈35 words
- 2Terrain and demography: rivers, jungles, hills; cross-border ethnic ties (Free Movement Regime with Myanmar)≈35 words
- 3Limits of the link: LWE, communal violence, cyber threats are largely home-grown≈35 words
- 4Measures: fencing and floodlighting, CIBMS smart fencing, one-border-one-force, integrated check posts, cooperation with neighbours≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Border profileBorder-linked threats by frontierThreats not border-linkedVerdict on 'how far'Measures
Where marks usually go
- Not giving a 'how far' judgement
- Treating all borders alike instead of border-specific threats
Draw this
- Map of India's land borders labelled with main threat on each
Value addition
- ReportGroup of Ministers report 'Reforming the National Security System' (2001) recommended 'one border, one force'.GoM, 2001
- DataIndia's land border is about 15,107 km; the longest is with Bangladesh (about 4,097 km).MHA Department of Border Management
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
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