QUESTION 20
GS3
15 marks
The scourge of terrorism is a grave challenge to national security. What solutions do you suggest to curb this growing menace? What are the major sources of terrorist funding?
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Suggest solutions to curb terrorism and identify the main sources of terror financing.
What solutions + What sourcesAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Funding sources: state sponsorship, hawala, fake currency (FICN), narco-terrorism (Golden Crescent), extortion, misuse of NGOs and charities, crypto and crowdfunding, front businesses≈65 words
- 2Solutions: strong laws (UAPA), NIA, intelligence sharing (NATGRID, MAC), border and coastal security, financial tracking (FIU-IND, PMLA), FATF pressure, deradicalisation, community policing≈65 words
- 3International: CCIT at UN, bilateral cooperation, 'No Money for Terror' platform≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
ThreatFunding sourcesDomestic solutionsInternational solutionsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only discussing Pakistan
- Missing the funding part
Draw this
- Flowchart: funding sources → channels → counter-measures
Value addition
- LawUAPA amendment (2019) allows designating individuals as terrorists.UAPA (Amendment) Act, 2019
- ExamplePakistan was on the FATF grey list from June 2018 to October 2022.FATF
- ProposalIndia proposed the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism at the UN in 1996.UN General Assembly
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Same syllabus reference
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