QUESTION 9
GS3
10 marks
The banning of ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’ in Jammu and Kashmir brought into focus the role of over-ground workers (OGWs) in assisting terrorist organizations. Examine the role played by OGWs in assisting terrorist organizations in insurgency affected areas. Discuss measures to neutralize influence of OGWs.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Examine how OGWs help terrorist groups and suggest measures to neutralise them.
Examine + DiscussGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows. Explain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Roles: logistics, shelter, money, recruitment, intelligence on forces, propaganda, stone-pelting mobilisation≈30 words
- 2Why they matter: hard to detect; legal grey zone≈30 words
- 3Measures: intelligence, PSA/UAPA with due process, financial tracking, community engagement, deradicalisation, jobs≈30 words
- 4J&K example: ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (2019)≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Who OGWs areRolesMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only military measures
- No J&K illustration, e.g. the 2019 Jamaat-e-Islami ban under UAPA
Draw this
- Network diagram: militant core and OGW support
Value addition
- FactJamaat-e-Islami (J&K) was banned under UAPA in February 2019; the ban was extended in 2024.Ministry of Home Affairs
- DataMilitancy incidents in J&K fell from 228 (2018) to about 50 (2023).MHA Annual Reports
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 50 ↗Same syllabus reference
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