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QUESTION 19
GS3
15 marks

Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors, to the internal security of India. Also discuss measures required to be taken to combat these threats.

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What the examiner wants

Analyse · Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors, to the internal security of India. Also discuss measures required to be taken to combat these threats.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on State and Non State Actors.

Analyse · DiscussAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors, to the internal security of India≈95 words
  2. 2Also discuss measures required to be taken to combat these threats≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define the threat/contextCauses and operating mechanismIndia-specific impacts/vulnerabilitiesExisting responseGaps and calibrated countermeasures

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about State and Non State Actors without directly resolving: “Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors, to the internal security of India.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Also discuss measures required to be taken to combat these threats.”

Value addition

  • Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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