QUESTION 20
GS3
15 marks
Analyse the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes, linkages and obnoxious nexus. Also suggest measures required to be taken to eradicate the menace of terrorism.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Analyse the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes and links with crime, and suggest measures to end it.
Analyse + SuggestBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most. Propose specific, workable measures.
Demand-wise check
- 1Complexity: state sponsorship, ideology, online radicalisation, lone wolves, cross-border networks≈50 words
- 2Causes: political grievance, religious extremism, poverty and alienation, external support≈50 words
- 3Nexus: drugs (Golden Crescent), arms, FICN, hawala, organised crime≈50 words
- 4Measures: UAPA, NIA, NATGRID, terror financing curbs (FATF), deradicalisation, global convention (CCIT)≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
NatureCausesNexusMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only causes, no 'linkages and nexus'
- Missing the international dimension
Draw this
- Web diagram: terror group at centre linked to drugs, arms, money, ideology
Value addition
- FactIndia proposed the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism at the UN in 1996; it is still not adopted.MEA
- FactPakistan was on the FATF grey list from 2018 to 2022 for terror financing gaps.FATF
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Same syllabus reference
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