QUESTION 10
GS3
10 marks
What are the maritime security challenges in India? Discuss the organisational, technical and procedural initiatives taken to improve the maritime security.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Identify India's maritime security challenges and discuss organisational, technical and procedural initiatives.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Challenges: terrorism via sea, piracy, smuggling, illegal fishing, Chinese presence, island security≈35 words
- 2Organisational: Coastal Security Scheme, Indian Coast Guard role, coastal police, NMSC post≈35 words
- 3Technical and procedural: coastal radar chain, IFC-IOR, AIS, fishermen ID cards≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ChallengesOrganisationalTechnicalProceduralConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not dividing initiatives into the three categories asked
- No mention of 26/11
Draw this
- Three-column table
Value addition
- InstitutionInformation Fusion Centre–Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), Gurugram, set up in 2018.Indian Navy
- PostNational Maritime Security Coordinator appointed in 2022.National Security Council Secretariat
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Same syllabus reference
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