QUESTION 9
GS3
10 marks
Explain how narco-terrorism has emerged as a serious threat across the country. Suggest suitable measures to counter narco-terrorism.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how drug trafficking and terrorism have become linked across India and suggest counter-measures.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Spread: Golden Crescent route into Punjab and J&K, Golden Triangle into the Northeast, sea routes (Mundra seizure 2021), drones≈35 words
- 2Link: drug money funds terror, terror groups protect trafficking routes, addiction weakens society≈35 words
- 3Measures: NCB, NDPS Act, NCORD, MANAS helpline, Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, border tech, financial intelligence, international cooperation≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
DefinitionRoutes and casesNexusMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not explaining the link between drugs and terror
- No route map or case
Draw this
- Map showing Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle routes into India
Value addition
- ExampleDRI seized about 3,000 kg of heroin from Afghanistan at Mundra port in September 2021.Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- MechanismNCORD (Narco Coordination Centre) is a four-tier coordination mechanism set up in 2016 and revamped in 2019.Ministry of Home Affairs
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Same syllabus reference
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