Internal Security (Internal Security Challenges In India (Mains))
Subjects
- Indian Polity And Governance (Prelims)
- Features Of Indian Polity & Constitution (Mains)
- Executive, Judiciary, Legislature (Mains)
- Governance (Mains)
- Contemporary Issues: Features of Indian Polity & Constitution (Mains)
- Contemporary Issues: (Executive, Judiciary, Legislature) (Mains)
- Constitutional/Non-Constitutional Bodies
- Contemporary Issues: Governance (Mains)
UPSC Syllabus
- Science and Technology- developments and Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
- Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
- Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.
- Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
Internal Security Challenges
- Social Diversity as Issues of Security Threat
- Challenges from within India
- Neighbors as Issue of Security Threat
- Pakistan
- China
- Myanmar
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Non-State Actors as Issue of Security Threat
- Global Indices and Measurement of
Vulnerability of a State towards such Non-State Actors - Law and Order vs. Internal Security
Terrorism Threat to India
- Changing face of Terrorism
- Terror Threats Faced by India
- Broader Framework to Deal with Terrorism
Organized Crime
- Types of Organized Crime
- Problems in controlling organized crimes
- Combating organized crimes
- Linkage of Terrorism and Organized Crime in India
Linkage between Development and Spread of Extremism
- What is Naxalism
- What is the History of Naxal Movement
- Why naxalism is a biggest threat to internal security?
Insurgency in North-East
- Introduction
- Issues & Conflicts
- Assam Insurgency
Security Challenges in Border Areas
- Challenges to Border Management
- Issues Faced in Border Management
- Community Participation for Border Management
Basics of Cyber Security
- Basic Definition
- Types of Cyber Crimes
- Impact and Steps needed
- Recent Incident: Ransomware
- National Cyber Security Policy of India 2013
Cyber Warfare
- Factors Contributing/Aggravating Rise of Cyber Attack
- Recent Initiatives for Tackling Cyber Warfare
- Way Ahead
- Chinas role in cyber warfare
- Different spywares
Social Media and Internal Security Threat
- Regulation of Social Media in India for Internal Security
- Challenges in Monitoring Social Media
Money Laundering
- Meaning of Money Laundering
- Harmful Effects of Money Laundering
- Steps taken by the Government
Black Money in India
- Parallel Economy in India
- Measures taken to curb Black Money?
- Demonetization for curbing black money
- Impact of demonetization on black money
- Criticisms
Security Forces and their Mandate
- Police Reforms in India
- Organizational Structure
- Duties and Responsibilities of the Police
- Centre’s Role in Policing
- Traditional Security Challenges
- Non-Traditional Security Challenges (NTS)
- Recommendations for Police Reforms
- Police we Want in 21stCentury
- Prison Reforms
Various Security Forces and their Mandate
- Assam Rifles
- Border Security Force (BSF)
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
- Central Reserve Police Force
- National Security Guard
- Issues with Paramilitary Forces
Role of Army in Internal Security
- Strategic Perspective: Has role of Military become more relevant today?
- National Context
- The Indian Army’s Response
- Structural Adaptation
- Doctrinal Development
- Leadership Adaptation
- Long-term Perspective
Governance Issues Related to Internal Security
- Threats, Challenges and Vulnerabilities in 21stCentury
- Introduction
- China: The Long-term Challenge
- Managing the China-Pakistan Collusion
- Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threat
- Aerospace Threats
- Maritime Security
- Natural Resources
- Conflict over Water
- Energy Security
- Global Warming
- Indian Diaspora
- Economic Warfare
- Role of foreign elements in disturbing internal security
Impact of Governance and Justice Delivery System on Internal Security
- Importance of Good Governance in Internal Security
- Reforms Needed
- Improving E-governance platforms
National Security Mechanism
- Improving Policing and Intelligence
- Resolving Centre-State Issues in Managing Internal Security
Issues In Intelligence Services
- Response Mechanism in India
- What are the Major INTELLIGENCE Challenges?
- Steps to tackle the flaws
- What are the probable measures to improve Intelligence Services in India?
- How to Create these Capabilities?
- Recent terrorist attacks an role of intelligence in that context
Strategy for Coastal and Offshore Security
- Different Facets of Maritime Security
- Different Reporting Mechanism for Handling Security
- Importance of Coastal Community Participation
Make in India in Defence
- Present Scenario
- Make in India in Defense
- Government Policy
- Strategy for Indigenization
- Skill Development
- Technology acquisition
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