Border security, organised crime and terrorism
Syllabus: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
Current affairs on this topic 10
- Centre and Ladakh fix standard names for 28 places on the Survey of India map 2 October 2026
Atisha, Milarepa, Kanishka, Zorawar: why a list of Ladakh's peaks reads like a history syllabus.
- Op-ed: To protect tigers, track wildlife crime beyond reserve boundaries 30 September 2026
Tigers leave reserves every night, and so do the traders who hunt them. Is protection still fenced in?
- AFSPA extended in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal for six more months 26 September 2026
Why does the Centre keep renewing 'disturbed area' status in the North-East every six months?
- Drug trade to be uprooted by the end of 2029, says Home Minister 23 September 2026
A deadline for a drug-free India. What would it take?
- Pakistani corvette collides with Indian warship; India cites the 1991 military pact 17 September 2026
Two navies were meant to stay three nautical miles apart. What happens when a 35-year-old safety rule is broken?
- Defence Ministry: S-400 downed a Pakistani aircraft 314 km away in Operation Sindoor 14 September 2026
India now officially claims one of the longest surface-to-air kills on record. What makes such a shot possible?
- Indonesia prepares to take back five baby orangutans rescued in Odisha's Balasore 12 September 2026
How did five critically endangered great apes from Southeast Asia end up in a forest in Odisha?
- India and Sri Lanka sign three defence MoUs during Rajnath Singh's visit 10 September 2026
The first Indian Defence Minister's visit in 38 years: what did India offer, and what did Colombo promise?
- Manipur to press the Centre for an NRC update with 1951 as the base year 8 September 2026
Who counts as a citizen in Manipur, and why does the choice of 1951 divide its communities?
- FATF warns that hawala networks are going digital, using stablecoins and AI 8 September 2026
An old, trust-based way of moving money now runs on encrypted apps and stablecoins. Can regulators keep up?
Previous-year questions 10
- 2026 · GS3 · 10 marks Ladakh is strategically located between China and Pakistan. As a measure to win hearts and minds of locals, discuss the Border Area Development Programmes (BADP) by the Central Government and civic…
- 2025 · GS3 · 15 marks What are the major challenges to internal security and peace process in the North-Eastern States? Map the various peace accords and agreements initiated by the government in the past decade.
- 2024 · GS3 · 15 marks India has a long and troubled border with China and Pakistan fraught with contentious issues. Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along the border. Also give out the development…
- 2024 · GS3 · 10 marks Explain how narco-terrorism has emerged as a serious threat across the country. Suggest suitable measures to counter narco-terrorism.
- 2022 · GS3 · 10 marks Discuss the types of organised crimes. Describe the linkages between terrorists and organised crime that exist at the national and transnational levels.
- 2021 · GS3 · 10 marks Discuss how emerging technologies and globalisation contribute to money laundering. Elaborate measures to tackle the problem of money laundering both at national and international levels.
- 2019 · GS3 · 15 marks Cross-border movement of insurgents is only one of the several security challenges facing the policing of the border in North-East India. Examine the various challenges currently emanating across…
- 2018 · GS3 · 15 marks India's proximity to two of the world's biggest illicit opium-growing states has enhanced her internal security concerns. Explain the linkages between drug trafficking and other illicit activities…
- 2017 · GS3 · 10 marks The North-Eastern region of India has been infested with insurgency for a very long time. Analyze the major reasons for the survival of armed insurgency in this region.
- 2014 · GS3 · 12.5 marks In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in the Arabian Sea by the International Maritime Organisation. What impact does…