GS3Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management
Security forces and agencies
Syllabus: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
Current affairs on this topic 3
- 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?
- India-U.S. Army exercise Yudh Abhyas opens its 22nd edition with a counter-drone focus 11 September 2026
Drones have changed modern battlefields. What are India and the U.S. practising together this year?
- Op-ed: India-Japan defence ties move from dialogue to shipbuilding and joint drills 9 September 2026
For years India and Japan agreed on the Indo-Pacific but built little together. Is that finally changing?
Previous-year questions 3
- 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.
- 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…
- 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.