While differentiating between Naxalism and Maoism, critically examine the ideological basis of left wing extremism in India. To what extent, the government polices help Maoists to mobilize the masses?

Model Answer: Naxalism originated in Naxalbari village of Darjeeling district in West Bengal as a rebellion against marginalisation of the poor forest dwellers and gradually against the lack of development and increasing poverty at the local level in rural parts ..

"Handling terrorism needs a multi-pronged strategy involving different stakeholders – government, political parties, civil society, security agencies, and media."Discuss critically.

Model Answer: India is facing security problems not only from external threats but aslo from internal threats. So, handling terrorism needs a multi-pronged strategy involving different stakeholders – government, political parties, civil society, security agencies, and media.Firstly, all the political ..

"Discuss the origin and key state and non-state players in the insurgency in Kashmir, while throwing light upon India's response to insurgency."

Key Players in Kashmir Insurgency: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF): The JKLF was one of the main insurgent groups in Kashmir in 1990s.Despite its initial violence against Kashmiri Hindus, the JKLF claimed its movement as a secular. Later in ..

India is vulnerable to cyber threats and has devised various policies to secure its cyberspace. However, there are several lacunae that need to be addressed to make India safe from cyber threats. Critically examine.

India has 14500km of boundary including 7500km of maritime international borders, faced by a variety of security threats. Also, recent rise in cyber-attacks poses a new frontier. India: Geostrategic instability & cyber-threats: Western borders – Radicalization & militant infiltration. Funding ..

The Financial Action Task Force has played a very crucial in fighting with the menace of money laundering. Elaborate.

Financial action task force is an intergovernmental organisation started by G7. It is headquartered in Paris and its secretariat services are provided by OECD. Features: Prevent the money laundering, state sponsoring of terror, and terror financing. Ensures a economic order, ..

"The problem with India is that it is located on the epicentre of terrorism and dealing with so many hostile neighbours, all at once."Discuss keeping focus on role played by neighbours in creating internal security troubles in India.

Model Answer: India is facing security problems not only from external threats but aslo from internal threats. Both external state and non-state actors have played an active role, mainly in the form of four major threats viz. Separatism in Jammu ..

Discuss the anti-Naxal strategy and measures taken in India citing various issues and challenges in the same.

Model Answer: The anti-Naxal strategy and measures taken in India even after facing various issues and challenges to it are: Implementation of Land Reforms The tribal land alienation is an emotive issue exploited by the Naxals to build up their ..

"Naxalism is the outcome of a number of various factors political and economical in nature."Discuss Critically.

Naxalism is the outcome of a number of various factors political and economical in nature as discussed below: Political Factors Emergence of the naxal movement coincided with the formation of the first United Front Government in West Bengal (1967) with ..

"Naxalism is not just a law and order problem but is a result of distorted developmental planning in the tribal areas."Examine.

Model Answer: Over exploitation of peasant/tribal/backward section and lack of education, political and judicial hearing to backward class of the society makes them adopt the method of left wing extremism. Thus, breaking the law and order in the society. But, ..

"To what extent, opening up of mining sector has been responsible for the unrest in tribals' areas in India."Critically examine with examples.

Model Answer: Almost all tribal areas of the country are rich in forests, rivers as well as minerals. These areas have the finest coal, dolomite, bauxite, Iron ore, tin and conundrum to name a few. The forests in these areas ..