Internal Security

India has unique technologies and methods that do not essentially interoperate ideally. That is a major shortcoming. There are similarly a lot of cases purportedly demonstrating that foreigners from neighbouring nations are effortlessly ready to get some sort of identity cards which instantaneously and unlawfully, transform them into Indian citizens.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ContentsPreface—vChapter 1—Internal Security: An Introductory Overview—1Chapter 2—Major Issues and Challenges to Internal Security—7Chapter 3—Contemporary Security Threats to India—50Chapter 4—Challenges Posed by Left Wing Extremism/Naxalism—64Chapter 5—Challenges Posed by The Northeast Insurgency—74Chapter 6—Challenges Posed by Jammu and Kashmir Militancy—90Chapter 7—Challenges Posed by Communal Strife and Violence—99Chapter 8—Major Linkages Between Development and Spread of Extremism—112Chapter 9—Challenges to Internal Security due to the Roles Played by External State and Non-State Actors—122Chapter 10—Challenges to Internal Security Posed by Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism—136Chapter 11—Challenges Posed by Cyber Security, Communication Networks, Role of Social Media and Networking Sites—149Chapter 12—Border Areas Security Challenges and Management—173Chapter 13—Challenges to Internal Security Posed by Organized Crime—190Chapter 14—Challenges to Internal Security Posed by Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing—197Chapter 15—India's Security Forces, Security Organizations and Their Mandates: An Overview—210Chapter 16—Model Questions/Answers and Previous Years' Questions—227Appendix-I—The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (Act No. 28 of 1958)—241Appendix-II—The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 34 of 2008)—243Appendix-III—Mcoca, 1999—252Appendix-IV—List of Indian Intelligence Agencies—269Previous Years' Questions of IAS GS Mains Exam—271Bibliography—277