Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
5. Considerable success has been achieved in containing terrorism and terror financing over the past few years. But it requires better understanding of the modes used by terror financiers in India for the security forces, enforcement and intelligence agencies to design processes for prevention, adequate due diligence and put an end to terror financing. Examine. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 3 and mentioned as part of Mission-2023 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the measures taken against terrorism and terror financing, their successes and limitation, and further measures that are needed.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by giving statistics related the latest trends in containing terrorism.
Body:
First, write about the counter-terrorism measures taken in the recent past and evaluate their successes and limitations.
Next, write about the need to have a better understanding of terror funding and measures that are needed to overcome the above-mentioned limitations.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a forward.
