Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors, to the internal security of India. Also discuss measures required to take to be taken to combat the threats.
This question is available to read here. The practice button generates a fresh question from the same paper. Here, practise an answer plan in keywords. Choose your timer on the next screen. Feedback uses our common 15-point practice rubric, rather than the paper’s original mark allocation.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced at a national conference that India's illegal drug trade will be completely uprooted by the end of 2029. Highlighting a critical paradigm shift in national security enforcement, the address emphasized moving beyond peripheral street-level seizures to systematically dismantling entire trafficking syndicates. The strategy prioritizes rigorous financial investigations, tracing complex digital footprints, and aggressively targeting the accumulated profits generated by drug cartels. This renewed timeline underscores the growing threat posed by organized crime syndicates to India's demographic dividend and internal stability, necessitating a synchronized, technology-driven multi-agency response across federal and state jurisdictions.
Madin Academy in Kerala has launched a comprehensive anti-drug campaign under the banner of Operation Toofan, integrating institutional healthcare with grassroots community mobilization. Through the Madin Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation, the initiative provides free medical care and psychological counseling to individuals struggling with substance dependence, acting on recommendations from state authorities. This grassroots intervention underscores the vital convergence of civil society action and state-led strategies in combating the escalating public health and internal security crisis posed by narcotics trafficking and consumption.
In September 2026, Satinderjeet Singh, widely known as Goldy Brar and linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate, was officially added to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, carrying a reward of up to $1 million. This milestone highlights the escalating international dimensions of Indian organized crime syndicates and underscores intensified cross-border law enforcement cooperation between India and Western security agencies.