We are living in precarious times at present and India, especially, is facing multiple and formidable security challenges. These include threats, such as Hinterland Terrorism, Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, Insurgency in the North-East, Left-Wing Extremism and Riots and Mob Violence.
In that perspective, Internal Security becomes an important topic in UPSC Mains GS 3 Syllabus. This book is a detailed compendium of Internal Security and Disaster Management.
The book throws light on how organized crime and money laundering are not only security challenges in themselves but are also intricately connected to terrorism and other forms of extremism. It further delves onto the threats emanating from the cyber domain and social media that have emerged as another major security concern in the country. Further, the security issues along the border areas – land border, maritime waters and airspace – cannot be delinked to the internal security challenges and has been detailed with updated data and sources in the book.
Features –
• Various security challenges confronting the country in a lucid, simple, and comprehensive manner.
• Special focus on including up-to-date statistics and relevant contemporary examples.
• Pedagogical boxes added – Piece Meal and Security Alert – to highlight major challenges and initiatives to mitigate them.
• Figures, flowcharts, maps and diagrams added to help student understand the concepts logically and easily.
About the Author
Rajarshi Raj Varma is an Indian Police Officer of 2017 batch of Rajasthan cadre. He has done his graduation in Economics from Kirorimal College, Delhi University and Post Graduation from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.
He also holds a Masters Degree in Police Management from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has cleared UPSC Civil Services Exam thrice in 2014 (AIR 351), 2015 (AIR 295) and 2017 (AIR 120).
He has held various positions in Rajasthan Police, and is presently serving as Superintendent of Police, Tonk, Rajasthan.
Book Contents –
1. National Security. An Introduction 2. Terrorism and Role of External State and Non-State Actors 3. Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the Role of External State and Non-State Actors 4. Insurgency in the North-East and Role of External State and Non-state Actors 5. Left-Wing Extremism 6. Linkages Between Development and Spread of Extremism 7. Organized Crime and its Linkage with Terrorism 8. Money Laundering and Black Money 9. Mob Violence. Communal Riots and Mob Lynching 10. Cyber Security 11. Social Media and its Role in Internal Security Challenges 12. Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas 13. Security Agencies and their Mandate 14. Disaster and Disaster Management
