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UPSC CSE Mains 2024 · GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

Explain how narco-terrorism has emerged as a serious threat across the country. Suggest suitable measures to counter narco-terrorism.

Theme

T169 Organised crime & narco-terrorism

What UPSC asks in this theme

Questions ask narco-terrorism, types of organised crime and terror links, and drug trafficking's links to gunrunning and human trafficking.

What to cover

Writing the answer

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 3 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.

On the map

Map module 10: Neighbourhood & sea routesMap module 11: Borders & internal security

More PYQs from this theme

  1. GS3202210 marks

    Discuss the types of organised crime. Describe the linkages between terrorists and organised crime that exist at the national and transnational levels.

  2. GS32018

    India’s proximity to the two of the world’s biggest illicit opium growing states has enhanced her internal security concerns. Explain the linkages between drug trafficking and other illicit activities such as gunrunning, money laundering and human trafficking. What counter measures should be taken to prevent the same?

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