Maps · Module 11 · GS3
Borders & internal security
Internal security answers start from geography: which states face which neighbour, who guards each border, and where insurgency and terror have struck. Tap a layer, then a state or a pin.
India’s external and state boundaries: Survey of India–based data via DataMeet (CC BY-SA 2.5 / ODbL), generalised for teaching. World land: Natural Earth (public domain). Physical features: Natural Earth (public domain). Places are approximate and routes schematic, for teaching.
Tap a state or a place on the map.
Quiz
Tap Start, then find each place or feature on the map.
Practise in the sketch lab
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Themes that use this map
T34 Coastal zone: resources, erosion & hazard preparednessT51 Tribal identity, rights & developmentT54 Migration: internal, international & illegalT113 Pakistan & Afghanistan: terror, distrust, soft power, surgical strikes, ISAF withdrawalT114 China: BRI, CPEC, String of Pearls & economic leverageT115 Neighbourhood: Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Project MausamT161 Left Wing Extremism: development–security linkageT162 North-East insurgency & peace accordsT163 Terrorism & external state/non-state actorsT168 Border management: China & Pakistan borders, BADP, drones, airspace, LadakhT169 Organised crime & narco-terrorismT170 Maritime & coastal security: piracy, IMO