Main challenges to Internal security

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Main challenges to Internal security

• Terrorism in Jammu Kashmir North-East, and
  Naxal violence
• Acts of subversion, sabotage and terror in the
  hinterland
• Communal violence

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Trends of violence in JK
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Trends of violence in North-East
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Trends of naxal violence
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Naxal violence profile in Chhattisgarh
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Communal situation
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Overall internal security scenario

• Although statistics indicate that overall
  internal security situation has been
  improving but it has to be clearly understood
  that militancy and terrorism are alive and
  active.
• A constant watch, surveillance and pre-emptive
  and punitive action is a must no scope for
  complacency.
• The Central and State security and intelligence
  agencies have to work in tandem to deliver
  better results.

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Recent strategy and trends of cross-border
terrorism

• Objectives of Pak based terrorist outfits like
  LeT, JeM etc., now are to
• (i) attack soft targets, (ii) hurt economic
  scientific installations/manpower and (iii)
  provoke communal tensions.
• These outfits are better organized, interlinked,
  and have latest hardware and work under
  directions of Pak ISI.
• Terrorist outfits are now, besides fidayeen
  attacks, carrying out car bombs, grenades and
  explosive based attacks.
• These groups are now using Nepal and Bangladesh
  also (besides JK) for infiltration through land
  and sea routes and for anti-India activities.
• Contd.

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Recent strategy (contd.)

• Indian youth being recruited and sent to Pakistan
  through Bangladesh Nepal for training and
  relaunching into India for subversion, sabotage
  etc.
• Continuous supply of hardware finances to these
  groups through land and sea routes.
• Terrorist groups have set up a number of sleeper
  cells/modules in different parts of the country
  recruiting both local Indians and immigrants from
  Bangladesh.

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Prognosis

• Pak based/ISI sponsored terrorist outfits retain
  the capability to strike upscale violence in
  JK and the hinterland.
• Infrastructure of terror in Pak/PoK remains
  intact.
• Pak ISI continues to pursue their agenda of
  destabilization of India.
• Incidents of terrorist violence likely to
  continue in the medium-term (if not in the
  long-term).
• Internal security situation today is largely
  determined by external dimensions low cost
  proxy-war.
• Hence, need for a tactical and strategic
  response.

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Action taken by the security and intelligence
agencies

• Central Intelligence Agencies have unearthed
  plans of terrorist outfits like LeT to target
  vital installations like IMA, NPA, HAL, BARC, IT
  Cos and neutralised them in association with the
  State agencies.
• Since 2004, 105 terrorist modules/sleeper cells
  including 35 in the current year neutralised.
• Some of the major terrorist attacks foiled in
  recent years such as attacks on Parliament,
  Akshardham Temple, Ram Janam Bhoomi Babri Masjid
  Complex in Ayodhya, RSS headquarters in Nagpur
  besides several in JK, North-East and naxal
  areas.
• However, more pro-active and sustained action is
  required to pre-empt Pak ISI backed terrorist
  modules and neutralise threats to internal
  security.

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Way ahead

• Strengthening of intelligence machinery at the
  Centre and in States upto police station level
  complete revamp of Special Branches in States.
• Need for greater focus on activities of terrorist
  outfits, naxals, criminal communal elements and
  illegal immigrants.
• Enhanced physical security and better access
  control systems through latest technology at
  vital installations, and public places such as
  airports, trains, railway stations, crowded
  markets and important religious places.
• In-built provisions in new projects for security
  requirements, and for Rehabilitation and
  Resettlement (RR).
• Contd..

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Way ahead (contd)

• Need to upgrade policing and effective crisis
  response teams in major cities.
• Strengthening of SMACs and Inter State
  Intelligence Support Teams (ISISTs).
• Increased inter-agency coordination.
• Urgent need for invoking provisions of NSA, UAPA
  etc. to deal with terrorist elements.
• Concensus needs to be built up to designate
  certain offences as federal offences and their
  investigation to be vested with CBI.
• Contd../-

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Way ahead (contd)

• Expediting raising of India Reserve Bns.
• Full and effective utilisation of funds under the
  Police Modernisation Scheme, SRE Schemes, Coastal
  security, Backward Districts Initiative (BDI) and
  other developmental schemes.
• Proper handling of media on internal security
  matters.
• Need to improve overall governance and delivery
  systems of public goods and services.