Internal Security
Central Investigative Agencies of India
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the principal investigative police agency in India. It was established in 1941 as the Special Police Establishment, entrusted with domestic security. It is an elite force which plays an indispensable...
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Security Forces and Agencies
The security forces which handle different threats in India are classified into: Indian Armed Forces Paramilitary Forces of India and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Armed Forces/Defence Forces/Military In general, the term “Defence forces of India” means forces that are mandated to defend the country...
Internal Security
Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958
Background The AFSPA – like many other controversial laws – is of a colonial origin. The AFSPA was first enacted as an ordinance in the backdrop of the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942. A day after its launch on...
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Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir
History of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Pre-Independence Aurangzeb’s successors were weak rulers. Later Mughals failed to retain Kashmir. After Mughal rule, it passed to Afghan, Sikh, and Dogra rule. In 1752, Kashmir was seized by the Afghan ruler Ahmed Shah Abdali. The Afghan Durrani Empire ruled Kasmir...
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Anti-Terror Laws in India
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 This law was enacted to provide for more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations, and for matters connected with it. It empowered appropriate authorities to declare any association as ‘unlawful’ if it is...
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Terror Funding
Terror Funding or Terrorism Finance (TF) is the lifeblood of terrorism. Financing is required not just to fund specific terrorist operations, but to meet the broader organisational costs of developing and maintaining a terrorist organisation and to create an...
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Terrorism in India
Terrorism as an offence does not figure in the Indian Penal Code of 1860 as amended from time to time. In India, the first special law which attempted to define terrorism was the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, of 1987,...
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Terrorism
International terrorism today is marked by the large number of transnational terrorist groups, mostly motivated by the Islamist fundamentalist ideology with Al-Qaeda, ISIS at the forefront. Definition of Terrorism Firstly, a ‘terrorist’ in one country may be viewed as a ‘freedom...
Internal Security
Internal Security of India
In modern times, the form and number of threats to a country’s security internal as well as external – has become more challenging than ever. It has become very important for a country to maintain its sovereignty in international statecraft as well...
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Important National and International Days in January 2023
1 January – Global Family Day It is celebrated as a day of peace and sharing. Its aim is to unite and spread a message of peace by considering and promoting the idea that Earth is one Global Family so...
