The Relevance of the News: In GS paper-3 the various components of syllabus pertaining to Security of India talks about challenges to internal security, Internal Security challenges and their management in Border areas, linkages of organized crime with terrorism etc. Thus this news, which appeared in THE TIMES OF INDIA is very important from examination perspective, particularly the main examination.
Theme: As per the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) report (2020-21), over 60% of India’s international borders in the Northeast with China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan is porous, which along with internal socio-economic and historical factors has caused a “fragile security situation” in the region.
The fragile security situation has “resulted in violence, extortion and diverse demands by various Indian insurgent groups, which maintain safe havens/camps in neighbouring countries”.
Impact of Porous Border:
The fragile security situation has “resulted in violence, extortion and diverse demands by various Indian insurgent groups, which maintain safe havens/camps in neighbouring countries”.
Challenges:
The Indo-Bangladesh border is marked by a high degree of porosity and the checking of illegal cross-border activities and illegal migration from Bangladesh to India have been major challenges.
Of this 1,800km-long border shared by Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, over 390km is still unfenced.
The entire India-Bhutan border of 699km is unfenced, of which 516km passes through Assam and Arunachal and the rest through West Bengal and Sikkim.
The main challenges are to check misuse of porous border by terrorists and criminals.
Corrective measures:
The Centre has deployed over 400 companies of central armed police forces for border guarding duties along the international borders.
Another 400 companies are deployed for internal security and counter insurgency operations in the region.
Outcomes:
As per the ministry, there has been significant improvement in the security situation.
This has lead to withdrawal of AFSPA from 23 districts and partially from one other district of Assam, 15 police station areas in six districts of Manipur and 15 police station areas in seven districts of Nagaland with effect from April 1, 2022.
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