(a) Mention the major security threats to India. (b) Highlight the broad components of security strategy of democratic India.

Question

Read the following passage and answer the following questions: 

There has been an attempt in India to develop its economy in a way that the vast mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economic inequalities are not allowed to exist. The attempt has not quite succeeded; we are still a very poor and unequal country. Yet democratic politics allows spaces for articulating the voice of the poor and the deprived citizens. There is a pressure on the democratically elected governments to combine economic growth with human development. Thus democracy is not just a political ideal; a democratic government is also a way to provide greater security 

(a) Mention the major security threats to India.

(b) Highlight the broad components of security strategy of democratic India. 

Answer 1

Passage question 

(a) Security threats to India.- terrorism , poverty, diseases & epidemics, human rights violation, ecological issues and illegal migration.

(b) Components of security strategy- Military capabilities, to strengthen international norms and international institutions to protect its security interests. is geared towards meeting security challenges within the country. Several militant groups from areas such as the Nagaland, Mizoram, the Punjab, and Kashmir to develop its economy in a way that the vast mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economic inequalities.