What is Pegasus software and how it poses a threat to countries like India ?

In May of 2019, Facebook-owned WhatsApp identified a bug in the app’s call function was used to install malicious code into the phone of the users. In late October, the malicious code was identified as Pegasus, a spyware developed by ..

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Discuss the various reforms taken by the Indian government to strengthen Defence preparedness. What steps should be taken to further deepen the effects of these reforms?

The Ministry of Defence has undertaken a number of reforms during the last five years. Given its volatile security environment and the changing character of warfare, India cannot afford to lower its military guard. Various reforms taken are as follows: ..

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What are the major flaws in India�s national security architecture that must be addressed? Discuss the solutions for formulating a national security strategy for India.

National security�refers to the protection of a nation from attack or other danger by holding adequate armed forces and guarding state secrets. Major flaws in the National security architecture of India: Need to revamp functioning of National Security Council: The ..

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Why there is a demand for the separate state for Barak valley?

Barak Valley comprising three districts of Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj. There is again a new surge for the old demand of the creation of a separate statehood for Assam’s Barak Valley. Why demand for statehood? There is a sense in ..

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The efforts to modernize the police should be complemented with functional and organizational reforms. Discuss.

Police organisation has been long criticised in India for its inefficiency, corruption, insensitivity, lack of modernisation. Government has launched Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF), an umbrella scheme which will be implemented between 2017 and 2020. a)Scheme will assist the states ..

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Discuss the various threats to internal security posed by smart phones, browsers and applications. What should be the government policies towards tackling such threats?

India’s internal security is threatened by conventional factors like communalism, insurgency on the north-eastern border, Left wing extremism in eastern part of India. They threaten to destroy the secular, peaceful and democratic character of India. With the rise of internet ..

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