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The scourge of terrorism is a grave challenge to national security. What solutions do you suggest to curb this growing menace? What are the major sources of terrorist funding? UPSC CSE Mains 2017).
Introduce the answer with the definition of Terrorism
Introduction
Terrorism is a systematic use of strategy and force to threaten a population or a government for bringing about political, religious, and ideological change. Terrorism has struck almost all nations of the world in one form or another. India has been hit by terrorism for a long time, like, the 1993 Bombay blasts, the attack on Parliament in 2011, the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the Pathankot attacks, etc.
Highlight the reasons for terrorism
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State-sponsored terrorism: many nations are resorting to the use of terrorism to achieve strategic or diplomatic goals.
It creates an environment of fear and insecurity among people.
It leads to increased expenditure on state security machinery diverting precious resources from social and economic development.
Countries struck by the menace of terrorism fail to attract foreign investors and their domestic economy faces a decline.
Mention various steps that need to be taken for tackling terrorist funding
Stability in government: It is often seen that regions with unstable governments become fertile ground for terrorist groups. For example, Iraq came under ISIS control after the civil war in Syria.
Acknowledge and address the circumstances which lead to the spread of terrorism, and make the best use of UN strategies of conflict prevention, negotiation, peacekeeping, and promotion of dialogue among civilizations.
Cooperation between intelligence and security agencies of different nations.
Conclude the answer in a positive way
Conclusion
Terrorism is increasingly becoming a global menace to the internal security of nations. There is an urgent need for global collaboration to curb the fundamental causes giving rise to terrorism.
07-Jun 2023
