Internal Security forms one of the pillars of GS 3. It includes the following topics
Linkages between the Development and Spread of Extremism
North East Insurgency
- North East Insurgency
- Assam Issue
- Nagaland Issue
- Manipur Issue
Terrorism
Role of External State and Non-State Actors in Creating Challenges to Internal Security
- Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security
- Issue of Drug Trafficking
Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges
- Role of Media in Internal Security Challenges
- Role of Social Networking Sites in Internal Security Challenges
- Basics of cybersecurity
Money Laundering
Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism
Security challenges and their management in border areas
Various Security Forces and Agencies and their mandate