For effective border area management, discuss the steps required to be taken to pacify a local population and integrate them into the national mainstream.

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Linkages between development and spread of extremism, external state and non-state actors, cyber security, money laundering, border management.

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Border Area Development Programme (BADP), Border Community Hearts & Minds, Border Infrastructure

8 questions across 14 yrs

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