Organized Crime & Terrorism

International Counter Terrorism Conference 2022 – UPSC GS3

Context: International Counter Terrorism Conference 2022 was organised by the Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC). BRICS counter terrorism action plan was adopted in 13th BRICS Summit held in 2021. Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC): GCTC is an International Think-Tank Council with an overarching mission of reducing the vulnerability of people worldwide to terrorism by preventing, combating and prosecuting terrorist …

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Khalistan Liberation Force – UPSC GS3

Why in news? The government has banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for its involvement in several killings, bombings and other terror activities during its violent campaign for the secession of Punjab. The ban comes in the backdrop of various agencies unearthing several KLF modules in recent months which has …

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Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act – UPSC GS3

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) aims at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India, provides unrestricted powers to law enforcement agencies for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India. The law imposes reasonable restrictions on exercise of freedom of speech and expression, to assemble peaceably without arms and to form associations …

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Uttar Pradesh Control of Organized Crime Act, 2017 (UPCOCA) – UPSC GS3

Context: Government’s claim: the proposed law is a remedy against organised crime. Opposition claim: UPCOCA could potentially be used as a tool to suppress rivals, settle political vendetta and target specific communities. Features of the UPCOCA: The UPCOCA law would give special powers to the police to arrest offenders and members of the crime syndicates. The State …

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Central Anti-Terrorism Unit – UPSC GS3

  Agencies related with intelligence: Intelligence Bureau(IB) National Investigation Agency (NIA) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Economic Intelligence Agency Enforcement Directorate. Need for A Unified Structure dealing with Terrorism The paradigm shift in the nature of the security challenges facing the country lends urgency to the need for reforms in country’s intelligence apparatus. There is …

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