[Internal Security] ISIS Islamic State, Left Wing Extremism, North East Insurgency, Communalism, Secularism Revision by Pratik Nayak

1. Prologue
2. IR1/P1: ISIS-Islamic State-Rise & Implications on India’s security
3. IS1/P1: Internal Security-Naxal Movement & Left Wing Extremism in India
4. IS1/P2: Internal Security-Insurgency in North East
5. IS2/P3: (Self Study) GS1: Communalism, Secularism

Prologue

• Mr.Pratik Nayak (CEPT University) will be covering selected topics from Internal security and International relations for the Mains examination revision.
• Lecture Videos available under: Youtube.com/user/TheMrunalPatel
• Powerpoints Available under Mrunal.org/Download within that you go to “Mains Revision Folder”=> Internal Security

IR1/P1: ISIS-Islamic State-Rise & Implications on India’s security

• Difference between Shia and Sunni, and the background of their conflict
• Understanding the Middle East
• Fall of Ottoman Empire- Sykes Picot Agreement
• Iraq History and Rise of Saddam
• Reign of Terror for Shia and Kurds
• US Invasion of 2003- Civil War and Ethnic Cleansing of Baghdad
• Role of the Government in 2006 – Tripartite Agreement and New Constitution
• Protest Movement
• Background and Parallel Developments in Arab Countries
• Rise of ISIS and Syria’s civil war
• Reasons for rise of ISIS
• ISIS’s organisational Set up, geographical reach
• Global Strategy to tackle ISIS
• Implications and policy options for India

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/8wwk4fLn834

IS1/P1: Internal Security-Naxal Movement & Left Wing Extremism in India

• Kautilya’s  Arthashastra on how the state could be at risk from different threats
• Major Challenges for India’s internal security
• History, Timeline and Ideology of the Naxal
• Reasons for Growth of Naxalism
• Organizational Structure and financial resources  of CPI(Maoist)
• Cadres, military and Arms of the naxals / LWE Extremists
• Geographical Reach and Cross border linkages of Naxals
• Cross Border Linkages
• Andhra Model for combating naxalism
• Response by the Government to naxalism and future strategy

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/GxBtxJpcods

IS1/P2: Internal Security-Insurgency in North East

• Conflict in North-East – National, Ethnic and Sub regional
• What is India doing against insurgency?
• Reasons leading to insurgency
• Major Insurgents groups in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur
• Insurgency in Nagaland
• Insurgency and Autonomy Demand In Assam
• Statehood demands in Assam – 1. Bodoland 2. Karbi Anglong 3. Dimaraji 4. Kamtapur
• Insurgency , Secessionist Demand and Autonomy Demand in Manipur
• Insurgency and Secessionist Demand in Mizoram
• Reasons for the existence of the Armed Ethnic groups
• State Response to this conflict and way ahead
• North East Vision 2020

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/TdPBnJqRPCI

IS2/P3: (Self Study) GS1: Communalism, Secularism

This was not taught in the lecture due to paucity of time, but powerpoint has been uploaded, so do self study.

• Definition and characteristics of Communalism
• Steps to Communalism
• Factors responsible for growth of communalism and its impact on Indian society?
• How to fight against communalism?
• Globalisation and its effects on Communalism
• Definition, History and rise of secularism
• Positive and negative aspect of secularism
• Features of Western Model of Secularism
• What is Indian Model of Secularism?
• Gandhi and Nehru’s views on secularism
• Why India adopted Secularism?
• Is India a secular country?

Next lecture: Revision of PM Modi’s foreign visits during 2015.
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