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International Terrorism

Part of International Relations — Global Issues. Common notes for UPSC Mains GS-II.

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📌 Background & Key Features

  • India’s core demand: Long-pending UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), stalled for decades over disagreements on defining terrorism (state vs non-state actors, "freedom fighter" exemptions sought by some blocs).
  • Cross-cutting theme: Terrorism intersects nearly every part of this syllabus — Pakistan-based terror infrastructure (Part 2.4, Operation Sindoor), Afghanistan (Part 2.5), the 2018 India-China Internal Security pact (Part 2.2.3), and Central Asia counter-terrorism cooperation (Part 3.6).

📰 Current Affairs Linkage (2025-26)

  • India continues pressing for CCIT adoption at every major multilateral forum (UNGA, SCO, BRICS, Central Asia Dialogue) following the April 2025 Pahalgam attack, using it as a diplomatic rallying point to isolate Pakistan internationally.

🔖 60-Second Revision

  • International Terrorism

📝 PYQs for Practice (Mains)

YearQuestionMarks
2021‘Terrorism has become the biggest threat to India’s internal security.’ Discuss the linkages between local, regional and international terrorism.15