GS-3 Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security
India has a vast coastline stretched over 7000 kilometres having over 1000 offshore islands that bring enormous resources and opportunities.
The long stretch of shores has been a habitat of varied coastal communities as well as vegetation.
Safeguarding these waters from external threats and protecting India’s maritime interests is of great importance, particularly in the existing geopolitical and security situation.
Trade potential of India’s Coast
Around 95% of India’s trade by volume and 68% by value is conducted through these waters, with priority being accorded to port-led development plans in recent years.
The safety and unhindered continuity of maritime trade, through a wide network of ships, is also a primary national concern as it directly impacts our economy.
India’s Coastline Vulnerability
Critical assets: The coastal areas host major commercial cities, and significant strategic and vital installations of Defence, Atomic Energy, Petroleum, and private ventures besides 12 major ports.
Ports: It has more than 239 non-major ports which increases the coastline’s vulnerability.
Major challenges
Geostrategic location of the Indian peninsula poses typical oceanic challenges owing to-
Transnational maritime crimes like narcotics and weapon trafficking, human trafficking, etc., and
Dense fishing traffic
Increased likelihood of maritime incidents
The use of sea routes by terrorists during the attacks of 26/11 highlighted the vulnerabilities of India’s coastline and its security.
Stakeholders in oceanic governance
Several agencies including the Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy, Coastal Security Police, Customs, Fisheries, Port Authorities, Intelligence Agencies, and other Central and State Departments look after maritime security and governance.
The multi-agency concept mandates cooperation, coordination, and institutionalised domain control of the respective agency to achieve foolproof security by optimum utilisation of limited resources.
As per the concept of a tiered mechanism for surveillance in-depth, the Indian Coast Guard is additionally responsible for coastal security in territorial waters.
The Director General of the Indian Coast Guard is designated as Commander, Coastal Command with responsibility for overall coordination between state and central agencies in matters of coastal security.
Various security enhancement moves
Coastal Security Exercise namely ‘Sagar Kavach’ is conducted by the Indian Navy along with the Indian Coast Guard and all stakeholders involved in Coastal Security.
The exercise involves synergised application of maritime surveillance assets, coordinated air and maritime strikes, air defence, and submarine and landing operations.
Joint Coastal Patrol (JCP) by the Indian Coast Guard and Coastal Police has been instituted across all coastal States and Union Territories.
The apex level monitoring and review of the implementation of measures for enhancing the effectiveness of the Coastal Security Framework are done by the National Committee on Strengthening of Maritime and Coastal Security.
Conclusion
The coastal security construct of the present day has successfully built synergy and coordination, which are very much required in the current security environment.
The Indian Coast Guard has grown into a force to be reckoned with and is rightfully called “Sentinels of Sea,” executing the roles of maritime law enforcement, ocean peacekeeping, and many other tasks.
The wait is over! UPSC has released the UPSC CSE Mains 2022 result. (Name-wise list below)
Our heartiest congratulations to CivilsDaily’s students and other aspirants who have cleared the second stage of UPSC CSE 2022. Almost 85% of Civilsdaily’s Mains students are appearing for UPSC Interviews 2022.
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For those who couldn’t find their name on the list, it is a time for introspection and reflection.
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
Henry Ford
Let us discuss and uncover the issues that you are facing in your preparation.
UPSC Mains 2022 was unlike the last few years’ Mains. With very few questions focussing on the conceptual-analytical aspect, it was factual and high on GS static topics based. Apparently, it might seem easy but to contain the answer within 2-3 pages was a tough task in the exam hall. UPSC seemingly moved backward to the late 90s Mains era when such static topic-based questions were asked predominantly.
For Mains 2023 aspirants, Sajal sir’s suggestion would be to focus on value addition on GS topics rather than content addition; practice intensively Mains Previous Year questions; bring creativity & innovation in your answers because even though questions are easy but answers needn’t be simple; collecting and using case studies, examples, etc. to make your answers stand apart.
Fill out the Samanvaya form and get on a 1-to-1 call with senior IAS faculty and mentors. We will discuss preparation issues like the timetable, strategy, planning, sources, etc, and get them resolved.
All the candidates, who qualified for the Personality Tests (Interviews), are required to fill and submit their Detailed Application Form-II (DAF-II) mandatorily. Regarding this, the following provisions have been made in the Civil Services Examination, 2022 Rules:
“14(1) Before the commencement of Interview/Personality Test of the Examination, a candidate shall be required to mandatorily indicate the order of preferences only for those Services which are participating in the Civil Services Examination-2022 and for which the candidate is interested to be allocated to in case of eventual selection, in the on-line Detailed Application Form-II (DAF-II). OBC Annexure (for OBC category only) and EWS Annexure (for EWS category only) are required to be mandatorily submitted. Any delay in the submission of the DAF-II or documents in support beyond the prescribed date will not be allowed and will lead to the cancellation of the candidature for the CSE-2022. A candidate may also upload additional documents/certificates of higher education, achievements in different fields, service experience, etc.
(2) In case of recommendation of candidature by UPSC for Service Allocation, the candidate shall be considered by the Government for allocation to one of those Services for which the preference has been indicated by the candidate in the online Detailed Application Form-II subject to fulfillment of other conditions. No change in preferences for Services once submitted by a candidate would be permitted. In case preference for none of the Services is indicated, the candidate will not be considered for Service Allocation.
(3) A candidate who wishes to be considered for Indian Administrative Service or Indian Police Service shall be required to indicate in the online Detailed Application Form-II the order of preferences for various Zones and Cadres for which the candidate would like to be considered for allotment in case of appointment to the IAS or IPS. No change in preference of Zones and Cadres once submitted by a candidate would be permitted.
Note-I: The candidates are advised to indicate preferences for various services or posts very carefully. Attention is also invited to Rule 21 (1) in this connection.
Note-II: The candidates are advised to periodically visit DoPT‘s website https://dopt.gov.in or https://cseplus.nic.in for information or details about Service Allocation, Cadre allotment, etc.
Note-III: As per the extant Cadre Allocation Policy applicable for the Civil Services Examination-2022, the candidates who wish to indicate IAS/IPS as their Service preference are advised to indicate all the Zones and Cadres in the order of preference in their online Detailed Application Form-II.”
Get FREE Ethics PDF notes on registration | 6th December (Tuesday) at 5 PM |FREE Ethics Seminar in Delhi center with Rahul Garg, Assistant comptroller general of accounts, Author of Ethics and Morality : From Vice to Virtue
Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude are part of UPSC-CSE mains GS-4 Syllabus which not only examines the analytical ability of a candidate but also tests their problem-solving approach to various issues & conflicts in our society.
Rahul Garg sir will be taking up an offline Semin
Ethics case studies form the major chunk of UPSC Ethics or GS paper 4 in the UPSC Mains exam. Tackling this section takes practice, good hold on certain principles, and a solid framework for solving different types of case studies.
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What kind of case studies are asked in the paper and how to tackle them? Recent trends in Ethics paper.
How to write ethics-oriented answers even though questions could have been asked in other GS papers. Ethics norms instruct about right or wrong. So, how to charge your answers with ‘Transparency’,‘Accountability’, and ‘Right Attitude’ is surely focused in the Seminar.
Writing course of action of case studies in the most ethical ways along with a practical approach. Even an ideal solution wouldn’t fetch marks, if it seems unworkable. Focusing on this, how to frame your answers based on peripheral problems in a case study will be discussed.
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Question of the day: What do you mean by the Minimum Support Price (MSP)? Critically analyse the efficacy of MSP in achieving its objectives? (15 Marks- 250 words)
We call this daily answer writing as Daily Answer Wars. Apart from this we also do Daily Check-ins making your daily Timetable and in Night owl discussions, we discuss important terms in news.
The essence of CD War Zone
With Daily Answer Wars and Night Owl Discussions our aim is to ensure that you write and discuss themes/topics/terms that have a very high probability of appearing in the exam.
Writing is a whole different ball game. When you sit down to write, it’s an entirely different process. It’s about streamlining your thinking, and your ideas. You might be thorough with a concept but you might fail to pen it down. That’s worse than not having ideas at all. Moreover, when we all sit together and write an answer, we get access to various unexplored dimensions. By doing a Peer Review, you can add those dimensions to your War Notes. These War Notes will come handy when you would be revising your Mains notes.
When you discuss, you will almost always discover new concepts in the process. There is no substitute for this kind of discovery. Talking with others is a good way to develop a deeper understanding and ensure you retain better. Retention is everything. When you share with your fellow Aspirants regarding Academic and Non-Academic issues of the UPSC Exam, you get the best solutions to those problems.
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The US has proposed to cap price of Russia’s oil exports along with other G7 allies as a way to limit Russia’s earnings while keeping Russian oil flowing to the global economy.
The cap is set to take effect from today, the same day when European Union will impose a boycott on most Russian oil.
If there was ever any doubt what the premise of the cap was, it’s now clear: the US and its allies want Russia’s crude to keep flowing.
What is the Russian Oil Price Cap?
The $60 per barrel cap is intended to cut Russia’s oil revenues while keeping Russian crude on the market by denying insurance, maritime services, and finance provided by the Western allies for tanker cargoes priced above a fixed dollar-per-barrel cap.
Without insurance, tanker owners may be reluctant to take on Russian oil and face obstacles in delivering it.
The US-proposed cap aims to hurt Moscow’s finances while avoiding a sharp oil price spike if Russia’s oil is suddenly taken off the global market.
How would oil keep flowing to the global economy?
Universal enforcement of the insurance ban, imposed by the EU and U.K. in earlier rounds of sanctions, could take so much Russian crude off the market that oil prices would spike.
Western economies would suffer, and Russia would see increased earnings from whatever oil it can ship in defiance of the embargo.
Russia, the world’s No. 2 oil producer, has already rerouted much of its supply to India, China and other Asian countries at discounted prices after Western customers shunned it even before the EU ban.
Russian response to the cap
Russia has said it will not observe a cap and will halt deliveries to countries that do.
It could retaliate by shutting off shipments in hopes of profiting from a sharply higher global oil price on whatever it can sell around the sanctions.
Buyers in China and India might not go along with the cap, while Russia or China could try to set up their own insurance providers to replace those barred by US, UK and Europe.
How can Russia bypass this cap?
Using dark fleet: Russia also could sell oil off the books by using “dark fleet” tankers with obscure ownership, as have Venezuela and Iran.
Blending: Oil could be transferred from one ship to another and mixed with oil of similar quality to disguise its origin.
How does it impact G7?
For countries that join the coalition, it would mean simply not buying Russian oil unless the price is reduced to where the cap is determined.
For countries that don’t join the coalition, or buy oil higher than the cap price, they would lose access to all services provided by the coalition countries including for example, insurance, currency payment, facilitation and vessel clearances for their shipments.
Most insurers are located in the EU or the United Kingdom and could be required to participate in the cap.
Implications of the Oil Price Cap
Inflationary impacts: Initially, traders and the tanker owners would find it difficult. There might be a drop in exports and some shock in the production of necessary commodities.
Energy insecurity: Countries all over the world will have to bear the spillovers effects of the cap. The effect will be more pronounced for developing countries.
Efficacy of the Cap
Non-comprehensiveness: There is no consensus regarding the cap that should be imposed because of internal disputes in the European Union (EU). Moreover, there is no clarity on the price yet.
Dual pricing: It is going to create a dual-price market with an official price and a discounted price. We already know that Russia is already selling oil at a discounted price to India, China, and Turkey.
Global price dynamics: The implications of the sanction on Russia will depend on a number of factors including the World oil prices.
Loopholes of sanctions: Sanctions are difficult to enforce. Earlier sanctions on Russia have not yielded the desired results.
Hurdles to US intentions
OPEC+ price control: Much remains to be seen on the response of the OPEC plus countries, where Russia is a major player.
Lack of consensus: The enforcement of the sanctions would be difficult as there is no consensus among the members.
Impacts on India
The price cap imposed by the G7, EU and which also includes Australia is aimed to force Russia to sell its crude not above $60.
China and India purchased crude at a massive $33.28 discount to Brent, indicating that the prices were well below the price cap imposed this week.
The price cap applies to nations intending to use Western ships and Western insurers—which means it won’t apply to India.
How has India responded?
The US tried to bring India on board with: from asking India to change its uncritical stance on Russia by-
Cutting down oil imports
Stopping defence and other purchases from Russia and
Avoid the rupee-rouble payment mechanism that circumvent their sanctions
India has rejected any “moral” duty to join the price cap coalition.
Conclusion
India has made it clear, through its cabinet ministers, that it will work to ensure energy security of its citizens and will prioritise that over anything else.
Marathi Seminar by IPS, Amol Murkut sir | Career guidance session on how to prepare for government competitive exams including MPSC and UPSC | Register &Get Value-added Free notes for MPSC & UPSC
Guys, Every year millions of candidates start and sit for various Govt. job exams. As vacancies are few and aspirants are many, only a minuscule number of candidates can get through these exams.
Apart from that Government Job vacancies have also dwindled in recent years. So, be it MPSC, UPSC, or any other Govt. job exam every aspirant needs experts’ guidance with some sort of motivation.
Civilsdaily’s Mentorship Students are today’s UPSC Rankers
Success is nothing but more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day
Amol Murkut, IPS
The journey to the final job offer is very long, especially in today’s time. Have you ever thought about what you would do if finally you find that you faced only failure? What will be the consequences if you choose any other profession just leaving Govt job preparation? Can you easily succeed soon?
Make hay while the sun shines, the proverb means that we must not let any opportunity slip, but make prompt and full use of it whenever it comes.
Opportunities do not always come. If we miss one opportunity, we may miss it forever and suffer consequences. Therefore, we must always take full and prompt advantage of any opportunity that may come our way.
Acknowledging the need for the removal difficulties of Freshers/unsuccessful students, Dr. Amol Murkut, IPS officer and Super mentor in Civilsdaily is conducting a need of the hour Career guidance session on how to prepare for government competitive exams including MPSC and UPSC. Registration is absolutely free.
Post-seminar CivilsDaily will share a special Preparatory Package both for UPSC & MPSC candidates.
You are also entitled to a personalized intensive mentorship session by a senior IAS mentor wherein you can avail of a personalized study plan, schedule, and doubt resolution session.
A UPSC/MPSC beginner – confused about the syllabus, prioritizing subjects, making timetables & targets, or just getting started.
A working professionalor college student who will be attempting UPSC 2023 with a job. Facing a serious time crunch and mismanagement in UPSC preparation.
A veteran or aspirant trying to improve your rank in UPSC 2023 attempt.
Strategic planning will help you fully uncover your options, set priorities for them, and define the methods to achieve them.
This is going to be an interactive 1-1 session with Senior mentors and an IPS officer. You will get ample time and opportunity to discuss this with Amol sir. These points will be discussed.
1. What is the basic but mostly required strategy to crack any Government job is your first attempt? How to make a plan for the day. Day-to-day time management.
2. Dealing with negative emotions such as despair and stress. How did Soham study when he was feeling down?
3. His sources for current events, and strategy
4. Should an aspirant participate in a study group and prepare? Soham responds.
6. What practices did Soham altogether avoid what was popular among other aspirants?
7. What shall be the macro plan for the next coming months
8. Revision Cycle strategy
9. Different approach of Prelims and mains and Integrated Preparation of both for MPSC and UPSC – 2023, 24.
10. Answer Writing Strategy
11. Importance of hobby
12. Essay approach: what things work.
13. How toppers prioritize momentum mover content and content over structure. ‘How to fix your static answer writing structure, improved with the current affairs?
14. Whether your answers ought to reflect the editorial standards of The Hindu! What should be the foolproof strategy of note-making from current affairs? What points ought to be included in your notes?
15. How to create a basic conceptual framework of the current affairs answer before committing anything to paper. Implications of overstretching your imagination.
16. What is the difference between ‘Opinion-based current affairs’ & ‘Current issues with Fact-based’ questions will also be discussed thoroughly in this webinar.
17. How to enhance writing patterns, where to take mock regularly, and how many mock tests are optimal?
