Border Management involves securing a nationâs frontiers against unauthorized movement of people and goods while facilitating legitimate trade and commerce.
Steps to Deny Local Support to Militants
Neutralizing Overground Workers to prevent “3Lâ support to terrorists- Logistics, Location (shelter), and Liaison (intelligence)
Strengthening the Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) to share real-time data between central and state forces to identify local sympathizers.
Curbing Online Radicalization- Monitoring Telegram and social media pages used for indoctrination.
Strict Enforcement of UAPA to create a high legal cost for aiding terrorists.
Monitoring NGOs and Hawala channels that funnel foreign funds to border areas.
Community Policing- Eg- Project Prahari in Assam.
Counter-Propaganda- Using local radio and influencers to highlight the personal costs of supporting violence.
Surrender & Rehabilitation Policy to mainstream misguided youth. Eg- 2024 Revised Surrender Policy in J&K.
Ways to manage favourable perception among locals
Army-led goodwill initiatives – Eg- Army Goodwill Schools under Operation Sadbhavana.
Skill development, entrepreneurship push – Eg- Mission Youth and Himayat
Social infrastructure development under Operation Sadbhavanaibrant Village program
Connectivity initiatives for tourism promotion. Eg- Chenab Bridge, and running Vande Bharat trains
De-radicalisation Centres – Counselling sessions for first-time offenders.
Targeted Security Approach – Eg- Focus on OGWs and hybrid militants without mass crackdowns.
Grassroots Democracy- Empowering PRIs to give locals a say in development.
“Bharat Darshan” Tours- Sponsoring trips for border youth to major Indian cities to foster a sense of national integration.
Building cooperation and trust ensures the population becomes the “First Line of Defence”