Border Management involves securing a nation’s 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 “3L” 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”


