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National Security Act, 1980 / UAPA

National Security Act, 1980 / UAPA Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III-Internal security The UP and Indore district administration invoked the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, against four persons accused of instigating residents of a locality to pelt stones and chase away health workers. Health workers were in the locality to trace the contact history of a Covid-19 patient. National Security Act, 1980 The NSA is a preventive detention law. Preventive D

05 April, 2020
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Aarogya Setu App and security issues

Aarogya Setu App and security issues Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III-Internal security Aarogya Setu app has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It will help people in identifying the risk of getting affected by the CoronaVirus. It will calculate risk based on the user's interaction with others, using cutting edge Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence. Once installed in a smartphone, the app det

05 April, 2020
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SIPRI report: India, China among top three military spenders in 2019

Introduction The global military expenditure rose to $1917 billion in 2019 with India and China emerging among the top three spenders, according to a report by a Swedish think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). SIPRI Report The annual report ‘Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019’ was released by the SIPRI In 2019, China and India were, respectively, the second- and third-largest military spenders in the world. China’s militar

28 April, 2020
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Militarising Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Militarising Andaman and Nicobar Islands GS-PAPER-2 IR (Mains) The Galwan valley face-off with China has rendered many Indian security experts mooted the idea of balancing China in the maritime domain. In this context, strengthening military presence at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) remains very critical for India. The idea of militarizing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is not new. Since the 1980s, Indian defense experts have advocated building strong strategic infras