Terrorism | UPSC Mains Answer Writing | International Relations GS-2 | Day 5

upsc mains answer writing terrorism international relations india pakistan PRAHAR strategy, UN counter-terrorism committee and SAARC decoded for UPSC Mains GS-2. Terrorism is one of the most current-affairs-linked topics in UPSC Mains GS-2. From PRAHAR to the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, this session decodes two PYQs with complete answer frameworks, examiner keywords, and a practice question on PRAHAR's efficacy. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📋 THIS SESSION COVERS ✦ PYQ 2024 — UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee and its effectiveness ✦ PYQ 2016 — Pakistan, cross-border terrorism and the future of SAARC ✦ PRAHAR — India's shift from reactive to proactive counter-terrorism posture ✦ Information warfare, speed asymmetry and posture deficit ✦ CTCED, Resolution 1267/1989/2253 and Resolution 1540 Committee ✦ Examiner keywords — state-sponsored terrorism, proxy war, sovereignty violations ✦ Practice question — PRAHAR strategy and its efficacy ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction — Terrorism for UPSC Mains GS-2 00:35 IR vs Internal Security — How UPSC Tests Terrorism 01:10 PRAHAR — India's New Counter-Terrorism Strategy 01:43 PYQ 2024 — UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee 02:18 PYQ 2016 — Pakistan, Cross-Border Terrorism and SAARC 03:36 Answer Directive — Explain, Discuss, Evaluate Decoded 04:10 Why Study Terrorism Now — Two Key Articles 04:46 Article 1 — Truth as a Doctrine and Information Warfare 06:24 Operation Sindoor and Information Warfare Context 07:31 Information Warfare — Definition and Cold War Origins 08:38 Speed Asymmetry and Posture Deficit — India's Challenges 10:25 Information Warfare Command — Centralised Platform Needed 11:03 Intelligence-Led Disruption — PRAHAR's Core Feature 11:40 Transnational Threat Matrix — Drones and Crypto Financing 12:47 Eradicating Institutional Silos — Joint Task Force Approach 13:53 De-Radicalisation and Redemption of Youth 14:38 PRAHAR Acronym Decoded 17:38 UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Structure 18:45 CTCED — Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate 19:50 CTC Member State Demands — Criminalise, Border Control, Intelligence Sharing 20:59 Associated Bodies — Resolution 1267, 1989, 2253 and 1540 22:45 PYQ 2016 Answer Framework — Pakistan and SAARC 23:49 Examiner Keywords — State-Sponsored Terrorism, Sovereignty Violations 25:26 Sub-Regionalism and SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement 27:08 Practice Question — PRAHAR Strategy and Efficacy 27:42 Answer Structure for Practice Question 30:30 Conclusion — Letter vs Spirit of PRAHAR ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 ABOUT THE CBL DAILY MAINS PROGRAM UPSC Mains Answer Writing — complete subject-wise daily practice program for UPSC Mains 2026. CBL's 10-Week Mains Enrichment Program covers GS-1, GS-2, GS-3, and GS-4 through structured daily answer writing sessions. One topic, one subject, one day — from June to August 2026. GS-1: Social Issues & Geography → 12:00 PM daily GS-2: International Relations → 3:00 PM daily GS-3: Science, Technology & Environment → 6:00 PM daily GS-4: Ethics & Integrity → 9:00 PM daily ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📝 UPSC MAINS TEST SERIES 2026 — Enrol Now UPSC Mains preparation is incomplete without evaluated, timed practice. ✦ Sectional Tests after every module ✦ Full-Length Tests: GS-4 (19 July) | GS-2 (26 July) | GS-3 (2 Aug) | GS-1 (9 Aug) ✦ Mains Simulation Tests: 17 & 18 August 2026 ✦ Model Answers + In-Depth Explanation Videos 🔗 Enroll Now → https://shorturl.ad/lprrY 📲 WhatsApp → https://wa.me/916284381819 🔔 Subscribe our NEW CHANNEL for daily upsc mains answer writing #upscmains #UPSCMainsAnswerWriting #dailyanswerwritingprogramupsc #UPSCMains2026 #InternationalRelations #Terrorism #GS2UPSC #InternationalTerrorism #FATF #IndiaPakistan #Geopolitics #AnswerWriting #IASPreparation #ChetanBharatLearning #InternationalRelationsUPSC #CrossBorderTerrorism