(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Defence Security Related Issues - Kashmir AFSPA
Defence Security Related Issues
Kashmir AFSPA
Ques. Why Army RESISTS AFSPA repeal?
Ans:
- The situation along the LOC needs a robust military presence.
- To state counter terrorism operations in an emergency.
- AFSPA- free enclaves will be magnets for terrorists.
- The risks arising from Asia is water stress:
Ques. What are the reason for water crisis?
Ans:
- The fastest developing continent with largest and most-populous one.
- Consumption growth, as a consequence of rising prosperity.
- The role of irrigation in accentuating the Asian water stress.
- The fastest increasing demand from Agriculture, industrial sector and urban households.
- Large scale-impoundment of water resources through dams, bridges, reservoirs etc.
Ques. What is the way forward?
Ans:
- Invest more in institutionalized co-operation on trans-boundary basin resources in order to underpin strategic stability.
- Protect continued economic growth.
- Promote environmental sustainability.
- Building political and technological partnership to help stabilize inter-riparian relations.
- Encourage greater water efficiency.
- Take on practicable conservation strategies.
- Invest in clean-water technologies.
- Strategic planning and management of water resources.
