ABSTRACT
India’s borders have always been vulnerable to threats and challenges emanating from both within as well as across the borders such as infiltration by terrorists and insurgents, smuggling of arms and ammunition, trafficking of narcotics, other banned drugs, illegal migration from neighbouring countries, trans-border crimes, bottlenecks at the border crossings, etc. In order to address these problems, the Government of India, over the years, has taken various remedial steps, but its efforts to fully secure the borders have not been successful. Proper border management is vital for the security of the country. India has been endeavouring to effectively manage its borders, but a number of shortcomings have hampered its efforts.
