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Useful ? Let’s help each other by sharing! India geo-political location makes it more vulnerable to terrorism . On its Northwest Pakistan & North East Myanmar pose great s ecurity challenge to India.  The cross border terrorism by Pakistan, frequent shelling & cease fire violation to give give cover to terrorists, infiltration disrupt the lives living along the international border.  As a result of this:  huge collateral damage deaths to soldiers & civilians  Death of  innocents loss of Economic activities youth are getting radicalised The terrorism might attract the youth and recruit them and use them against India itself. One of the reason for increased terrorism on India’s border is its proximity to Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle . Afghanistan is world's most illegally producer of opium. These drugs are trafficked through Pakistan to India.  The money earned is utilized for terror financing. Same is the case with respect to Golden T...

Useful ? Let’s help each other by sharing! Answer: Basic structure is a set of fundamental rights and nature of the constitution which cannot be abridged through amendment by the parliament. The concept of the basic structure was first introduced by the supreme court in the Kesavananda Bharati case, 1973. After that the basic structure evolved and well established through the Indira Gandhi case, Minerva Mills case, and Waman Rao case among others. Elements of the basic structure: There is no proper definition of what constitutes the basic structure of the constitution given either by the parliament or the judiciary. But the judiciary in number of cases had listed some basic structures which are as follows: Supremacy of the Constitution Sovereign, democratic and republican nature of the Indian polity Secular character of the Constitution Federal character of the Constitution Unity and integrity of the nation Welfare state Judicial review Basic structure and c...