{"id":241380,"date":"2023-05-08T20:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=241380"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:43:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T13:13:46","slug":"improve-technology-to-detect-ieds-on-left-wing-extremism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/improve-technology-to-detect-ieds-on-left-wing-extremism\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve technology to detect IEDs \u2013 on Left Wing Extremism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cImprove technology to detect IEDs\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on 8th May 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Security<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>– Issues related to Maoism<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– Ten jawans and a civilian driver, who were returning in a van following an anti\u00adMaoist operation, were killed in a blast caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Chhat-<\/p>\n

tisgarh\u2019s Dantewada on April 26.<\/p>\n

What IED use by Maoists is a challenge for security forces?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IEDs are among the most potent tools<\/strong> deployed by the Maoists. Even a small formation of the Maoists can cause huge damage to the security forces by using an IED.<\/p>\n

The technical equipment<\/strong> used by the security forces to detect IEDs has its limitations. If the quantity of metal<\/strong> in the IED is low or the IED is planted deep under the road, mine detectors may fail to find it.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of IEDs are detected and diffused<\/strong> every year. But, the search party could always miss a few due to technical reasons.<\/p>\n

Ground Penetrating radar,<\/strong> which can detect recent disturbances in the soil subsurface, has also not proved successful.<\/p>\n

What are issues with the use of IED by Maoists?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Maoists deliberately and grossly violate international humanitarian laws<\/strong>. The use of landmines is banned internationally as they are non\u00addiscriminatory, lack precision and cause unnecessary or excessive suffering.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is well known that in addition to the security forces, many civilians, including children, and animals have also been victims of IED attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the changed tactics used by Maoists regarding use of IED?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The latest reports indicate that the current focus of the Maoists is to intensify the use of booby traps, and remote IEDs<\/strong>. The technical department of the Maoists seems to have gradually developed technology to remotely blast the IEDs.<\/p>\n

There is disrespect of the Maoists even for slain jawans. In January 2013, during the autopsy of a jawan, an IED was found implanted as a booby trap inside the abdomen. <\/strong><\/p>\n

India is a signatory to the Geneva and Hague Conventions<\/strong> which regulate the means employed during warfare, so that casualties are checked.<\/p>\n

What is the way forward to manage the threats of use of IEDs by Maoists?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The use of technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles and drones may be useful to check suspicious movement<\/strong>. But, the security forces need to improve their tactics<\/strong> too.<\/p>\n

The use of vehicles should be permitted only after securing the road<\/strong> from ambushes and IEDs.<\/p>\n

A visual searc<\/strong>h must be carried out cautiously or up to about 100\u00ad-150 metres on both sides of the road, to check the presence of suspicious elements or wire ends<\/strong>. Every effort needs to be made to detect, diffuse or avoid<\/strong> these brutal devices.<\/p>\n

India must raise the issue of the use of IEDs by the Maoists at appropriate international platforms<\/strong> so that the Maoists are forced to respect international humanitarian laws<\/strong> and stop using these devices.<\/p>\n

Central government and industry must join hands to improve technology to detect IEDs.<\/strong> The details printed on boxes containing detonators are not sufficient <\/strong>to trace the source of the detonators and punish the guilty.<\/p>\n

The Central government must amend rules<\/strong> and make the manufacturers accountable for unique identifi\u00adcation<\/strong> of detonators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cImprove technology to detect IEDs\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 8th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Security Relevance– Issues related to Maoism News– Ten jawans and a civilian driver, who were returning in a van following an anti\u00adMaoist operation, were killed in a blast caused by an… Continue reading Improve technology to detect IEDs \u2013 on Left Wing Extremism<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10500,9916],"class_list":["post-241380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-express","tag-left-wing-extremism","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}