Describe any three new sources of threat under the non-traditional concept of security, giving examples for each.

Study the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The lack of genuine international support for democratic rule in Pakistan has further encouraged the military to continue its dominance. The United States and other Western countries have encouraged the military’s authoritarian rule in the past, for their own reasons. Given their fear of the threat of what they call ‘global Islamic terrorism’ and the apprehension that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal might fall into the hands of these terrorist groups, the military regime in Pakistan has been seen as the protector of Western interests in West Asia and South Asia.

1. What is meant by ‘global Islamic terrorism’?
2. Why did Pakistan lack genuine international support for democratic rule?
3. Why was the military regime in Pakistan considered as the protector of Western interests in West Asia and South Asia?

What is meant by global poverty? Suggest any two ways to reduce disparity between the poor and the rich at the global level.

What is meant by alliance building as a component of traditional security policy? State its advantages.

What is meant by Cooperative Security? How can this be made more effective?

How do per capita income and population growth affect the economic disparity in the world? Suggest any two ways to reduce economic disparitybetween the poor and the rich at the global level.

What are the objectives of military alliances? Give an example of a functioning military alliance with its specific objectives.

Describe health epidemics as the new source of threat under the non-traditional sources of threat to security.

What is meant by Security? Mention any four components of Indian security strategy.

Describe migration and health epidemics as the new sources of threat to the nontraditional notion of security.