General Studies III · Subtopic
Organized crime
Official syllabus
Security challenges and their management in border areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
UPSC CSE 2026 notification
What this covers
Organized crime involves coordinated unlawful activity for financial or material benefit. A criminal market, an organization and an individual offence are different units of analysis. Cross-border movement is possible but not necessary for every organized-crime case.
Key ideas
- Illicit market
- Network and roles
- Financial flows
- Corruption risk
- Investigation