Which among the following would you consider as a traditional security concern / non-traditional security concern / not a threat?

(a) The spread of chikungunya / dengue fever

(b) Inflow of workers from a neighbouring nation

(c) Emergence of a group demanding nationhood for their region

(d) Emergence of a group demanding autonomy for their region

(e) A newspaper that is critical of the armed forces in the country

In traditional conception of security concern, the greatest danger to a country is from military threats. The source of this threat is another country which by showing the military powers endangers the core value of sovereignty

Non traditional conception of security go beyond military threats to include a wide range of threats affecting the existence of humans. The threats include hunger, diseases natural disaster.

(a) The spread of chikungunya / dengue fever-Non- traditional (as it is a disease)

(b) Inflow of workers from a neighbouring nation- Non-Traditional (as it too doesn’t include any military threat)

(c) Emergence of a group demanding nationhood for their region-Traditional (Military included)

(d) Emergence of a group demanding autonomy for their region- No Threat

(e) A newspaper that is critical of the armed forces in the country- No threat