PIB News Update: The Field Marshal Manekshaw Essay Competition (FMMEC), which was initiated in 2018-19, by Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) under the patronage of Indian Army celebrates its third successive year (2020-21), with the objective to keep the young minds engaged in the most troubled times that the world is experiencing with the global pandemic – COVID-19. CLAWS organises its flagship national level essay competition named after India’s grand strategist – Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw to inculcate strategic thinking amongst the youth especially among university students. The competition has two categories Manekshaw Papers (8000-10,000 words) and Issue Brief (3500-5000 words). With 104 registrations this year, following students from six different Colleges/Universities spread across the country, have won in the prestigious FMMEC 2020-21:
| Winners in Manekshaw Paper Category | ||||
| S No | Title | Name of Awardee | Name of College and University | Position |
| 1. | Institutionalising Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in India: An Analysis | AMIYA KRISHNA
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Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | FIRST |
| 2. | Left Wing Extremism in India: A Governance Perspective | NAYAKARA VEERESHA | University Law College, Bangalore University | SECOND
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| 3. | Ensuring National Security Through Island Territories: Islands as Unsinkable Aircraft Carriers
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DS MURUGAN YADAV | Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Madras University |
THIRD |
| Winners in Issue Brief Category | ||||
| S No | Title | Name of Awardee | Name of College and University | Position |
| 1. | Civil-Military Relations in India: Role of Military in National Security Decision Making | PARSHURAM SAHOO | Central University of Gujarat |
FIRST
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| 2. | Water Security: Imperative for National Security | SUMALATHA KC | O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat |
SECOND |
| 3. | Emerging Cyberattack on India’s Intellectual Property: Threat to National Security |
AYASHA FIROZ |
Aligarh Muslim University |
THIRD |