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QUESTION N18
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12.5 marks

India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. How will the role of the two Banks be different? Discuss the significance of these two Banks for India.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. How will the role of the two Banks be different? Discuss the significance of these two Banks for India.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing International Funding Agencies.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. H’, directly answer: India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. H’, directly answer: How will the role of the two Banks be different?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. H’, directly answer: Discuss the significance of these two Banks for India≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define both sidesComparison matrix on International Funding AgenciesExamples/evidenceSignificance/judgement

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investme’, avoid a generic note on International Funding Agencies; answer the actual wording/directive and the International Funding Agencies proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘India has recently signed to become founding member of a New Development Bank and also the Asian Infrastructure Investme’, do not add examples around International Funding Agencies unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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