MAINS 2016
GS2
12.5 marks
Increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in India and growing interference in the internal affairs of several member-states by Pakistan are not conducive for the future of SAARC. Explain with suitable examples.
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Explain with examples how cross-border terrorism and Pakistan's interference have hurt SAARC.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Terror attacks: Pathankot (January 2016), Uri (September 2016); impact on summit≈35 words
- 2Interference: blocking connectivity (Motor Vehicles Agreement), support to groups in Afghanistan≈35 words
- 3Consequences: SAARC stalled, low intra-regional trade≈35 words
- 4Alternatives: BBIN, BIMSTEC; possible revival conditions≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
SAARC's aimsExamples of terror and interferenceEffectsAlternativesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only anti-Pakistan rhetoric without evidence
- Ignoring SAARC's own structural weaknesses
Draw this
- Map showing SAARC members and BIMSTEC overlap
Value addition
- Event19th SAARC summit (Islamabad, November 2016) was called off after India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan pulled out following Uri.2016
- ExamplePakistan blocked the SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement at the 2014 Kathmandu summit; BBIN MVA was signed in 2015.Kathmandu summit, 2014
- DataIntra-regional trade in South Asia is only about 5% of the region's total trade.World Bank
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
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