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QUESTION 20
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15 marks

In what ways would the ongoing US-Iran Nuclear Pact Controversy affect the national interest of India? How should India respond to this situation?

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What the examiner wants

Explain how the US–Iran nuclear deal dispute affects India and how India should respond.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Context: JCPOA (2015), US exit (2018), sanctions≈50 words
  2. 2Effects on India: oil imports, Chabahar, INSTC, diaspora in Gulf, remittances, oil prices, rupee≈50 words
  3. 3Response: diversify energy, seek waivers, strategic autonomy, diplomacy in West Asia≈50 words
  4. 4Update: snapback sanctions 2025≈50 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

ContextEffectsResponseConclusion

Where marks usually go

  • No Chabahar
  • No response

Draw this

  • Impact wheel: oil imports, Chabahar, INSTC, Gulf diaspora and remittances, oil prices and rupee, with India's response

Value addition

  • FactIndia stopped importing Iranian oil from May 2019 after US waivers ended; Iran had been its third-largest supplier.Ministry of Petroleum / media
  • FactThe US granted Chabahar a sanctions exemption in 2018 for Afghanistan's needs.US State Department