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QUESTION 9
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10 marks

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative. Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced itself from the same.

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What the examiner wants

Enumerate: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative. Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced itself from the same.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on China -Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

EnumerateAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative≈55 words
  2. 2Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced itself from the same≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define the threat/contextCauses and operating mechanismIndia-specific impacts/vulnerabilitiesExisting responseGaps and calibrated countermeasures

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about China -Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) without directly resolving: “The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced itself from the same.”

Value addition

  • Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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