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QUESTION PYQ 14
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Do you think that BIMSTEC is a parallel organisation like the SAARC? What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two? How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organisation?

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What the examiner wants

For BIMSTEC vs SAARC, discuss in sequence: first, What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two; then, How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organisation. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two?≈55 words
  2. 2How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organisation?≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define the comparison basis for BIMSTEC vs SAARCSide-by-side matrix on the dimensions named in the promptImplicationsReasoned judgment

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two’ while reducing ‘How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organisation’ to a token paragraph
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on BIMSTEC vs SAARC that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • BIMSTEC vs SAARC: interest matrix — India | counterpart/system | convergence | constraint | policy lever
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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