QUESTION 10
GS2
10 marks
Critically analyse India’s evolving diplomatic, economic and strategic relations with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) highlighting their increasing significance in regional and global geopolitics.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Critically analyse India's diplomatic, economic and strategic engagement with the five Central Asian Republics and their growing geopolitical weight.
Critically analyseBreak it into parts, test each against evidence, and give a reasoned verdict.
Demand-wise check
- 1Diplomatic: India–Central Asia Summit (2022), Connect Central Asia policy (2012), SCO≈35 words
- 2Economic: energy (uranium from Kazakhstan), trade, connectivity (Chabahar, INSTC), low trade volume≈35 words
- 3Strategic: Afghanistan, terrorism, Ayni airbase history, China and Russia influence≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Significance of CARsDiplomatic tiesEconomicStrategicLimitationsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not naming the five republics
- Ignoring the connectivity problem
Draw this
- Map of Central Asia with Chabahar and INSTC routes
Value addition
- FactThe first India–Central Asia Summit was held virtually in January 2022.Ministry of External Affairs
- FactKazakhstan is a major supplier of uranium to India.Department of Atomic Energy / MEA
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 21 ↗Same syllabus reference
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