PYQ Vault · Paper 2 · Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants & Institutions
Peaceful co-existence remains the cornerstone of India’s foreign policy. Comment.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
_—R!'_« Core task of foreign policy = security + territorial integrity + peaceful environment → India pursues it by reconciliation, not revenge R2 Appadorai's pacifism as deliberate method → taproot in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam + Buddhism + Gandhian non-violence
Body flow
Panchsheel (1954) → Five Principles → basis for non- alignment + concrete form of UN Charter → principle still guides conduct → China (Himalayas / Indian Ocean → amicable resolution) → Pakistan (UN + democratic means on cross-border terror) → Ukraine crisis (co-existence + strategic autonomy) → constructive role → rival blocs together + pandemic global good
Counter-view
CO-existence now paired with a firmer, more risk-taking posture
Conclusion routes
iclusion routes —- R!-_:«CONtinuity of principle alongside pragmatic adaptation rR2 cornerstone holds; practice turns more assertive
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
