Topic: India and the Global Centres of Power
Describe briefly China’s ‘One Belt One Road (OBOR)’ Initiative and analyze India’s major concerns.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Xi 2013 → belt + maritime road, AIIB behind → Raisina invitation Jan 2017 declined → objection is to terms, not…
What are the notable features of the recently concluded pact or the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) between India and Japan? How is it likely to address the security concerns of India?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 signed 9 Sept 2020, in force July 2021 → the name says supplies and services, not bases → reach without obligationRoute…
Examine the Geo-strategic points of contention in the bilateral relationship between India and China.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 not a stray boundary row → structural contest for space + status between two rising powersRoute 2 Pardesi’s overlapping spheres →…
Explain India’s relations with the European Union in the context of Brexit.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 paradox: dense economic ties, thin strategic depth → Britain as India’s familiar bridge → Brexit removes it, two tracksRoute 2 “natural…
What are the main drivers of India-Japan Strategic and Global Partnership?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 India’s most conflict-free major-power tie → never adversaries, no dispute → Abe’s “natural ally”Route 2 frictionlessness as the base → complementarity…
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) performs an important role in India’s strategic balancing act to withstand the dominance of China in Asia. Discuss.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 four Indo-Pacific democracies in dialogue → India’s balancing instrument, but indirect, no allianceRoute 2 2004 tsunami origins → dormant → revived…
Bhutan has historically been an ally of India, but the China-Bhutan border related issues have become a security issue for India. Discuss.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 closest ally, only S. Asian state without China ties → yet India’s security runs through the China–Bhutan border, not its ownRoute…
Historical ties between India and Japan grew into a ‘special strategic and global partnership. Comment.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 dispute-free civilizational base (Buddhism, no rivalry) → goodwill real but not sufficient → strategy did the buildingRoute 2 Japan as early…
The tariff threats have pushed India and the European Union closer. Evaluate the India-EU partnership.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 India-EU long “below potential,” trade-dense / strategy-thin (Wagner) → 2025 tariff shock changed tempo → stalled talks close as Jan 2026…
Discuss the significance of Indo-US strategic partnership and its implications for India’s security and national defence.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 estrangement to entente (Hagerty) → close in practice, no treaty obligation → autonomy kept, defence stays India’s own responsibilityRoute 2 what…
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