{"id":1535,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-treaty-of-perpetual-peace-and-friendship-between-india-and-upsc-psir-2017-4201\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:17","slug":"the-treaty-of-perpetual-peace-and-friendship-between-india-and-upsc-psir-2017-4201","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-treaty-of-perpetual-peace-and-friendship-between-india-and-upsc-psir-2017-4201\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship between India and Bhutan needs to be revised with more pragmatic, realistic obligations and responsibilities.\u2019 Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> 1949 Article 2 = guidance clause inherited from Sinchula <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> colonial residue <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> already removed in 2007<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> the statement targets a text that no longer exists <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> live question is practice, not parchment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>1949 guidance clause <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Raja Mohan<\/b>: replaced in 2007 as Bhutan democratised <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2007 text even-handed, mutual bar on use of territory <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> legal footing at Doklam <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> what a treaty cannot fix: hydropower = 94% of debt, Punatsangchhu I &amp; II cost overruns, tariffs unsettled <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s answer is delivery: \u20b910,000 cr thirteenth Plan, \u20b94,033 cr Gelephu\u2013Samtse rail, wholly GoI-funded<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>pressure has not eased <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Bhutan\u2013China boundary talks resume, March 2026 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> youth resentment of dependence <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Das &amp; Chakrabarti<\/b>: adjust to a changing society, make the partnership people-centric<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> realistic obligations = projects on time + fair tariffs, not a new treaty<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> 2007 revised the text; 2026 asks India to revise its conduct<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[45],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[83],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1535","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-45","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-south-asia","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4947,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1535\/revisions\/4947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1535"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1535"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1535"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}