{"id":1538,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/explain-the-defence-and-foreign-policy-of-india-to-address-the-upsc-psir-2020-4204\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:18","slug":"explain-the-defence-and-foreign-policy-of-india-to-address-the-upsc-psir-2020-4204","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/explain-the-defence-and-foreign-policy-of-india-to-address-the-upsc-psir-2020-4204\/","title":{"rendered":"Explain the defence and foreign policy of India to address the challenges emerging out of the current India-China standoff at the Line of Actual control (LAC)."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flow snapshot \u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n
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Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n
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Route 1<\/i> 2020 ended the quiet-boundary assumption \u2192<\/span> two tracks, defence and diplomacy<\/p>\n

Route 2<\/i> undefined LAC + the 2020 shock \u2192<\/span> India answers with capability on the ground and machinery at the table<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n
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forward formations, logistics \u2192<\/span> roads, tunnels, airfields, BRO \u20b97,394 crore inside the largest 2026-27 outlay \u2192<\/span> theatre command pending since April 2026 \u2192<\/span> denial, no new line \u2192<\/span> Miller<\/b>, two-front \u2192<\/span> Shaksgam rejection, January 2026 \u2192<\/span> October 2024 Depsang\u2013Demchok patrolling \u2192<\/span> August 2025 SR machinery: early-delimitation expert group, border-management working group, de-escalation tabled \u2192<\/span> Beijing review, May 2026 \u2192<\/span> Chaudhuri<\/b>, security dilemma, dialogue as restraint \u2192<\/span> Indo-Pacific partnerships without alliance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n
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buffer zones postpone claims, reserves close behind, calm reversible \u2192<\/span> Jabin T. Jacob<\/b>, tactical stabilisation not strategic reset, India reactive, patrolling restricted \u2192<\/span> Doklam and Siliguri Corridor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n
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Route 1<\/i> capability and mechanism contain, they do not resolve<\/p>\n

Route 2<\/i> boundary moves only when both governments can defend a settlement at home<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[83],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1538","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-20-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\/1538","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\/1538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4950,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1538\/revisions\/4950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1538"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1538"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1538"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}