Topic : Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
4. Tensions between North Korea and South Korea have re-emerged, Explain how the cold war after World War II led to tensions in Korean peninsula in the history, Also discuss role played by India in maintaining peace in the region. (250 words)
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
Recent events led to re- emergence of tensions in Korean peninsula. The article explains in what way U.S. must take measures to revive normalcy.
Key Demand of the question:
Explain the historical background of the tensions in the Korean Peninsula and the re-emerged tensions of the day. One must present the role of India amidst such tensions from past to present in the region.
Directive:
Explain – Clarify the topic by giving a detailed account as to how and why it occurred, or what is the particular context. You must be defining key terms where ever appropriate, and substantiate with relevant associated facts.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Present the current tussle between the two countries of the peninsula.
Body:
Explain the historical background of the peninsula – From 1910 till end of the WW-II, Korean Peninsula belonged to Japanese Empire. After Japan surrendered in 1945, a provisional government was set up in Korea, with the Soviet Union exercising control over the northern half and the United States exercising control over the southern half (US and Soviet Union were allies). A boundary between the two zones was set at 38th parallel. Present how no agreement could be reached and thus the issues continue to re-emerge now and then.
Present the role of India from past to present with respect to the issue.
Conclusion:
Conclude that technically the Korea War is never over because no official peace treaty was ever signed.
