Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations.
3. The economic crisis in Sri Lanka is also having its spill over effect on India. Examine. How can India’s priority for geo-economics and regional connectivity help Sri Lanka overcome this crisis? (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Business standard
Why the question: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday assured Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa of India’s continued cooperation in coping with the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
Key Demand of the question: To write about impact of economic crisis in Sri Lanka on India and how India can play a part in helping Sri Lanka overcome it.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context regarding the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
Body:
In brief, mention the various factors that has led to this crisis.
Next, write about the spill over effect the crisis is having on India – Driven out by hunger and loss of jobs, people from the island nation are seeking refuge in India, supply chain blockage at Colombo, impact on Bilateral trade, Indian investments in Sri Lanka etc.
Next, write the ways how India’s geo-economic and connectivity perspective can help Lanka.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
