Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations.
5. India’s emphasis on humanitarian crisis and silence on key strategic issues such as how to deal with Taliban and the prospect of India’s recognition of new regime or lack of it, indicate that India’s new Afghanistan policy is still in making. Analyse its implications. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
While a growing number of the Taliban’s western and regional lobbyists are distancing themselves from their pyrrhic victory, India pulled a rabbit out of its diplomatic hat by sending a senior diplomatic delegation to the Taliban-occupied Kabul.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about India’s response to regime change in Afghanistan and implications of lack of a coherent policy.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context.
Body:
First, in detail, write about the progress of Indo-Afghan relations since Taliban takeover and India’s various responses to it
Next, write about the lack of policy on new regime by India and its various implications. Write both positives and negatives.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward in which India can evolve a coherent policy.
