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7 questions

#	Question	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper
2024
1	Critically analyse India's evolving diplomatic, economic and strategic relations with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) highlighting their increasing significance in regional and global geopolitics.	2024	GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.	10.0	GS2
2023
2	‘Virus of Conflict is affecting the functioning of the SCO’. In the light of the above statement point out the role of India in mitigating problems.	2023	GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.	10.0	GS2
2022
3	Do you think that BIMSTEC is a parallel organisation like the SAARC? What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two? How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organisation?	2022	GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.	10.0	GS2
2021
4	Critically examine the aims and objectives of SCO. What importance does it hold for India?	2021	GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.	15.0	GS2
2016
5	Evaluate the economic and strategic dimensions of India's Look East Policy in the context of the post-Cold War international scenario.	2016	GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.	12.5	GS2
6	Increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in India and growing interference in the internal affairs of several member-states by Pakistan are not conducive for the future of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation). Explain with suitable examples.	2016	GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.	12.5	GS2
2013
7	What do you understand by ‘The String of Pearls’? How does it impact India? Briefly outline the steps taken by India to counter this.	2013	GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.	10.0	GS2