(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: India and The World - Concerns & Challenges in India’s Neighborhood

India & The World

Concerns & Challenges in India’s neighborhood:

Ques.   How China’s activities affect India?

Ans:

  • Maritime presence in Indian ocean

  • Support to Pak Nuclear establishment

  • Helping Srilanka by civilian and military support.

  • Water issues of Brahma Putra river.

  • Assertion of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh.

  • Over engaging in the Indian neighbor countries.

  • Opposition to India’s participation in EAS, ASEM.

Ques.What are the common issues between India and China?

Ans:

  • Global warming

  • Doha round of the WTO

Ques.   What are the common interest of China?

Ans:   

  • Declaring entire South China season area of come interest.

  • Reorganization of Western pacific and the Indian ocean as China’s sphere of influence.

  • No US military exercise in the yellow sea region.

Ques.   What India needs to do to tackle Chinese aggression?

Ans:

  • Rapid modernization of its armed forces

  • Improvement of communications along its borders with China.

  • Development of India’s nuclear and missile capabilities.

  • Building security architecture with Japan, South Korea, etc.

Ques.   What are the areas covered in composite dialogue process?

Ans:  

  • Peace and security

  • Confidence building measures

  • Economic and commercial co-operation

  • Terrorism and drug smuggling

  • Cultural ties.

  • People to people contacts.

  • To address the issues of Jammu and Kashmir, Siachen, Sir creek and construction of wullar barrage in Jammu and Kashmir

  • The cease fine along the LOC and International border with J&K.

  • Establishment of more secure communication links between the Directors General of Military operations.

  • A direct hot line between foreign Secretaries of India.

Ques.   What President Musharrat proposed for the issue of J&K?

Ans:

  • J&K should be divided into 7 regions.

  • A process of demilitarization in identified regions.

  • There should be “self-governance” in J&K

  • India and Pakistan should agree for Joint Management of the State.

Ques.   What are the points made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?

Ans:

  • Borders can be made in-relevant

  • People both side able to more freely and trade with each other.

  • Workout co-operative and consultative mechanisms in solving problems of social and economic development of the region.

Ques.   What are the issues faced by PAK?

Ans:   

  • Internal radicalization

  • Straining relationship with USA

  • The incident of “memo gate”

  • The radical groups in Afghanistan.

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