‘The long-sustained image of India as a leader of the oppressed and marginalised nations has disappeared on account of its new found role in the emerging global order.’ Elaborate.
What the examiner wants
Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “‘The long-sustained image of India as a leader of the oppressed and marginalised nations has disappeared on account of its new found role in the emerging global order.’ Elaborate.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Foreign Policy Shift.
Demand-wise check
- 1‘The long-sustained image of India as a leader of the oppressed and marginalised nations has disappeared on account of its new found role in the emerging global order.’ Elaborate≈95 words
- 2Support the Discuss with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Foreign Policy Shift without directly resolving: “‘The long-sustained image of India as a leader of the oppressed and marginalised nations has disappeared on account of its new found role in the emerging global order.’ Elabo…”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Discuss judgement required by the question
Value addition
- 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
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