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QUESTION PYQ 17
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“Terrorism has become a significant threat to global peace and security.” Evaluate the effectiveness of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its associated bodies in addressing and mitigating this threat at the international level.

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What the examiner wants

For UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, the core task is to evaluate the exact proposition ‘“Terrorism has become a significant threat to global peace and security.” Evaluate the effectiveness of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter…’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

EvaluateWeigh what works and what does not, and say how far it succeeds.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1“Terrorism has become a significant threat to global peace and security.” Evaluate the effectiveness of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its associated bodies…≈65 words
  2. 2For UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, tie each argument to India’s concrete strategic/economic interests and the partner/system constraint named in the prompt≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Strategic contextIndia’s interestsCounterpart/system interestsConvergenceFriction/constraintPolicy direction for UN Counter-Terrorism Committee

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on UN Counter-Terrorism Committee instead of answering the question’s critical balance: ‘“Terrorism has become a significant threat to global peace and security.” Evaluate the effectiveness of…’
  • Giving only one side on UN Counter-Terrorism Committee; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • UN Counter-Terrorism Committee: interest matrix — India | counterpart/system | convergence | constraint | policy lever
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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