India has a long and troubled border with China and Pakistan fraught with contentious issues. Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along the border. Also give out the development being undertaken in these areas under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) and Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) Scheme.
What the examiner wants
For Border Security: China & Pakistan, examine in sequence: first, India has a long and troubled border with China and Pakistan fraught with contentious issues.; then, Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along the border.. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
Demand-wise check
- 1India has a long and troubled border with China and Pakistan fraught with contentious issues≈65 words
- 2Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along the border≈65 words
- 3Also give out the development being undertaken in these areas under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) and Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) Scheme≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘India has a long and troubled border with China and Pakistan fraught with contentious…’ while reducing ‘Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along the border.’ to a token paragraph
- Giving only one side on Border Security: China & Pakistan; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment
Value addition
- Border Security: China & Pakistan: threat network — source → channel → vulnerability → responsible institution → response
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
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