CSE · GS-2Official PYQ · CSE 2013 · Q18International Relations · India and Neighbourhood Relations · 10 marks · 200 words
English
The proposed withdrawal of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan in 2014 is fraught with major security implications for the countries of the region. Examine in light of the fact that India is faced with a plethora of challenges and needs to safeguard its own strategic interests.
हिन्दी
वर्ष 2014 में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सहायक बल (ISAF) की अफ़गानिस्तान से प्रस्तावित वापसी क्षेत्र के देशों के लिए बड़े ख़तरों (सुरक्षा उलझनों) से भरा है। इस तथ्य के आलोक में परीक्षण कीजिए कि भारत के सामने भरपूर चुनौतियाँ हैं तथा उसे अपने सामरिक महत्त्व के हितों की रक्षा करने की आवश्यकता है।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2013 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
International Relations · India and Neighbourhood Relations
India and its neighbourhood—relations.
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