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UPSC CSE Mains 2020 · GS2

What is the significance of Indo-US defence deals over Indo-Russian defence deals? Discuss with reference to stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Theme

T117 Great-power politics: US–China rivalry, NATO, China+1, Indo-US vs Indo-Russian defence

What UPSC asks in this theme

Questions ask whether China is a bigger threat to the US than the USSR was, whether NATO's expansion helps India, the West fostering India as an alternative to China, and Indo-US vs Indo-Russian defence deals.

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Writing the answer

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 5 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.

On the map

Map module 10: Neighbourhood & sea routes

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  3. GS22021

    “The USA is facing an existential threat in the form of China, that is much more challenging than the erstwhile Soviet Union.” Explain.

  4. GS22016

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