UPSC CSE Mains 2021 · GS2
Critically examine the aims and objectives of SCO. What importance does it hold for India?
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Theme
What UPSC asks in this theme
UPSC asks SCO's aims and conflicts, BRICS as voice of the Global South, NDB vs AIIB, BIMSTEC vs SAARC, and SAARC's future given terror.
What to cover
- SCO: RATS, India's interests, China–Pakistan factor
- BRICS: expansion, NDB, de-dollarisation debate
- AIIB vs NDB: membership, purpose
- BIMSTEC vs SAARC: similarities, differences, India's objectives
- SAARC paralysis
Writing the answer
- Mandate → India's interest → challenges → way forward
These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 6 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.
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