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- https://indianexpress.com/
article/opinion/columns/india- eu-reltions-indo-pacific- diplomatic-agenda-7566717/ - In the intro, mention recently announced EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy.
- In the body, mention India’s immense possibilities with smaller European countries and also the prospects for larger strategic cooperation with the European collective, the emergence of Europe as a widening strategic option amid confrontation between the US and China, EU strategy for India outlined in 2018 etc.
- Conclude by mentioning the need for India to build on the momentum in deepening the relationship with the block.
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Arpita
Decent attempt, you have mentioned most of the points. Introduction is good.
In the body, dedicate a bit more space to the Indo-Pacific part as that is the main focus of the question. You can mention some of India’s own initiatives like Act East and SAGAR and mention the convergence of goals in both EU and India’s strategy.
Also mention some common challenges like aggressive rise of China etc.
Rest of the points are fine.
You can also mention a few challenges in the relationship at the end..like no agreement on BIT, EU occupying little space in foreign policy discourse in Delhi etc
Conclusion is fine. Keep practicing. 🙂
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Siddharth
Crux of your answer is fine. However, you can use some examples to illustrate your points better. While talking about convergence in Indo-Pacific, mention about some of India’s own initiatives like Act East policy and SAGAR and try to point out the convergence in goals. Also, mention some common challenges like aggressive rise of China and global order in a flux etc separately.
While mentioning about partnership in other areas, give example of countries with specific areas India can cooperate in.
You can also mention the strategy for India launched by EU in 2018. No need to explain these things, just mentioning will add value to your answer.
Also, it will be better if you can mention 1-2 challenges in the partnership at the end. Conclusion is fine.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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Muskan
Question is asked mainly from Indo-Pacific perspective, so try to give more focus on that. Your answer has become more broad trying to cover whole India-EU relations. In introduction, rather than talking about BIT and GSP, you can mention the recent Indo-Pacific strategy launched by EU. BIT you can mention in challenges in the relationship at the end. However, keep it short.
Mention some of India’s own initiatives like Act East and SAGAR in the region and mention the convergence of goals (seeks to promote an open and rules-based regional security architecture, including secure sea lines of communication, capacity-building and enhanced naval presence in the Indo-Pacific) in both EU and India’s strategy. Point about China is good, you can mention interest in multipolar world of India-EU.
In the later part, you have digressed a bit. Conclusion seems abrupt with a limited perspective of India-France rather than holistic view of India-EU. You can avoid AUKUS, not much use here. After writing about India-EU partnership, mention some challenges, and conclude by saying there is need for India to build on the momentum in deepening the relationship with the block.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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