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Akansh DhullAIR 3

Question 13DiscussGS1GS1

India's territorial disputes after independence were not merely about borders, but also encompass issues of national identity, historical grievances, and geopolitical strategies. Discuss. (Answer in about 250 words)

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Introduction

India's birth in 1947 was a bitter sweet moment as it inherited the issue of border disputes whose birth lay in colonial policies guided by greed.

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Main Body

The answer structures territorial disputes into categories:

Landscape of Territorial Disputes - covers disputes with Afghanistan, Temohan line, Myanmar/Guyana issues.

Disputes covered:

(A) Pakistan Disputerelated to Pol/C, Sri Greek, Due to issue with Radcliff line
(B) Sri LankaMaritime dispute

Issues of National Identity:

1Mostly seen in North-east (e.g., Arbitrary lines separating Kuki-Chin-Mizo peoples)
2Borders not water-tight - cultural

Issue of Historical grievances:

3Vishnubharad for Poet (1905) → grievance on unresolved nature → led to issues of low democratic LAC issues
4Even recent (Nepal issue) (eg Kalapani Dispute) → has origin in Treaty of Sugauli → also called challenges

Geopolitical strategies:

5(China and Nepal's) maffore strategies for China's claim in Arunachal Pradesh → strategy of board India in South Asia
6(Dotlam issue) → as close to religion corridor.
7(NJ-5842) → diachan issue → geopolitical based on 2 guard war mitigation → (Pincee strategy)
8(Aksai Chin) illegal occupation → has water reserves.

Cultural Identity aspects:

Bangla identity in west Bengal and Bangladesh - cultive persuasive in nature

True Nature of Territorial Disputes - Mix of all Geopolitics & History:

Historical Foundation:

D Radcliffe drew India-Pakistan boundary actuallynever visited India
D Burma part of India till 1925border drawing not scientific
3Borders drawn not for convenience → but for colonial greed (strategy of Durand line → Pashtelic invasion issue)

Identity and Geopolitical Mix:

(D) Idea of cultural alienation in Northeast exacerbated by INSEC (eg Naga Movement)

(C) Sri Lankamix of Tamil identity, geopoliticsfisheries consumption

Domestic Implications:

Dr similar lines, even domestic territories and state borders are based on similar issue.

Conclusion:

The birth of all disputes lie in [illegible] policies of rulers who deliberate borders without thought (eg Square borders in Africa by European colonists)

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Conclusion

The birth of all disputes lie in colonial/deliberate policies of rulers who deliberate borders without thought, exemplified by square borders in Africa drawn by European colonists.

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Diagram

A triangular/branching diagram showing landscape of territorial disputes with three main branches labeled Afghanistan, Temohan line, and Myanmar/Guyana issue, with further subdivisions for Pakistan Dispute and Sri Lanka dispute

  • Identifies multiple dimensions of territorial disputes beyond mere borders
  • Recognizes cultural and identity factors in border demarcation
  • Mentions specific examples like Radcliff line
  • Categorizes disputes into geopolitical and identity-based issues

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Page 32

Topper

Akansh Dhull

AIR 3

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Post-independence Consolidation

Political History

Territorial Disputes and National Identity

Writing Stats

354

Total words

10

Paragraphs

Structured analytical with diagram support

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