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Aniket RanjanAIR 48· 2025

Question Q.9GS2GS2

The ongoing internal crisis in Myanmar is impeding India's Act East Policy. In light of the state-ment, discuss the measures taken by India to deal with the crisis and associated challenges.

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Introduction

In Myanmar, the military coup has taken the place of the government and it has impeding challenges on India's Act East Policy. The basic structure doctrine was upheld and created by Supreme Court in remarkable Keshavananda Bharati Case, 1973 to protect the critical features of our constitution.

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their verdict on us.

2Compromised the need of the member, who actually files the issue.
3Against the Multi-polar world order.

India's permanent Membership to UNSC:

1India is the developing country and voice of global south.
2India is facing terrorism from other Pakistan and fear of china's string of Pearl.
3India has soft-power and unhone leadership. Therefore, India need to have permanent seat in UNSC and it must be made as soon as possible.

In Myanmar, the military coup has taken the place of the government and it has impeding challenges on India's Act East Policy.

[Diagram: Map showing India-Myanmar Border with Bangladesh]

Fig: Map showing India-Myanmar Border.

Crisis in Myanmar and Problem in India:

1Hostile Neighbours creates the tension in the stability of the country.
2The problem of Insurgency and Conflict.
3It has instigated the terrorism in Manipur (Kuki-Meitei).
4Problem of Drug pipelining and arms smuggling (Golden Triangle)
5Rohingya muslim started to infiltrate into the India.
6Porous borders have also created the security challenges.

The efforts taken by India to deal with the crisis:

1India has maintained the trade relation with Myanmar.
2India has made trilateral highway (IMT) to connect North-east.
3Dialogue & Diplomacy with Myanmar Government.

We live in interconnected world and the presence of good neighbours is need of hours.

The basic structure doctrine was upheld and created by Supreme Court in remarkable Keshavananda Bharati Case, 1973 to protect the critical features of our constitution.

Core principles of Constitution:

Federalism -- Democracy -- Judicial Review

Fundamental rights -- Secularism

Cooperative Federalism -- Socialism and Distributive Justice

However, the basic structure was intended to protect against majoritarian impulses but it is being caused by people & other organs of the government as means of Judicial overreach.

other organs of the government as means of Judicial overreach.

Instances of Judicial overreach:

* Sabarimala case: Directions on women right to enter Temple. Infringing into religious matters.

* MC Mehta case: Taking split action in environmental matters.

* Triple Talaq case (Shayra Bano Cri): Here the SC extended its authority.

* Taking Suo mottu with regards to COVID-19 mismanagement.

* In Anoop Baranwal case, SC decided the manner of appointment of CEC and EC.

This all instances shows how the SC had breached it's limit and given judgement on the purview of legislative & executive.

But at the same time, the SC has given the judgement to protect the rights of people as mandated under (Article 32) like Vidarbha guidelines.

These needs to be harmony between judicial review and other organs of the government.

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Conclusion

We live in interconnected world and the presence of good neighbours is need of hours. However, the basic structure was intended to protect against majoritarian impulses but it is being caused by people & other organs of the government as means of Judicial overreach. These needs to be harmony between judicial review and other organs of the government.

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Diagram

Diagram showing core principles of Constitution: Federalism, Democracy, Judicial Review, Fundamental rights, Secularism, Cooperative Federalism, Socialism and Distributive Justice

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  • Uses visual aid (map)
  • Identifies key challenges
  • References landmark case law
  • Identifies core principles
  • Acknowledges dual perspective

Topper

Aniket Ranjan

AIR 482025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

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541

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11

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5

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formal and legal

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