PSIR Optional · Paper II · Section B: India and the World
India and South Asia Notes · PYQs · Solved Answers
Free notes, every previous year question and the solved answers for India and South Asia (Paper II, Section B: India and the World), arranged so you can read a topic and immediately see how UPSC has asked it. Syllabus: Regional cooperation, SAARC, South Asia as a free trade area, India's Look East policy, impediments to regional cooperation.
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1991–2026
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70
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16
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Paper II · Unit 03
India and South Asia notes
Topic-wise notes for this unit in syllabus order. Read a topic, then open its previous year questions below.
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Border Disputes in South Asia
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China’s Expanding Footprint in South Asia and India’s Response
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Ethnic Conflicts and Insurgencies as Impediments to Regional Cooperation
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From Look East to Act East
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Illegal Cross-Border Migration and India’s Security
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India and SAARC Past Performance and Future Prospects
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India-Afghanistan Relations (PSIR Optional)
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India-Bangladesh Relations (PSIR Optional)
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India-Bhutan Relations (PSIR Optional)
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India-Maldives Relations (PSIR Optional)
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India-Myanmar Relations (PSIR Optional)
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India-Nepal Relations (PSIR Optional)
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India-Pakistan Relations (PSIR Optional)
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India-Sri Lanka Relations (PSIR Optional)
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River Water Disputes between India and its Neighbours
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South Asia as a Free Trade Area
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Previous year questions: India and South Asia
Every question UPSC has asked from this unit, year-wise, with a link to its solved answer.
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Solved PYQ answers: India and South Asia
Model answers to the previous year questions of this unit, newest exam year first.
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