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Discuss the political aspects of Himalaya. Explain how it has affected the geo-strategy, geo-politics and regional consciousness of Indian federalism.

  • UPSC 2019
  • Political Aspects

The Himalaya is India's northern political limit, yet for most of its 2,500 km it is a frontier zone of graduated sovereignty rather than a surveyed line — the state's writ thins with altitude and thickens only at the passes.

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  • Political aspects: a frontier, not a boundary
  • Geo-strategy: the barrier myth and its replacement
  • Geo-politics: the meeting zone and the eroding buffer
  • Regional consciousness inside Indian federalism
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