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“Domestic turmoil in neighbouring South Asian countries often constitutes a strain on Indian foreign policy.” Discuss with illustrations.

  • UPSC 2007
  • 60 marks
  • India and South Asia

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South Asia is, in Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver's terms (Regions and Powers, 2003), a regional security complex whose members' security cannot be separated. Because India borders every member and dominates the region's economy, a neighbour's internal crisis rarely stays internal: India becomes a participant whether or not it acts. The statement holds, but the…

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