Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Discuss the future prospects of Indo-Nepal relations in the context of the recent publication of new Nepalese map wrongly claiming Indian territory.

  • UPSC 2020
  • 10 marks
  • India and South Asia

Unlock the full answer · ₹1,770 ↓

On 8 May 2020 India opened an 80-km road to the Lipulekh pass on the Kailash Mansarovar route. Kathmandu protested that it crossed Nepali territory without consultation, and in June 2020 its parliament unanimously amended the constitution to adopt a map showing Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura (roughly 335–370 sq km by differing counts) as Nepali.…

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of the PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions.

What the full answer covers

  • Why the map appeared
  • Grounds for optimism
  • Persisting risks
  • Conclusion
PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions

PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions

Unlock this answer and 1,393 more

  • 1,394 solved UPSC PSIR PYQs from 1991 to 2026, Paper-1 and Paper-2
  • Topic-wise across all 40 syllabus units
  • A full model answer for every question
  • Read online on lotusarise.com, plus PDF download
  • 500 days of access from the day you enrol

₹1,770₹5,00064% off

Get PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions @ ₹1,770 →

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every India and South Asia question (84 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in