CE-2017 Question Outline
 

Dear Members,
Please check the outline for a question I attempted from the 2017 exam. Constructive criticism and comments are welcome.

[B]The impact of burgeoning US-India strategic partnership over the security situation of the region and Indian Ocean Region. (2017)[/B]

US-India Strategic Partnership:[LIST][*]Civil nuclear cooperation deal in 2008[*]June 2015 – renewed 10-year defence framework [*]Strategic agreement signed in August 2016[*]US the largest defence equipment supplier to India - $4.4 billion worth of defence deals in last three years[/LIST]
Impact on the security of the region:[LIST][*]Deterioration of BOP and strategic equilibrium of the region [*]Exacerbation of nuclear tensions[*]The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) – transfer and sharing of military technology to counter China[*]Threat to national security of Pakistan[*]Pak – China civil nuclear deal and CPEC[/LIST]
Impact on the Indian Ocean region:[LIST][*]India’s hegemonic ambitions in the IOR[*]In retaliation to China’s OBOR and String of Pearls[*]Risk of tensions between India and China due to Indian controlled Nicobar and Andaman Islands [*]US plans to deploy 60% of its surface ships in the IOR[/LIST]
Conclusion:[LIST][*]US-India strategic partnership - threat to the security architecture of the region[*]US helping India to counter China[*]Escalation of arms race [*]China’s increasing economic and military cooperation with the South Asian countries (Pak, Sri Lanka, Maldives)[*]Pakistan relations with China at their peak. Deterioration of relations with the US[*]China is there to counter India’s attempt to increase influence with the US help[/LIST]