Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. India and its neighborhood- relations.
6) Do you think the recent opening up of Kartarpur corridor brings a moment of transcendence in a fraught India-Pak relationship? Analyse.(250 words)
Why this question:
The article explains that November 9, 2019 will go down as a rare day in the history of the Indian sub-continent, on which two nations managed to put aside the distrust and hostilities to jointly facilitate a pilgrimage for a small religious minority in India.
Key demand of the question:
Question aims to analyse the positive sides of the recently launched Kartarpur corridor between India and Pak that provides for access to Pilgrims burying aside long waited differences.
Directive:
Analyze – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
India and Pakistan have signed an agreement to operationalize the Kartarpur corridor that will facilitate pilgrims from India to visit the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.
Body:
Explain the history and significance of Kartarpur corridor.
States that The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims.
Discuss what future has for both the countries with initiation of such co-operation between the two.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way ahead.
