Border Disputes — Prelims Strategy

Prelims Strategy

Focus on memorizing specific facts: LAC length (3,488 km), disputed areas (Aksai Chin 38,000 sq km, Arunachal Pradesh 90,000 sq km), key agreement years (1993, 1996, 2005), and recent incident dates (Doklam 2017, Galwan 2020).

Understand the distinction between LAC and claimed boundaries, McMahon Line significance, and China's rationale for territorial claims. Practice elimination techniques by identifying obviously wrong options first.

Common traps include confusing LAC with international boundary, mixing up agreement years, and incorrect casualty figures. Create a timeline of major events from 1914 McMahon Line to recent incidents.

Pay special attention to current affairs developments and their connection to historical context.

Also build Paper II skills

Dense constitutional and IR passages mirror CSAT-style comprehension and argument evaluation—build those skills in parallel. CSAT hub.

• Valid & invalid arguments
• Syllogisms
• Critical reasoning