Indian Government and Politics-Ethnicity in Indian Politics [IAS (Admin.) Mains Political Science (PSIR)]: Questions 1 - 6 of 6

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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2013

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Explain the phenomenon of ethnic politics in India in the recent times.

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Ethnic Politics in India in the Recent Times

  • The word “ethnic” comes from Latin word ethnikos which refers to a group that is foreign or different.
  • In modern context, it is used to refer to a social group that has distinct culture, language and tradition and is conscious of its difference from others.
  • The Republic of India has over a thousand ethnic a…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2016

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Cultural and regional differences are the bases on which politics is played out in India.

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Cultural and Regional Differences in Indian Political System

  • With over five thousand ethnic and sub ethnic groups, India is one of the most diverse regions in the world.
  • Each and everyone of these social groups have distinct socio-religious practices.
  • They have a long history too. Many times these social groups interacted with each other, sometimes th…

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Critically examine ethnic conflicts in North East India.

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Ethnic Conflicts in North East India

  • With over 5000 ethnic and sub ethnic groups, India is by and large the most diverse country in the world.
  • After Indian independence, India inherited many regions that were formerly British colonies.
  • The many diverse regions of North East India were different from the Indian hinterland with regards to culture, langu…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2015

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Explain the phenomenon of ethnic politics in India in recent times.

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  • Ethnic politics is mother of the regionalism. India is a victim of the ethnic politics from very long time, ethnic politics domain is hard to define in few lines but from the demand of statehood to the formation of the ethnic organization all comes in its ambit.
  • Pakistan creation is a lucid example of the ethnic politics played by marginalized secti…

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2015

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Write note on: Relation between ethnicity and democracy in India.

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Dual impulses of the ethnic integration and disintegration have been released by the democratic politics of India. Democracy as an ideology and system of the governance centers around the individual hence, it underplays the ethnic specificity and group feeling of the individuals. It also prescribes and permits the pursuance of the multiple interest…

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Question 6

Appeared in Year: 2022

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Ethnicity is the underlying cause which poses a great challenge in the resolution of the problems in the North-East region of India. Comment. (Paper 1)

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Ethnicity as a Challenge

Challenges brought on by ethnicity in the north-eastern region include the exclusion of the Bru population, the Naga vs. Meity war, the Kuki conflict, and the long-standing Naga insurgency.

In order to investigate ethnic conflicts in north-eastern India, two methods are used. Approach to modernization, development, and nation…

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