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International Cooperation — Prelims Strategy

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Prelims Strategy

Focus on memorizing specific facts and figures: India's FATF membership year (2010), number of UN conventions ratified (13 out of 19), SCO-RATS headquarters (Tashkent), key UNSCR numbers (1373, 1267, 2178).

Create a comprehensive list of bilateral extradition treaties and their outcomes, particularly high-profile cases like Abu Salem, Vijay Mallya, and Nirav Modi. Understand the technical aspects of FATF's 40 Recommendations, especially Recommendation 6 on terrorist financing.

Practice elimination techniques by understanding common traps: confusing FATF with UN bodies, mixing up headquarters locations, incorrect dates for treaty ratifications. Pay special attention to current affairs connections, particularly recent FATF evaluations, new bilateral agreements, and changes in international cooperation frameworks.

Use mnemonics for remembering multiple conventions and their years. Regular revision of factual content is essential as questions often test precise knowledge of dates, numbers, and institutional details.