India-Maldives Relations — Prelims Strategy

Prelims Strategy

For Prelims preparation, focus on memorizing key facts, dates, and agreements. Essential memorization includes: 1965 (diplomatic relations establishment), 1981 (Treaty of Friendship), 1988 (Operation Cactus), $100 million (GMCP funding), 1.

5 meters (average elevation of Maldives). Learn the names of major projects: Greater Malé Connectivity Project, Addu Tourism Zone, Composite Training Team. Understand the strategic significance: sea lanes of communication, 50% global container traffic, 70% petroleum products for Asia.

Practice elimination techniques by understanding common traps: confusing grant vs. Line of Credit funding, mixing up years of different events, confusing Maldives with other island nations. Focus on recent developments and their implications.

Create mental associations: Maldives = maritime security, climate vulnerability, small island diplomacy. Use maps to understand geographic significance and strategic location.

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