Hi friends, I'm struggling to write answers in psir, I have taken test series at an institute in Hyderabad
I can share some of my sample answers, I'm scoring very low in the range of 60-70/250
Can someone please help me
I think first take the question paper and a paper. For each question that you are going to write know whatever you know that you can think of is relevant. This also means that you do the interlinking concepts as well. And SR ma’am advices to think of the conclusion and 1 sentence answer first. Like for example if there is a question whether realism is the best school in IP? Discuss. Here the short is no, but it is dominant discourse with relevance. Also conclusion will be somewhere in the lines that realism is an useful discourse if also used with tactful use of other approaches.
now you bring your paper write down your knowledge in the topic to establish that one sentence answer. Say for example a brief on realism would mean noting down the keywords like hegemonic discourse, timeless wisdom, anarchy in international politics, different schools within realism.
Then to establish that it is not the best, because no one school is. Bring viewpoints of different approaches that counter realist approach. Marxists- wallerstien model, Feminists- not emancipatory and excludes women, Liberals- peace and can be achieved by institutions , and even variations within realism.
Think if you can link something from current as well, and adding theoretical understanding from paper 1 can also help. For example : Chanakya’s Shadgunya Niti and explain in the complex interdependence of current state how that isn’t sufficient for eg: the complexity of India-China relations.
Once you have the content create the flow. Only then write. This means you are going to breach time limit but that is okay for few tests. ATB. hope this helps
