NCHMCT JEE 2015 Question Paper with solutions for online practice
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Passage-II
The Rajapaksa government was insensitive towards India. The new Lankan government will have its own set of priorities but it should also understand India’s worries. For example, India is concemed about the increasing Chinese presence in Sri Lanka. While we should have close relations with China, we must also assuage India's fears. In addition, we need better people-to-people contact between the two countries. It should not be very difficult to ensure our shared culture and the fact that most professionals in both countries speak the same language. We also need to work harder to secure more private Indian investment and make better use of India's financial assistance. Instead of using funds only for construction, Sri Lanka must use India’s experience in HRD too. Sri Lanka’s high commissioner in New Delhi has been working on improving relations between the two business communities but we should also move swiftly on the Free Trade Agreement, which has been held up for years. This does not mean ignoring the concerns of Lankan businessmen who sometimes have got a raw deal from Indian state governments. But such matters should be discussed frankly and solutions must be found to facilitate the economic partnerships that the region needs. Sri Lanka could also establish a special relationship with India, which will bring SAARC on a par with other regional groups. This region has problems because of the traditional rivalry between India and Pakistan. Sri Lanka which is in a position to win the trust or both countries, should take the lead in suggesting cooperation on education cultural engagement and disaster management. A synergistic attitude on these issues could be productive for the whole region. India’s expertise can also help strengthen Sri Lanka’s independent institutions. By voting out Rajapaksa, the electorate has made it clear that it is tired of an over mighty executive. But we should not make the mistake of thinking that a change of guard will solve the problem. To avoid a recurrence, we must strengthen alternative repositories of authority. We must ensure that norms prevalent in other parliaments are implemented here too. For example, we must have more effective consultative committees and prevent members of the executive from chairing these or financial oversight committees.
The Rajapaksa government was insensitive towards India. The new Lankan government will have its own set of priorities but it should also understand India’s worries. For example, India is concemed about the increasing Chinese presence in Sri Lanka. While we should have close relations with China, we must also assuage India's fears. In addition, we need better people-to-people contact between the two countries. It should not be very difficult to ensure our shared culture and the fact that most professionals in both countries speak the same language. We also need to work harder to secure more private Indian investment and make better use of India's financial assistance. Instead of using funds only for construction, Sri Lanka must use India’s experience in HRD too. Sri Lanka’s high commissioner in New Delhi has been working on improving relations between the two business communities but we should also move swiftly on the Free Trade Agreement, which has been held up for years. This does not mean ignoring the concerns of Lankan businessmen who sometimes have got a raw deal from Indian state governments. But such matters should be discussed frankly and solutions must be found to facilitate the economic partnerships that the region needs. Sri Lanka could also establish a special relationship with India, which will bring SAARC on a par with other regional groups. This region has problems because of the traditional rivalry between India and Pakistan. Sri Lanka which is in a position to win the trust or both countries, should take the lead in suggesting cooperation on education cultural engagement and disaster management. A synergistic attitude on these issues could be productive for the whole region. India’s expertise can also help strengthen Sri Lanka’s independent institutions. By voting out Rajapaksa, the electorate has made it clear that it is tired of an over mighty executive. But we should not make the mistake of thinking that a change of guard will solve the problem. To avoid a recurrence, we must strengthen alternative repositories of authority. We must ensure that norms prevalent in other parliaments are implemented here too. For example, we must have more effective consultative committees and prevent members of the executive from chairing these or financial oversight committees.
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