India has different issues and concerns with its neighbors:
A. Sri Lanka - Ethnic conflict over Sinhala and Tamil populations
B. Bangladesh - Kosi River
C. Myanmar - Rohingya refugees
D. Bhutan - Doklam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C and D
Each pair names a neighbour of India and an issue; a pair is correct only if the issue really concerns India’s relations with that neighbour.
A. Sri Lanka - Ethnic conflict over Sinhala and Tamil populations Correct. The conflict between the Sinhala majority and the Tamil minority led to a long civil war with the LTTE, which ended in 2009. India was drawn in through the Tamils of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (1987–90) and the flow of refugees.
B. Bangladesh - Kosi River Incorrect. The Kosi flows from Nepal into Bihar, so its floods and the Kosi project are an India–Nepal matter. India’s river issues with Bangladesh are the sharing of the Ganga (Farakka) and Teesta waters.
C. Myanmar - Rohingya refugees Correct. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority of Myanmar’s Rakhine State, fled violence there, above all in 2017, and many entered India and Bangladesh. Their presence is a humanitarian and security concern in India’s relations with Myanmar.
D. Bhutan - Doklam Correct. Doklam is a plateau near the India–Bhutan–China tri-junction, claimed by both Bhutan and China. In 2017 Indian troops stopped Chinese road building there, in support of Bhutan, which led to a 73-day standoff; the area is a shared security concern of India and Bhutan.