Section A
- Party System in India is neither western nor indigenous. Explain.
- In what respect is the new social movement new in nature? Discuss.
- Do you agree that the UN has failed to contain transnational terrorism? Elaborate your answer with examples.
- The Feminist approach to international politics is biased. Comment
- Ukraine crisis is a product of power politics and geo-politics. Comment
- Despite so many agreed areas of cooperation, innumerable institutional mechanisms and a permanent secretariat, SAARC has not taken off as a meaningful regional grouping. Discuss
- Critically evaluate the approaches of global south towards addressing environment concerns.
- Critically assess the changing nature of the concept of national security.
- Argue a case for UN reform in the context of changing global milieu.
- Whow was Mr. X in international politics? Elaborate his approach to foreign policy.
- Morton A Kaplan's system theory is contrary to the fundamental precepts of the system approach. Comment.
- How do you explain the growing importance of multinational corporation (MNCs) and civil society in contemporary international politics?
- What is 'global village'? Elaborate its main characteristics and also the factors that contributed to its growth.
- Discuss the main factors that have contributed to the gradual transformation of the world from 'Billiard Ball Model' to 'Cobweb Model'.
Section B
- Is India's quest for a permanent seat in the security council a possibility or just a pipedream? Elaborate with reasons.
- Afghanistan is a litmus test for India's ascendance as a regional and global power. Discuss
- EU-India relations have a long way to go before they can purposely be termed strategic. Discuss.
- Do you agree with the view that the USA is of late willing to treat India as a partner rather than merely a camp-follower? Give your reasons for your answer.
- Discuss the grounds for India's opposition to NPT.
- Evaluate the recent changes in Indo-Japan relations.
- Federal units are critical in the making of India's foreign policy. Examine this statement to the role of West Bengal vis-a-vis Bangladesh.
- India's policy of non-alignment has been guided by the genius of the Indian people and their interests. Explain.
- Analyse the drivers of the Indo-Russian relations in the Post-Cold-War era.
- Examine the implications of turmoil in Iraq and West Asia for India's security and foreign policy concerns
- Evaluate India's participation in UN peace-keeping operations over the years.
- The MEA is losing its importance in the making of India's foreign policy with the Parallel rise of the PMO. Explain.
- Some of the major changes that occurred in India's foreign policy after the Sino-India war in 1962 were within the larger framework of continuity. Discuss.
- In the history of foreign policy, seldom have relations between any two national blossomed as fast as they have in the case of India and Israel. Discuss.