Is military power impotent in world politics Its roots are found in a number of assumptions about the transforming role of military force in world politics. For instance, given the destructiveness of both conventional and nuclear weapons, it finds expression among those who ask whether modern weapons are too dangerous to be employed. It finds expression in questions concerning the control of weapons Is proper control possible Is accidental holocaust avoidable It is even inherent in the concern of those who question the deterrent value of military power. Do arms deter attack by others Or instead, because of the fear, distrust, and threats they elicit, might weapons ironically invite preemptive attacks by suspicious adversaries on whom they are targeted Because security is a psychological phenomenon, is it necessarily augmented by the acquisition of more weapons of war The experience of the United States during the Vietnam war is consistent with the argument that military power does not equal political influence. Vietnam demonstrated in a vivid and disturbing manner that superior firepower did not enable a powerful nation to "get the other fellow to comply" with its preferences. Vietnam was a test of the thesis that force yields influence, and the results showed the inadequacies of military might in molding behaviour. To many observers, Vietnam illustrated the impracticality of seeking military solutions to political problems in the contemporary world. However, there is much inherent in the system of global politics that resists the logic of this lesson. The things that hurt, instruct, Benjamin Franklin noted. It took as costly an event as Vietnam to demonstrate the inability of a vastly superior military power to enforce its will on a small and weak country. But the lesson, like the memory of the war itself, may easily fade with the disappearance of the pain it produced. Must the world be hurt before it can be instructed Is it not disturbing to think of the costs that may have to be paid again in order to relearn that weapons cannot solve many of the world's problems

1. What are the dangers of modern weapons

2. What are the inherent contradictions or ironies with reference to the paragraph

3. According to the author, what is the lesson of the Vietnam war

4. What is there in global politics that is detrimental to disarmament

5. What is the main opinion of the writer on armamentation

6. What were the causes of Arab-Israel war 1967 Enumerate.

7. What is SAFTA

8. Describe the role of World Trade Organization as a multilateral trade forum.

9. What were the main causes of the end of Cold War

10. Define "Shock Therapy" policy of Boris Yeltsin.

11. What do you mean by NATO's eastward expansion

12. Discuss the limitations of United States as a pre-eminent power in a multipolar world.

13. Explain the achievement of Vietnam under Doi Moi.

14. Critically examine the role of military in the politics of Pakistan.

15. Comment on the Baathist ideology in Iraq.

16. Analyse the concept of 'dialogue partnership' in the context of ASEAN.

17. Comment on the statement that 'Malaysian HINDRAF is linked to LTTE of Sri Lanka'.

18. Write a note on the 'Peru-APEC Summit' of November 2008.

19. What is the role of UNHCR

20. Analyse the current status of Indo-Russian strategic relations.

21. Critically analyse the idealist approach to the study of International Relations.

22. Describe the role of military power in the Post-Cold War international relations.

23. Discuss the role and limitations of the United Nations in Peace-Making and Peace- Enforcement.

24. Describe the nature of limited wars in the nuclear age.

25. What is the impact of Globalization on the economy and development of poor nationstates Analyse.

21. Describe the higher defence organization of India.

22. Describe the economic, social and political problems of Disarmament in the changing global scenario.

23. Discuss Kautilya's Philosophy of War.

24. Elucidate maritime interests of India in the Indian Ocean region in the contemporary strategic environment.

25. 'Terrorism has crossed national frontiers and acquired international dimensions.' Comment.

21. Compare and contrast Nasserite and Baathist ideology in West Asian politics.

22. Explain the role of OPEC in management of oil crisis.

23. Give an overview of Palestine problem.

24. Give in brief your assessment of political modernisation in each of GCC countries.

25. Elucidate India's relations with Egypt in post-Cold War period.

21. Discuss the problems of Indian diaspora in Malaysia.

22. Analyse the major hurdles in reforms movement in Indonesia.

23. Explain the concept of ASEAN boom and its role in regional cooperation.

24. Examine the genesis of Islamic fundamentalism in the context of South-east Asia.

25. Discuss the prospects for restoration of democracy in Myanmar.

21. 'African countries have entered into the second phase of democratisation.' Give your reasons.

22. Compare the French and Portuguese colonial rules in Africa.

23. Illustrate Africa's contribution to NAM.

24. What is the state of Human Rights in Africa Illustrate.

25. Was South-South Co-operation a valid strategy for African Development in postindependence period

21. Evaluate the prospects of Caspian Pipeline Diplomacy. Is there any hope for India to get oil and gas from the Caspian region

22. What are the prospects of NATO's eastward expansion What are its security implications for Russia

23. What are the prospects of India's relations with Central Asian countries

24. Critically evaluate Russia as an energy super power.

25. "Indo-Russian relations are at the crossroads in the process of globalization." Comment.

21. Explain India's role in the development of Bhutan and Maldives.

22. Bring out the problems of nation-building in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

23. Discuss the role of the United States of America in South Asian politics.

24. Write an essay on the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement of July 1987.

25. Examine the role of "Two-nation-theory" in the creation of Pakistan.

21. Write a critique of Nixon's Watergate Scandal.

22. Evaluate the role of the United States in the Arab-Israel peace process.

23. Elucidate the US role in the Iranian hostage crisis.

24. Examine the successes and failures of the US President Bush's Global War on Terror (GWOT) in post-9/11.

25. Discuss the implications of US Iraq policy for the future stability of West Asia.

21. Critically analyse the causes and consequences of the Falkland war.

22. Was Communism in Cuba a success Opine on the prospects of post-Castro Cuba.

23. 'The November-2008 APEC Summit in Lima was a pathbreaking event.' Comment.

24. Write a critique on India's relations with Latin American countries with special reference to President Pratibha Patil's visit.

25. Assess the prospects of Indo-Latin American energy co-operation.

26. Evaluate the nature and the long-term implications of power politics by the United States and the USSR during Cold War years.

27. Examine the problems and prospects of non-traditional threats to India's security in the present politico-strategic milieu.

28. Examine the dynamics of ethnic conflict in South-east Asia with the help of some examples.

29. Examine the intra and inter-regional water disputes in South Asia.

30. Explain briefly Arab-Israel dispute over Palestinian State.

31. 'Indians in East and South Africa, have contributed to Nation-building activities'. Explain.

32. Compare and contrast the transformations in Soviet Union under Lenin in the early 1920s with those under Yeltsin in the early 1990s.

33. Describe the role of the United States in the UN and other international organisations.

34. Write a critique on political movements in Latin America in the post-World War II period.