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Test Booklet No.

PAPER-III
J-9 0 0 9
INTERNATIONAL AND
Time 21 hours] [Maximum Marks 200

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Number of Questions in this Booklet 26

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Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the given questions in about thirty words each
To be sure, the majority of mankind continues to assume that preparation for war is the best route to the maintenance of peace. It may be decades before this assumption is seriously questioned by enough people to mobilize efforts to reduce the level of expenditures for the instruments of war. Old habits die hard, especially when threats and fears persist.
Policy debate has not often centered on the issue of whether arms should be acquired. Such debate of necessity does center on questions concerning the price of weapons. What priorities should be attached to military expenditures compared to other needs How much military strength is necessary to assure peace Are there thresholds beyond which the addition of greater destructive power is meaningless and its costs prohibitive In seeking national security through military might, is it possible that over the long run the economic burdens will become so great that the economy and resources that those arms are meant to safeguard will be undermined Can even the most prosperous and advantaged nation afford to expend large proportions of its national treasure in peacetime for military preparations
Another compelling challenge to the belief in military power finds expression in the proposition that military power has declined in its capacity to confer influence on its possessor. "The paradox of contemporary military strength." Henry A. Kissinger observed, is that "The capacity to destroy is difficult to translate into a plausible threat even against countries with no capacity for retaliation." The threat of force is often not very credible. Military power is rendered impotent by its very strength. Whether it can be used as a mode of leverage in bargaining is therefore thrown into question.
Weapons may perform a deterrent function. But if increasingly costly military strength can no longer be used to extract compliance from others, then weapons will have lost their capacity to function as a basis or a substitute for diplomacy, and the militarily powerful will no longer be able to command influence. And if military power is impotent, why pay the price of vigilance Inasmuch as no increase in military capacity is likely to be sufficient to make a nation invulnerable, escalating military build-ups can only be assessed in terms of other consequences. That these are often counter productive was reflected in U Thant's observation that "The massive sums devoted to armaments do not increase international or human security or happiness. On the contrary, they serve to feed the escalating arms race, to increase insecurity, and to multiply the risks to human survival".

1. Highlight the main arguments of this paragraph.

2. Why does the author say 'old habits die hard'

3. What is Henry Kissinger's view on military strength as per this paragraph

4. What is the price of vigilance as referred to in the above-said paragraph

5. Why is military build-up counter-productive

6. Define non-alignment as a strategy for economic development.

7. What is human security

8. What are the millennium development goals

9. 'Japan-India relations are not commensurate with their importance as nations'. Comment.

10. Do India and China have a robust economic relationship Comment.

11. What do you mean by Near Abroad' in Russian foreign policy

12. What do you mean by Glasnost

13. Discuss the importance of Track-Two Diplomacy in South Asia.

14. Examine the post-election political developments in Nepal.

15. Define Pan-Africanism.

16. What was the contribution of African National Congress to the fight against apartheid

17. Explain preventive diplomacy and the role of ASEAN Regional Forum to promote it.

18. Analyse the role of 'Pacific Islands Forum for regionalism in South Pacific.

19. Analyse the prospects of Brazil as an emerging power.

20. policy in Iraq is flawed from the start' Comment.

21. Discuss the Realist approach to the study of International Relations.

22. Describe the tangible elements of National Power.

23. Discuss the issues raised for the restructuring of the United Nations.

24. Describe the main components and limitations of Nuclear Deterrence.

25. Discuss the evolution of India-China relations since the end of Cold War.

21. Discuss the internal threats to India's National Security.

22. Describe the problems and prospects of Nuclear Non-proliferation after the dis-integration of the Soviet Union.
23. Explain the military and non-military measures of Confidence Building between India and Pakistan.

24. Describe the elements of Sea Power as propounded by Admiral A.T. Mahan.

25. Discuss the impact of Revolution in Military Affairs (R.M.A.) on International Security.

21. Give your assessment of yemen's role in the emerging security architecture in the Red
Sea area in post phase.

22. Explain Arab-Israel relations in post cold war period.

23. What are the US interests in Arab-Countries in a multipolar world

24. How do some Arab states manage their dual identity of Arab and African Explain.

25. Explain the process of economic and social modernization in Saudi Arabia.


21. Analyse the significance of Mekong-Ganga project.

22. Examine the Australian involvement in Southeast Asian Security.

23. Examine the complexities of the dispute over the spratlys.

24. Analyse India's trade and investment relations with Southeast Asia.

25. Critically examine the implementation complexities of ASEAN-Free-Trade-Agreement (AFTA).

21. Give your assessment of rises in Eastern Cango and piracy off somali coast with reference to functioning of N

22. Illustrate India and China's search for energy and mineral resources in African Countries.

23. Compare and contrast objectives of COMESA and SADL. ‚Ë.•Ê..8..߸.8‚.8. (COMESA) ÃÕÊ 8‚.8.«UË.8‹. (SADL) ..§
24. Explain briefly African efforts to build unity and establish cooperation since post war period.

25. Elucidate African States use of UN General Assembly to highlight issues of apartheid and racism. /¥Uª÷.Œ ÃÕÊ
21. Write a status report on the Sino-Russian border disputes with special reference to Putin's role in resolving
22. Critically assess Gorbachev's dual policy of "perestroika and glasnost".

23. White a critique on the five-day war between Georgia and Russia in August, 2008.

24. Analyse the emerging political system in Russia with special reference to the parliamentary elections of December 2007 and presidential election of May, 2008.

25. Evaluate the role of 'Shanghai' Cooperation Organization as a catalyst of multifaceted cooperation in Eurasia.

21. Examine the factors responsible for the Ethnic conflict in Srilanka.

22. Suggest measures for resolving the Kashmir issue.

23. "SAARC is an Indo-Centric Regional Organisation". Comment.

24. Analyse the current scenario of democracy in Pakistan.

25. Write an essay on the "Gujral Doctrine".

21. 'Obama's victory in the US Presidential elections is people's victory for a hopeful change'. Comment.
22. Examine the US role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

23. Evaluate the changing facets of US policy towards Syria.

24. Write a note on the US National Missile Defence programme.

25. Write a critique of the US Nuclear Non-Proliferation policies along with suitable examples.

21. Critically assess the reign of General Augusto pinochet in Chile.

22. Write a note on the geo-political importance of Panama Canal.

23. Critically appraise the contemporary phase of US-Mexico relations.

24. Brazil in Latin America is an emerging power. Comment.

25. Assess the role of Venezuela in the energy security of Latin American Countries.

26. Evaluate the theory and practice of 'Decision-Making' approach in the domain of International Relations.

27. Examine the essentials of India's Nuclear Doctrine and future needs in the light of China-Pakistan strategic nexus.

28. Economically East Asia may be the most dynamic region of the world, but there are many political issues to be addressed for it to become a region of peace and stability'. Analyse.

29. Why Suharto was known as the father of development in Indonesia Discuss the reasons for his rise and fall.


30. Elucidate india's relations with Egypt in the post-second world war period.

31. Elucidate the role of military in nation-building activities in Africa in post-independence period.

32. Critically evaluate the developments in a resurgent Russia between 2000-2008. 2000-2008 .
33. Describe in detail the impact of Cuban revolution on the leftist movement in Latin America.

34. Discuss in detail the US military strategy against Iraq during the Gulf