2.      What are the priorities of India’s foreign policy?

3.      Being a developing country with sizeable poverty should India not concentrate on its own challenges rather than providing development assistance to other countries like?

4.      Some  experts believe that India’s neighborhood policy has not succeeded and that we have difficult relations with most neighbors. Why so?

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2.      What would it take to normalize relations with Pakistan?

3.      Can Pakistan be blacklisted by FATF?

4.      Why does Pakistan use terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy?

5.      Discuss the current state of India Pakistan relations and comment on the way forward for relations between the two countries?

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2.      Can BIMSTEC be a substitute for SAARC?

3.      Can India With the help of Forums like SAARC/BIMSTEC, India help build a cohesive south Asia?

4.      Discuss the relevance of SAARC in India’s foreign policy and examine whether BIMSTEC is more suited to India’s interests

2.      What is the meaning of India being the net security provider in the region?

3.      How has the lengthening shadow of China impacted equations within South Asia?

4.      India’s concept of Indo-Pacific is inclusive and across oceans. What is the meaning of this word for India and the projection and perception of India in the eyes of  the World. Discuss

5.      What’s in a name-Indo Pacific or Asia Pacific? B. Why is this called a new strategic construct? How did it evolve out of Asia Pacific and in what circumstances and compulsions?

6.      How does the World and the region sees Indo Pacific reconstruct reconstruct being carved ? In particular, What has been the Russian and Chinese response to it? And why?

7.      India’s foreign policy objective of being the leader of the South Asian Regional System needs an overhauling approach. Comment.

8.      Indian Diaspora has an important role to play in South-East Asian countries’ economy and society. Appraise the role of Indian Diaspora in South- East Asia in this context.

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2.      India-Nepal ties must be dominated by opportunities of future, not frustrations of past. Critically analyze.

2.      India-Bhutan relations not only reflects the contemporary nature of their relationship but also lay the foundation for their future development in the 21st century. Elucidate the statement in the backdrop of India’s emphasis on neighborhood-first policy

3.      Examine the major issues in India Bhutan relations and suggest measured for continuing the cohesive and durable relationship with Bhutan?

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2.      Discus how India-Maldives relationship has evolved over the time and how ties with Maldives will help stabilize Indo Maldives relations.

3.      Maldives strategically significant for India

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2.      In respect of India — Sri Lanka relations, discuss how domestic factors influence foreign policy.

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2.      Discuss how the border dispute with China is posing a major test to the India-China bilateral relations. List down the efforts taken by both countries in this regard and their consequences

3.      China is using its economic relations and positive trade surplus as tool to develop potential military power status in Asia’, In the light of this statement, discuss its impact on India as her neighbour

4.      India and China strategic strength stems from the fact that China built a Shanghai and India still struggles with Mumbai rains.

5.      What do you understand by ‘The String of Pearls’? How does it impact India? Briefly outline the steps taken by India to counter this.

6.      The key to controlling China on northern frontier lies in developing a maritime strategy for Andaman. Analyse.

7.      Significance of Pangong Tso

8.      South China Sea Dispute

9.      With respect to the South China sea, maritime territorial disputes and rising tension affirm the need for safeguarding maritime security to ensure freedom of navigation and over flight throughout the region. In this context, discuss the bilateral issues between India and China.

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2.      India and Japan share a commonality in the past and convergence of interests in the future. Comment.

3.      Economic ties between India and Japan while growing in the recent years are still far below their potential. Elucidate the policy constraints which are inhibiting this growth.

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2.      Discuss the impact that America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan would have on Indi

2.      Increasing interest of India in Africa must be based on strategic and economic advances that China sees for itself. Critically examine

2.      Write a note on India’s strategic crude oil reserves program.

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2.      The question of India’s Energy Security constitutes the most important part of India’s economic progress. Analyze India’s energy policy cooperation with West Asian Countries.

3.      “Iran is pivotal in realizing the idea of connecting India with Central Asia”, in the back drop of statement discuss the challenges in realizing it? What steps do you suggest as way forward?

4.      In what ways would the ongoing US-Iran Nuclear Pact Controversy affect the national interest of India? How should India respond to this situation?

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6.      ‘India’s relations with Israel have, of late, acquired a depth and diversity, which cannot be rolled back.” Discuss.

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6.      What are the key areas of reform if the WTO has to survive in the present context of ‘Trade War’, especially keeping in mind the interest of India?

7.      “The broader aims and objectives of WTO are to manage and promote international trade in the era of globalization. But the Doha round of negotiations seem doomed due to differences between the developed and the developing countries.” Discuss in the Indian perspective.

8.      WTO is an important international institution where decisions taken affect countries in profound manner. What is the mandate of WTO and how binding are their decisions? Critically analyse India’s stand on the latest round of talks on Food security.

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14.  What is the mandate of New Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank? Examine whether the coming of NDB and AIIB changes the rules of development financing vis-à-vis the western dominated multilateral financing institutions?

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17.  The Role and significance of UNSC

18.  Discuss the Role and significance of UNSC, is there a need to reform UNSC? why India should be given permanent membership?

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21.  A number or outside powers have entrenched themselves in Central Asia, which is a zone to interest to India. Discuss the implications, in this context, of India’s joining the Ashgabat Agreement, BRICS

22.  Johannesburg Summit of BRICS

23.  Para diplomacy -their potential in the conduct of border relations.

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26.  With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations concluding, estimate India’s associated concerns in being a part of the RCEP due to which India preferred to stay out of the trade pact. Discuss the way forward

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29.  What are the common interests, strength and future that binds QUAD, and how has its prominence increased?

30.  Quad has not yet been formalized like NATO. How and in what circumstances do you see a transition from a loose entity to an organised group.

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33.  The maritime security of India

34.  Blue Water Navy and its strategy for India

35.  Role of Indian Diaspora

36.  Hydro diplomacy and India’s Future role.

37.  What is meant by Gujral doctrine? Does it have any relevance today? Discuss.

38.  Trans Pacific Partnership

39.  Tarim basin and its recent role

40.  Significance of Kra canal

41.  REE politics and its implications for the World.

42.  Geopolitics significance of Tibetan plateau

43.  Critically examine whether the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration solve the migrant crisis facing the world currently?

44.  Write a note on India’s strategic crude oil reserves programme.

45.  BRICS has grown in influence in its first decade but is still far from achieving its initial goals. Comment.

46.  Examine the key objectives of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the challenges it faces today.

47.  Explain the significance of International Monitoring System (IMS) of Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). How can it be relevant to India? Analyse. (250 words)

48.  What is the way forward on non-military issues like sharing of Covid Vaccine and Trade agreements?

49.  Only concrete message emerging out of the conference is on 5G cooperation. This could have been taken at the national level way back when we blocked apps. What are your views?

50.  What are the main functions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)? Explain different functional commissions attached to it.

51.  The World Bank and the IMF, collectively known as the Bretton Woods Institutions, are the two inter- governmental pillars supporting the structure of the world’s economic and financial order. Superficially, the World Bank and the IMF exhibit many common characteristics, yet their role, functions and mandate are distinctly different. Elucidate.

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