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Topic: Contemporary Global Concerns

6 October 2026

International Human Rights frameworks are hostage to politics among nations. Comment.

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6 October 2026

Discuss the five proposals made by India in the recent COP-26 conference held in Glasgow. (150 words)

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6 October 2026

How does the regime change and political crisis in Myanmar threaten regional security and peace?

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6 October 2026

Do you think that sustainable development goals are really attainable by 2030? (150 words)

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9 August 2026

Why does global human security need to be emphasised along with economic security? Explain with examples.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 security once state + military → Buzan: environment + human welfare now core → referent shifts state → individualRoute 2 human…

9 August 2026

Critically evaluate the notion of “Asian Values” in the context of the ongoing debates on human rights.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Asian Values = sharpest cultural-relativist challenge to universal rights → tiger economies + Bangkok Declaration (1993)Route 2 not a rejection but…

9 August 2026

Discuss the Trump-Kim Singapore Summit on the prospects of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Korean denuclearisation sits at intersection of security model + deterrence + nuclear norms → summit must be judged against these logicsRoute…

9 August 2026

Discuss the importance of personal data protection in the context of human rights.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 data protection seen as technical/commercial → actually a defence of privacy → UDHR + Puttaswamy into Article 21Route 2 privacy a…

9 August 2026

Discuss the efficacy of global conventions to combat international terrorism.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 conventions have multiplied since 1963 → terrorism has not receded → efficacy only partialRoute 2 a widening web of counter-terror law…

9 August 2026

The withdrawal of the United States of America from the World Health Organization is set to have far- reaching impacts on global health. Reimagining the existing WHO is vital for the global health agenda. Discuss.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 US founded WHO (1948), principal funder + agenda-driver (surveillance, PEPFAR) → exit raises existential questions for global health governanceRoute 2 withdrawal…

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