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Topic: Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy

6 October 2026

Discuss the three areas of security co-operation between India and Israel. (150 words)

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6 October 2026

India has recognised that West Asia is not a single contest, but a tangle of rivalries, bargains and anxieties. Comment.

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6 October 2026

How is the current standoff between the USA and Iran affecting India’s energy security?

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6 October 2026

Critically examine India’s position on South China Sea Dispute.

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6 October 2026

“The growing closeness between India and Israel will strengthen the cause of Palestine.” Comment. (150 words)

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9 August 2026

India’s reluctance to perceive any ‘existential threat’ inevitably made the multilateral path to nuclear security a ‘default option until it decided to cross the nuclear Rubicon in 1998. Identify and analyze some of the major reasons behind this shift in India’s position on the nuclear question.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 multilateral path = “default,” not conviction → no acute existential threat → capability latent since the 1966 signal / 1974 Smiling…

9 August 2026

Has the recent Indo-Israeli relationships given a new dynamics to India’s stand on Palestinian statehood?

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 1950 recognition / 1992 full ties → Palestine long read through the anti-colonial prism → Israel closeness changes the voicing, not…

9 August 2026

Do you think that India’s capacity building role in Afghanistan has shrunk the strategic space for Pakistan there? Discuss.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 strategic depth = Pakistan’s doctrine of a pliant Kabul as leverage vs India → India replied with capacity building, not arms…

9 August 2026

Identify the key sectors of cooperation between India and Israel since 2014. Examine their significance in strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 2014 as inflection → discreet, defence-heavy ties turn public and broad-basedRoute 2 Modi 2017 (first PM) + Netanyahu 2018 → cooperation…

9 August 2026

How does India-Israel bilateral ties reflect the autonomy of India’s foreign policy choices?

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 autonomy = freedom of decision, not standing apart → Israel ties the sharpest live testRoute 2 India deepens Israel while holding…

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