Topic: Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy
Critically examine the role of India in shaping the emerging world order.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 unipolar moment over → not multipolar but multiplex (Acharya) → judge India against this → reformist bridge, agenda-setter not rule-makerRoute 2…
How does the recent takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban impact India’s strategic interests?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Aug 2021 takeover undid two decades of Indian statecraft in one stroke → Menon’s “test case” for India’s leading-power claimRoute 2…
Discuss the role of public diplomacy in the enhancement of India’s global standing.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 define public diplomacy → Nye: instrument converting attraction → standing → India’s “leading power” claimRoute 2 a rising India needs legitimacy,…
Discuss India’s vision of a New World order in the 21st century.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 “Asian Century” / Indo-Pacific pivot → multipolar order, no fresh hegemon or bipolar bloc → pluralist heritage vs China’s “Middle Kingdom”Route…
Would you agree with the contention that India’s inclination to lean on a ‘more aggressive hyper-realist posture’ has gained a new momentum in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist strike? Comment.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 “hyper-realist” = Bajpai’s strand → security from military strength / use of force, not institutions → Pahalgam + Sindoor gave it…
India maintains strong ties with countries that will assure a free and open Indo-Pacific and guarantee sreater connectivity with rest of the world. Analyze.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Indo-Pacific = pivot of world politics → India answers through partnerships, not alliances → frame = strategic autonomyRoute 2 India’s own…
For India, a multipolar world order would also mean a multipolar Asia. Comment.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Cold War binaries dissolved → power diffused across many actors → India answers by multi-alignment (US, Russia, Europe, ASEAN — interest,…
Write a brief note on India’s interests in West Asia.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 West Asia central to India’s foreign policy → interests material before ideologicalRoute 2 four interests (energy / people / trade /…
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