Topic: Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy
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…
What are the challenges and limitations in India – Iran relations?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 civilisational depth (Nehru, Discovery of India) → cordial but never strategic → the gap is the challengeRoute 2 ancient cultural +…
Critically examine the continuity and change in India’s Palestine policy in the wake of the ongoing Israel- Hamas War.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 war didn’t break the policy → exposed two layers already there (declared position stable / weight + method moving)Route 2 continuity…
Evaluate India’s vision of a new world order.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 “new world order” from Bush 1991 (rule-based) → unipolarity fading into an Asian Century → India’s answer: multipolar, shared power/responsibility, not…
“The war in Afghanistan is crucial from the point of view of India’s national security. If the Americans withdraw and jihadis emerge with a sense of triumphalism, India will face increasing onslaught of terrorism”. Comment
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 fear is well-founded → Afghanistan on NW approaches + 1990s Kabul as terror nursery → but must the prediction follow?Route 2…
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…
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