Changing International Political Order

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Changing International Political Order: Rise of super powers; strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and Cold War; Nuclear threat; Non-aligned movement; Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world.

2026

Section b · 1. · Paper Q4(b) · 2026 · 15 marks · Solution

How did the Council of Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) reflect geo-political division of the world during the cold war?

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Section c · 2. · Paper Q7(c) · 2026 · 15 marks · Solution

India has adopted multi-alignment to fulfill its core values and interests in international relations. Discuss

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2025

Section d · 3. · Paper Q5(d) · 2025 · 10 marks · Solution

Does the Non-Aligned Movement have any future in the wake of India's growing indifference towards it?

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Section a · 4. · Paper Q8(a) · 2025 · 20 marks · Solution

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

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2024

Section e · 5. · Paper Q1(e) · 2024 · 10 marks · Solution

The changing global order and ongoing regional conflicts, with the global powers taking sides, have jeopardized the progress made towards disarmament in the past. Comment.

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Section c · 6. · Paper Q3(c) · 2024 · 15 marks · Solution

Do you agree with the view that the USA uses NATO as a traditional tool of strategy to perpetuate its hegemony in the world?

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Section b · 7. · Paper Q8(b) · 2024 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss the implications of the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime with Myanmar by the Indian Government on the complex ethno-political dynamics of the north-eastern region.

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2023

Section a · 8. · Paper Q3(a) · 2023 · 20 marks · Solution

"During the Cold War, the Non-Aligned Movement tried to become a Third force in World Politics, but failed because it was too large and unwieldy." Discuss

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Section b · 9. · Paper Q3(b) · 2023 · 15 marks · Solution

Account for the rise of European Union as a highly influential regional organisation

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Section c · 10. · Paper Q4(c) · 2023 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss the various constraints on American hegemony today. Which of these are likely to become more prominent in the future?

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Section a · 11. · Paper Q6(a) · 2023 · 20 marks · Solution

Arms trade, economic ties and congruent geo-political interests are no longer the three pillars of India - Russia relationship in the emerging strategic context. Comment

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2022

Section a · 12. · Paper Q3(a) · 2022 · 20 marks · Solution

Critically examine the rise of People's Republic of China (PRC) as a great power and its implications on Asian Political order

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Section d · 13. · Paper Q5(d) · 2022 · 10 marks · Solution

Explain the significance of Basic Exchange and Co-operation Agreement (BECA) for Indo-US strategic relations.

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2021

Section c · 14. · Paper Q3(c) · 2021 · 15 marks · Solution

Critically examine the decline of the United States of America as a hegemon and its implications for the changing international political order