POLITICAL SCIENCE TEST 6: Comprehensive - PAPER II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section – A ----------------------------- Directions: Attempt any five questions. Questions 1 & 5 are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each section. 1. Comment on the following in approximately 150 words each, 10 marks each. (10 x 5 = 50 marks) (a) End of war is peace. Comment. (b) Nature of state in post colonial societies. (c) Relevance of political sociology. (d) Challenges in India Nepal relations. (e) IPR in Indo US relations 2. (a) What are the salient features of realism? Write post modernist criticism of realism. (20 marks) (b) Compare regional integration in South Asia with South East Asia. (15 marks) (c) Explain the shifts in India’s policy towards Iran since the end of cold war. (15 marks) 3. (a) What are the causes of global terrorism? Has US been successful in combating this phenomena. (20marks) (b) Do you think that recent developments in West Asia will have the potential of altering the balance of power in the region. (15 marks) (c) Do you think political power has shifted from west to Asia? Give reasons for your answer. What can be the possible implications of such shift? (15 marks) 4. (a) Discuss the current organisation and functions of UN and comment critically on the need of its reform. (20marks) (b) Do you think India’s growing friendship with USA has undermined the foundational principles of India’s foreign policy? (15 marks) (c) Discuss the challenges faced by NAM in present times. (15 marks) Section – B ------------------- 5. Comment on the following in approximately 150 words each, 10 marks each. (10 x 5 = 50 marks) (a) India’s outreach to pacific (b) Link West Asia policy (c) Russia’s eastern pivot (d) Capitalism not anarchy is the defining principle of international relations (e) Consequences of defining sovereignty from feminist point of view 6. (a) How will you explain the contemporary world beyond the language of north and south or developed and developing in context of climate change? (20 marks) (b) Liberalism is more complex and less cohesive theory of international politics. Elaborate. (15 marks) (c) Military power, trade relations, international organisations are not important because they are objective facts about the world but because they have certain social meaning. (Alexander Wendt). Explain. How effectively constructivism can explain ‘actual international relations’. (15 marks) 7. (a) While many theories of international relations are fiercely contested yet they complement each other. Comment. (20marks) (b) To what extent IR as a disciple is shaped by the experience of modern west? To what extent IT theories can be called as Eurocentric? (15 marks) (c) IR theory must necessary start with the idea of anarchy. Do you agree? Is realism rational? (15 marks) 8. (a) Critically assess the argument that democratic states will not go to war with each other. Illustrate your argument with examples. (20marks) (b) Is the world becoming more liberal? Does the rise of china threaten the development of liberal world order? (15 marks) (c) Is sovereignty the key principle of international politics is nothing but “organised hypocrisy”? (15 marks) ------------------------------------------- ***THE END*****
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