M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION - HISTORY
AK 44
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
HT 4809 - INDIA IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (1947-1995)
Date : 21/04/2008 Dept. No.
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Max. : 100 Marks
P
ART-A
Answer any FOUR of the following in about 100 words each:
(4x5=20 Marks)
1) Basic elements of the Marxist-Leninist Ideology.
2) State, Nation, Nation-State.
3) Idiosyncratic Variables
4) Punch Sheel
5) European Union
6) WTO
PART- B (2x 10=20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following questions in about 200 words each
7) Highlight the role of ideologies for the definition of National Interest.
8)
Examine the ‘National Variables” in the foreign policy decision making.
9) Explain the Gujral Doctrine
10) Evaluate the success of SAARC till date.
PART-C (3x20=60 Marks)
Answer any THREE of the following in about 1200 words each.
11) Describe the criteria adopted for the definition of national interest.
12) What is the importance of variables such as National Character, Political and economic structure, culture and ideology and external challenges in the determination of foreign policy by a different
Nation-State?
13) Trace the origin, development and relevance of the Non-Alignment Movement.
14) Discuss the origin, development and the present state of the Palestinian Crisis.
15) Examine India’s role in combating Terrorism and mention its specific Counter Terrorist measures
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