ROBABLE QUESTION SET 4 (MAINS 2013) --------------------------------------------------------------1.

India's relation with Latin America have gone from strength to strength yet there are miles to travel before the full potential is achieved. Comment 2. Write short note on FOCUS LAC. 3. Enumerate what should be the next steps for India in Latin America. 4. Each MAN is an end in itself. No one ought to treat the other as a means to an end Emmanuel Kant. Comment. 5. Discuss the impact of regional parties on the functioning of Indian political system. 6. In what way the politics of caste reinforce the politics of religion. Examine the impact of caste in indian politics. 1. Write a short note on Development Partnership Administration (DPA). 2. Write a short note on decline of West and Rise of rest. 3. Paradox of Global crises is that while multilateralism is the solution BUT it has triggered isolationism and protectionism. Comment. 4. So long rational curiosity exists, desire for justification and explanation of motives exists, political theory will NOT perish. - Berlin. 5. Political theory is an intellectual tradition which aims at transcending human world - Germino. Comment. 6. The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their members, is SELF PROTECTION. That is the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will to prevent harm to others - Mill. Comment. 1. If G8 is a proverbial adult, BRICS is a rapidly growing teenager. Comment. 2. Inclusion of South Africa in BRICS is a strategic move of China. Do you agree? 3. In Durban, BRICS agreed to disagree, so the global status quo continues. Comment. 4. BRICS have too little in common abroad and too much stake at home to play to emerge as an impactful player on global stage. Comment. 5. BRICS is battling to create economic institutions to back their geopolitical rhetoric but rhetoric is not supported by substance.

6. BRICS as a group does not mean much. They mean something individually. Comment. 7. BRICS is a one of the key pieces on the global chessboard. Comment. 8. BRICS is a multilateral strategic partnership, a new model of global relations overriding the old divides of east versus west or north versus south. Comment. 1. BRICS is more a concept than a cohesive force. Comment. 2. Discuss the geopolitical impact of the global economic crises (since 2008). 3. The fundamental purpose India's foreign policy and for that matter every country's foreign policy is to promote national interest. However national interest is NOT a simple concept to comprehend. Comment. 4. The fabric of nations is not threatened by open aggression, but by subversions, strifes and conflicts within. Comment. 5. While averting military threat is an indispensable condition for safeguarding national security, it is not the sufficient condition. Comment. 6. IBSA is the most cohesive and a natural grouping for economic cooperation. Comment.