Syllabus: GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
| Economic ties between India and Japan while growing in recent years are still far below their potential. Elucidate the policy constraints which are inhibiting this growth. | 2013 |
| What do you understand by ‘The String of Pearls’? How does it impact India? Briefly outline the steps taken by India to counter this. | 2013 |
| Increasing interest of India in Africa has its pros and cons. Critically examine. | 2015 |
| Evaluate the economic and strategic dimensions of India’s Look East Policy in the context of the post-Cold War international scenario. | 2016 |
| The question of India’s Energy Security constitutes the most important part of India’s economic progress. Analyze India’s energy policy cooperation with West Asian Countries. | 2017 |
| Indian and the USA are two large democracies. Examine the basic tenets on which the two political systems are based. | 2018 |
| “India’s relations with Israel have, of late, acquired a depth and diversity, which cannot be rolled back.” Discuss. | 2018 |
| In what ways would the ongoing US-Iran Nuclear Pact Controversy affect the national interest of India? How should India respond to its situation? | 2018 |
| A number of outside powers have entrenched themselves in Central Asia, which is a zone of interest to India. Discuss the implications, in this context, of India’s joining the Ashgabat Agreement, | 2018 |
| ‘The time has come for India and Japan to build a strong contemporary relationship, one involving global and strategic partnerships that will have a great significance for Asia and the world as a whole.’ Comment. | 2019 |
| What introduces friction into the ties between India and the United States is that Washington is still unable to find for India a position in its global strategy, which would satisfy India’s national self-esteem and ambitions’. Explain with suitable examples. | 2019 |
| “The long sustained image of India as a leader of the oppressed and marginalised nations has disappeared on account of its newfound role in the emerging global order.’ Elaborate | 2019 |
| What is the significance of Indo-US deals over Indo-Russian defence deals? Discuss with reference to stability in the Indo-Pacific region | 2020 |
| “The USA is facing an existential threat in the form of a China, that is much more challenging than the erstwhile Soviet Union.” Explain. | 2021 |
| “If the last few decades were of Asia’s growth story, the next few are expected to be of Africa’s.” In the light of this statement, examine India’s influence in Africa in recent years. | 2021 |