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INDIA IN THE WORLD

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The International Relations of a Rising Power

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(1) Exactly what "balancing" role does India play in the US-China-India triangle?

 

(2) Compare and contrast India’s relationship with the USA and with the EU.

 

(3) How far has a successful “Look South” policy by India in the Indian Ocean been supplemented by a similarly successful “Look North” policy by India in Central Asia?

 

(4) To what extent does South-east/East Asia offer a better strategic environment for India than the Gulf/West Asia?

 

(5) Compare the nature of India’s relationship with Pakistan and with Japan.

 

(6) How resolvable are India’s territorial disputes?

 

(7) Analyse the role India plays in regional and international organisations.

 

(8) How far do geopolitical imperatives shape India’s foreign policy?

 

(9) How effective a status does India have as a Great Power in the international system?

 

(10) What light did the 2008 Gulf of Aden deployment by the Indian navy shed on India’s international relations?


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