LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

HT 4809 – INDIA IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (1947-1995)

 

 

 

Date : 21/04/2008            Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

PART-A                                             (4×5=20 Marks)

 

Answer any FOUR of the following in about 100 words each:

 

• Basic elements of the Marxist-Leninist Ideology.
• State, Nation, Nation-State.
• Idiosyncratic Variables
• Punch Sheel
• European Union
• WTO

                PART- B                                        (2x 10=20 Marks)

Answer any TWO of the following questions in about 200 words each

 

• Highlight the role of ideologies for the definition of National Interest.
• Examine the ‘National Variables” in the foreign policy decision making.
• Explain the Gujral Doctrine
• Evaluate the success of SAARC till date.

 

                    PART-C                                     (3×20=60 Marks)

 

Answer any THREE of the following in about 1200 words each.

 

• Describe the criteria adopted for the definition of national interest.
• 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?
• Trace the origin, development and relevance of the Non-Alignment Movement.
• Discuss the origin, development and the present state of the Palestinian Crisis.
• Examine India’s role in combating Terrorism and mention its specific Counter Terrorist measures

 

 

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