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20-July-2025
Comment on M. N. Roy's notion of Organized Democracy. (10 Marks) [ Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) - Answer Writing Practice Paper 1]
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18-July-2025
John Rawls' concept of "overlapping consensus" is a crucial element of his theory of "justice as fairness". Discuss. (15 Marks). [ Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) - Answer Writing Practice Paper 1]
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15-July-2025
Critically analyze Kautilya's Mandala theory. (20 Marks). Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) - Answer Writing Practice
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10-July-2025
Critically examine C. B. Macpherson's developmental democratic theory. (20 Marks)
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08-July-2025
"With the rise of the empirical sciences, political theory was believed to have no future. Indeed, as someone put it, it was already ‘dead’." Examine in special reference with the major developments that took place in political science after WWII. (15)
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03-July-2025
What is meant by systems approach to comparative politics and governments.?. Critically evaluate its utility. - 15 Marks (Political Science and International Relations - Daily Answer Writing Practice)
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03-June-2025
Examine the relationship between politics and ethics in Aristotle’s Political Thought.
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19-May-2025
(a) Critically examine the continuity and change in India’s Palestine policy in the wake of the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. 20Marks (b) Discuss the implications of the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime with Myanmar by the Indian Government on the complex ethno-political dynamics of the north-eastern region. 15 Marks (c) “India has of late, chosen to debunk non-alignment in its pursuit of multi-alignment.” Comment. 15 Marks (UPSC CSE Mains 2024- Political Science and International Relations, Paper 2).
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19-May-2025
(a) Discuss the future of SAARC in the light of India’s increased focus on other regional groupings like ASEAN and BIMSTEC. 20 Marks (b) Critically examine India’s persistent refusal to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) despite being recognized as a de facto nuclear power. 15 Marks (c) “India and USA have become such strong strategic partners that they need not become formal allies.” Comment. 15 Marks (UPSC CSE Mains 2024- Political Science and International Relations, Paper 2).
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19-May-2025
(a) Would you concur with the view that of late, India’s foreign policy has been in a transition mode from Nehruvianism to Neoliberalism? Support your answer with the help of suitable examples. 20 Marks 6. (b) Does the idea of the 21st century as ‘Asian century’ continue to remain feasible given the growing friction between India and China? 15 Marks 6. (c) Discuss the potential role that India could play as the leader of the Global South in realising the goal of establishing a new international economic order in the 21st century. 15 Marks (UPSC CSE Mains 2024- Political Science and International Relations, Paper 2).
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