What should be India's approach towards Afghanistan ? Discuss in context with the new South Asia Policy of United States.|

Afghanistan is strategically important for the USA and keeping its interests in mind USA recently announced a new policy regarding the Afghanistan. The new policy which focuses robust military action on counterterrorism put more pressure on Pakistan to battle against ..

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What is the special representative mechanism between India and China? To what extent, it has been successful in achieving its objectives? Discuss.

China and India bilateral relations since India-China war 1962 had been characterised by mutual distrust and conflict. Boundary dispute had been at the core of this unfriendly relationship. Special representative Mechanism was established in 2003 between India and china to ..

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Examine the strategic importance of India-Japan bilateral relations.

India-Japan relationship has a long history of strong cultural and civilizational ties. Defence and security cooperation between India and Japan are the strong pillar of the bilateral relationship. Japan is facing the twin problem in the region like India. In ..

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What do you understand by the policy of "strategic restraint"? Do you agree with the view that adoption of such policy has made India a rather soft state? Give arguments.

Conflict resolution is essential for peaceful existence. Two important aspects of conflict resolution are Resolve and Restraint. Resolve refers to the state’s consideration to use force for dispute resolution. On the other hand, Restraint refers to the use of other ..

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How non-state actors bend foreign policies of countries? Critically discuss while keeping India's neighbourhood in focus.

Non-state actors, such as international NGOs and multinational corporations(MNCs) play a very important role in foreign policy in the globalized world. This help in forging the relationship between nations & provide a boost to economic growth and peace. However, nations ..

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Enumerate the reasons that have led to a lopsided trade between India and China. Do you agree with the view that a face-off between the two countries has more economic ramifications than security? Discuss.

The trade relationship between India and China the most important aspect of the bilateral relationship.  The total trade between both the countries  is around 70 billion dollar. However, India has a nearly 50 billion-dollar trade deficit.  Imbalance in trade is ..

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