India’s Foreign Policy: Challenges and Strategies — DU B.A. (Hons.) Political Science Previous Year Question Papers

1. Discuss the lessons drawn from Kautilya's Arthashastra, Ramayana and Mahabharata for contemporary India's Foreign Policy. 2. Examine the importance of Indo-Russia relations in the context of global power equations. 3. Analyse the areas of conflict and cooperation in India-China relations with special reference to security in the Global Commons (maritime and space) and non-traditional security concerns (energy and environment). 4. "BIMSTEC is an alternative to SAARC." Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your answer with suitable examples. 5. Highlight the variations in perspectives of understanding migration and refugee crises in South Asia from the securitisation of the border to the securitisation of human lives. 6. Illuminate the challenges faced by the global trade regime led by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Discuss the Global South perspectives represented in the Ministerial Conference 14 held at Yaounde in March 2026. 7. Trace the origin and significance of BRICS in diffusing tensions between the Global North and Global South. 8. Assess the role of India as an active participant in the Global Environmental discourse. 9. Evaluate the significance of soft power in India's foreign policy with special reference to the diaspora. 10. Write short notes on Any Two of the following : (a) Non-alignment as a principle of India's Foreign Policy (b) India and the USA (c) Land and boundary question in South Asia (d) West Asia Crisis and India's energy security concerns