pyq/2014/psir-optional-ii/2

(a) "Despite so many agreed areas of cooperation, innumerable institutional mechanisms and a permanent secretariat, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has not taken off as a meaningful regional grouping." Discuss. (20 marks)

(b) Critically evaluate the approaches of global south towards addressing environment concerns. (15 marks)

(c) Critically assess the changing nature of the concept of national security. (15 marks)