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(a) Before the year 2000, the Indo-U.S. relationship has been marked more with estrangement than cordiality. Why ? (20 marks)

(b) 'Economic interest has emerged as the main component of India's foreign policy.' Discuss the statement in the light of India's initiatives to improve relations with China, Japan and the Central Asian republics. (15 marks)

(c) In 1998, India declared itself a nuclear weapon state. India refuses to sign NPT and CTBT. What would be the implications for India's nuclear policy in case it signs both the treaties ? (15 marks)