pyq/2017/psir-optional-ii/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : (10×5=50)

(a) Examine the Indian National Movement and geographical location of India as determinants of India's foreign policy.

(b) What are the impediments in the development of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)?

(c) "The Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship between India and Bhutan needs to be revised with more pragmatic, realistic obligations and responsibilities." Comment.

(d) "India has been the largest and consistent country contributing to the UN peacekeepers worldwide." Examine India's role in this perspective.

(e) Has the recent Indo-Israeli relationships given a new dynamics to India's stand on Palestinian statehood?