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Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : (10 marks, 150 words)

(a) China's growing footprint and a tangible shift in power dynamics in Bangladesh has weakened India's leverage in Dhaka. Comment.

(b) Would you agree with the contention that India's inclination to lean on a 'more aggressive hyper-realist posture' has gained a new momentum in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist strike? Comment.

(c) For India, a multipolar world order would also mean a multipolar Asia. Comment.

(d) Does the Non-Aligned Movement have any future in the wake of India's growing indifference towards it?

(e) Historical ties between India and Japan grew into a 'special strategic and global partnership'. Comment.