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Question 309

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Critically examine the concept of Asian values in the context of on going debates on human rights.

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Concept of Asian Values and Human Rights

  • The concept of human rights goes back to the end of the Second World War.
  • World leaders saw human rights as necessary conditions for all human beings irrespective of race, nationality or religion in order to live a good life.
  • These include right to practice religion, right to free expression, right to be heard …

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Question 310

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Differentiate between freedom and liberty. Describe Marx՚s notion of liberty.

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Freedom and Liberty

  • There is a very fine difference between the idea of freedom and liberty.
  • Freedom, is a state where a person, irrespective of their status can act anyway it pleases.
  • Any action that a person undertakes is usually bound by circumstances and his decision to act is restricted by several factors.
  • However, a person is free to act anyway, …

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Question 311

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Evaluate India՚s stand on the Rohingya refugee issue.

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India՚s Stand on Rohingya Refugee Issue

  • The Rohingya are a Bengali speaking Islamic ethnic group living in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
  • In 2012, a long running ethnic conflict between the Buddhist majority and the Muslims took a violent turn.
  • Myanmar military (called Tatmadaw) launched military operations against the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)…

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Question 312

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Indian federation has moved from cooperative federalism to competitive federalism.

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Indian Federation, Cooperative Federalism and Competitive Federalism

  • The Indian constitution makes the Indian Republic a “quasi federal” state in the words of Granville Austin.
  • As a country with massive ethnic and resource diversity, a certain degree of autonomy had to be given to the states so as to facilitate a just and equitable system.
  • The central…

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Question 313

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Differentiate between moderate nationalism and extremist nationalism in terms of objectives and means.

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Moderate Nationalism and Extremist Nationalism

  • Indian nationalist movement arose in the 19th century through various writings both oriental and occidental.
  • It was about Indian people finding their identity while under a colonial rule.
  • The late 19th and early twentieth century saw rise in varying perspectives, especially with regards to British Raj in …

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Question 314

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Neo Liberal perspective of the state

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Neo Liberal Perspective of the State

  • All political ideologies are undeniably impacted by the socio economic conditions of the era in which it was created.
  • Neo-liberal ideology was a resurgence of the classical liberal thought albeit in a different socio economic setting.
  • In the 1970s, the Western world was suffering from an economic stagflation, which…

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Question 315

Appeared in Year: 2019

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In what way does the predominance of the USA in UN funding affect its decision making?

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Predominance of the USA in UN Funding

  • After the Cold War ended and Soviet Union disintegrated, the United States remained the sole superpower in the world.
  • Its power and influence was visible in the 1990 Persian Gulf War, when the Soviets refused to veto the proposal to go to war against Saddam՚s Iraq.
  • United States has also been the largest funder of…

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Question 316

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Explain the relevance of Marxist approach in the context of globalisation.

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Marxist Approach and Globalisation

  • The transnational appeal of Marxism was evident with the rise of popular communist parties from Europe to South East Asia.
  • Marxists around the world had a common understanding of the current condition.
  • These were:
    • Capitalism is a global ideology
    • Capitalism propels inequality and oppression iii) class struggle is global…

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Question 317

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Dalit perspective on Indian national movement. Elucidate.

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Dalit Perspective on Indian National Movement

  • The word “Dalit” is a derivative of Pali word “Dalidda” . It literally means ‘broken and destitute’ .
  • The word was coined by an Arya Samaj leader which was to refer to all the backward castes in India.
  • The backward castes are those who had been historically categorised as Shudra which in Indian caste syste…

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