Page-26 of GS-II: International Relations

How the world is viewing the missile test of North Korea?

On 2nd October North Korea tested a medium-range missile from an undersea platform. It was its 11th missile test in 2019 and its first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test since August 2016. Japan has stated that the missile was fired ..

What is UNSC? What will be the impact if India get a permanent membership to the UNSC?

The United Nations Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations . It aims to maintain international peace and security. It establishes peacekeeping operations and authorizes military action through Security Council resolutions. It is the ..

What is the concept of “Thucydides Trap”? Discuss the causes and consequences of the current conditions of trade wars.

When a rising power causes fear in an established power which escalates toward war, the condition is known as Thucydides Trap. Graham Tillett Allison coined the term for the first time. The term appeared�on April 6, 2017, the day of ..

Why do you think is there a need for defending multilateralism in India?

Although India has done well on the world stage to defend the multilateral trading system, it is the World Trade Organisation which has come under attack from the Trump administration which has resorted to its unilateral policies against its partners ..

Do you think that the recent tensions between India and US are fuelled by Indian policy of multi-alignment and national-populism in both the countries?

The reasons of contention between India US are becoming more transparent and prominent the first time in history. It is being realised that these tensions have resulted from the multi-alignment of New Delhi and also the rise in national populism ..

Do you think the regional aspirations of Central Asian countries stand in the way of Indian goals?

India will have to walk through contradictory imperatives. On one hand it will have to act as a partner of China-Russia led regional cooperation and at the same time it has to not to act as being a component of ..

Do you think India should refrain from taking sides as the competition between the US and China further intensifies?

The US-China trade conundrum has taken shape of a full-blown strategic contest which has no end in near sight. It is evident from the current moves that the two countries are locked in a geopolitical deadlock and the only way ..

What are the steps taken by Singapore as it eyes a farming revolution to tackle climate change and growth of population?

Singapore is generally considered a very unlikely state for harbouring a farming revolution. However, the smallest Asian city-state aims to boost its own food production and hence rarely rely on imports for meeting the food needs of its 5.6 million ..