International Politics Mid-Term Review
What is the two nations theory?
Discuss the dilemma of problems phased by the Muslims league-leading to the partition of India's sub-continent.What is the multi-dimensional insecurity?Define weak states. Discuss various weak states.
How do weak states create multi-dimensional security challenges?
Brief discuss how weak states shape the pattern of conflict in South Asia (contemporary)
What shapes (factors) the capacity of the state to contain domestic conflict?
Discuss how the history of colonial practices affects the state and nation building of South Asia.
What is the state-to-nation imbalance? Discuss how this imbalance explains regional war/conflict in South Asia.
What is the "hardware" of state building? What is this "software" of nation building? (Chapter 4)
What is "Hindutva"? Discuss the extent to which the philosophy of "Hindutva" shape India's domestic policy and foreign policy
Discuss the structural determinacy India's security challenges
Provide brief overview of changes in India's foreign policies
What is "The Garrison State"? How has the Garrison State developed in Pakistan?
Discuss some of the major changes in Pakistan's foreign policies since 1947
Was ethnic nationalism the key source of civil war in Sri Lanka
Why negotiation fail to get achieve a peaceful settlement of the Sri Lanka Civil War
Discuss how poverty, geography, and other social economic conditions effect in other insurgencies in Nepal.