India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement: Different phases; current role.
- Comment: India and the Bandung Conference: Hope and Reality. (2001)
- Has the Non-Aligned Movement lost its relevance in the present-day situation and how has India evolved its foreign policy goals to the changing international scenario? (2001)
- Discuss India’s contribution to the growth and development of the Non-Aligned Movement. (2002)
- Critically examine the view that in the post-Cold War era, Indian policy of non-alignment has become irrelevant. (2003)
- What were the major determinants of India’s Foreign Policy of Non-alignment? Indicate the changes in India’s Foreign Policy since the 1990’s. (2004)
- Comment: India as leader of Non-Aligned movement. (2005)
- Comment: Give a critical estimate of India’s role in the Non-Aligned Movement. (2006)
- Was there any domestic sociopolitical basis for India to pursue the policy of non-alignment? (2007)
- Explain the following statement and elucidate its implications: “India’s policy of non-alignment was based on both idealist and realist calculations.” (2011)
- “India’s policy of non-alignment has been guided by the genius of the Indian people and their interests.” Explain. (2014)
- ‘Non-alignment’ has been the basic principle of India’s foreign policy since independence. Discuss its relevance in the contemporary context. (2015)
- Comment on India’s contribution to Non-Alignment Movement and its contemporary relevance. (2016)
- Compare and contrast Non-alignment 1.0 with Non-alignment 2.0. (2019)
- “Non-alignment was little more than a rational strategy on the part of a materially weak India to maximise its interests with a bipolar distribution of global power.” Comment. (2021)
- “India has of late, chosen to debunk non-alignment in its pursuit of multi-alignment.” Comment. (2024)
- Does the Non-Aligned Movement have any future in the wake of India’s growing indifference towards it? (2025)
- NonAlignment 2.0 underscores India’s unique aspiration to emerge as a site for an alternative universality. Comment. (2025)
- India has adopted multi-alignment to fulfill its core values and interests in International relations. Discuss. (2026) [15 marks]
Syllabus unit: India and the Non-Aligned Movement
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