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Comment: National Interest and Ideology.

  • UPSC 1999
  • 20 marks
  • Key Concepts in International Relations

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National interest and ideology are rival answers to one question: what determines what a state wants? Realists treat ideology as a mask worn by interest; constructivists and many Marxists treat it as part of what makes interest in the first place. The relationship is best understood as a two-way one, with distinct dangers on each…

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  • Ideology as the servant of interest
  • Ideology as a maker of interest
  • The dangers on both sides
  • The Indian experience
  • Contemporary picture
  • Conclusion
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