Regionalisation of World Politics: EU, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, NAFTA.
Comment: G–77. (1991)
Comment: Political and legal status of C.I.S. (1994)
Comment: OAU and conflicts in Africa. (1995)
Comment: Russia and NATO. (1995)
Comment: US role in the OAS. (1996)
Comment: Maastricht Treaty. (1997)
Comment: West Asian Peace Conference at Madrid, 1991. (1997)
Comment: SAPTA and SAFTA. (1997)
Comment: The European Union. (1999)
Comment: ‘ASEAN’ as third world model of regional cooperation. (2002)
Comment: Obstacles in the way of SAARC’s smooth functioning. (2003)
How did the European Union emerge as a successful case of regional organization? Is it replicable in other regions? (2004)
Outline the constraints SAARC is facing to emerge as an effective regional organisation. (2008)
The effort in restricting illegal migration from Mexico to U.S.A. and Canada has been one major gain for the United States through NAFTA. Comment. (200 words) (2012)
Give reasons for Regionalisation of world politics. (200 words) (2013)
Substantiate APEC as a regional economic and trade arrangement. (200 words) (2013)
“Despite so many agreed areas of cooperation, innumerable institutional mechanisms and a permanent secretariat, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has not taken off as a meaningful regional grouping.” Discuss. (2014 )
‘The European Union has become the most politically influential, economically powerful and demographically diverse regional entity in the world.’ Discuss. (2015)
How does the regionalism shape the world politics? Explain with examples. (2016)
American President Donald Trump’s proposal to withdraw from the ‘NAFTA’ would bring unforeseen consequences to the regionalisation of world politics. Elaborate. (2017)
How has ‘ BREXIT’ affected the regionalisation process initiated by European Union and what could be its likely impacts in the regionalisation process of world politics? (2017)
“Since its inception the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has failed to deliver on its promises.” What initiatives should be taken to reinvigorate the organization. (2018)
Evaluate the role of BIMSTEC in multisectoral technical and economic cooperation. (2019)
Critically analyze the role of ASEAN in the promotion of regional peace and security through economic cooperation and trade. (2020)
Explain the success of ASEAN as a regional organisation. (2021)
Explain India’s relations with the European Union in the context of Brexit. (2021)
Russian-Ukraine crisis has cast a dark shadow on the energy needs of the member states of the European Union (EU). Comment. (2022)
Account for the rise of European Union as a highly influential regional organisation. (2023)
How does the regime change and political crisis in Myanmar threaten regional security and peace? (2023)
What were the limitations of NAFTA? How did its replacement by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement counter them? Explain. (2024)
Do you agree with the view that the EU has thus far proved to be the most successful experiment in the regional integration processes? Account for its successes and also some of the recent challenges that it is faced with. (2024)
