International Relations Paper II Past Paper 2016
Revolutions, civilisations and alliances open the split era in the International Relations Paper II past paper 2016. Q.2 digs into the core causes of the Bolshevik Revolution and its political and economic shock across Western Europe. Q.3 puts Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations on trial. Q.4 reads Indian foreign policy through Panchsheel and its moral claims. Q.5 lists the hurdles between Afghanistan and Pakistan and seeks a way out of their cold war. Q.6 defends the moral side of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and its role in the regional balance. Q.7 turns to the Greek debt crisis and the EU-IMF rescue. Q.8 asks whether Pakistan should join the Saudi-led Islamic military alliance, and at what cost. This file holds the Part-II sheet only.
What this paper contains
- This file carries Part-II (the descriptive part) of the paper.
- Part-II — attempt four questions from Q.2–Q.8; each question carries 20 marks (Part-I holds the 20 MCQs, per the printed header)
Part-II questions
Q.2 — Discuss the core causes of “Bolshevik Revolution” in Russia and explain its fundamental political and socio-economic impact on the Western European politics. (20)
Q.3 — Critically analyze Samuel P. Huntington’s concept of “Clash of Civilizations”. Define its main characteristics and explain its devastating consequences on the different leading civilizations of the nations. (20)
Q.4 — Discuss the moral imperatives of “Indian Foreign Policy” with the contending spirit of “Panchsheel” and evaluate how much it helps to strengthen diplomatic objectives of the country’s foreign policy? (20)
Q.5 — Critically discuss main political, socio-economic and strategic hurdles between “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations” and how can both countries come out from the Cold War scenario? (20)
Q.6 — Discuss the “Moral Dimensions of Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme”. Explain its essential features and justify its offensive gesture which maintained the national and regional strategic balance. (20)
Q.7 — Critically discuss the fundamental factors of “Greece Economic Crisis” which need huge financial assistance from European Union and IMF as a debt relief to create “a breathing space” to stabilize economy and explain out-of-the-box solution for the crisis-ridden country. (20)
Q.8 — Pakistan has formally joined Saudi Arabia’s led 34-state Islamic military alliance to contain terrorism and extremism in Southwest Asia. Critically discuss whether or not Pakistan participates in the newly formed military alliance against terrorism and explain its political, socio-cultural and strategic implications on the country. (20)
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