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International RelationsEXAMINEYear 201315 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Critically examine India's stand on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). What are India's principled objections?
Exact Syllabus Pointer
India and its neighbourhood, bilateral, regional and global groupings, agreements involving India, diaspora, international institutions (UN, WTO, IMF).
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: NPT & CTBT, Discriminatory Treaties, Nuclear Disarmament
Recurring Theme Trend: “NPT & CTBT”
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