AIR News Analysis
AIR Current Affairs
15, February 2014
1. What measures does government take to tame high inflation? Explain why maintaining optimum inflation rate is very important for the economy. (200 Words)
2. “There are no costs involved in moving towards a more federalist structure called the United States of India — only benefits.” Critically analyze. (200 Words)
3. “To join the China’s maritime Silk Road project Delhi is likely to be torn between two competing ideas—one is working together with China in the maritime domain and the other is the long-standing goal of limiting Beijing’s influence in the Indian Ocean.” Elaborate. (200 Words)
4. “To ensure China chooses the “trading state” strategy as it rises geopolitically, rather than one based on aggression, it is imperative that the United States, as the sole superpower, follow a policy of deterrence.” Examine. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/deepak-lal-barack-obama-and-deterring-china-114021401629_1.html)
5. “USA is following a policy of protectionism through immigration rules.” Comment in the context of India – USA relations. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-n-ninan-failing-the-smell-test-114021401631_1.html)
6. “The third space in Indian politics is the largest and the most diverse, and yet the ‘third alternative’ has remained an unfulfilled experiment.” Comment. (200 Words)
