Day 26 mains 75: (14th July)
Syllabus: “Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.”
Q1. Comment on the growing India-Egypt relation and their influence on the geopolitics of Middle East and North Africa region. (10M)
Q2. Highlight the significance of India-USA technology partnership in context of competition between China and USA to secure semiconductor supply chain. What are the limitations India faces in fully leveraging this collaboration? (15M)
Ethics
Syllabus: “Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.”
Q3. How are Voltaire’s idea on ‘Liberty’ a crucial necessity to enjoy a dignified life in a democracy in present times? Discuss. Also, do you think lack of adequate is the cause behind democratic crisis we are seeing in some parts of the world? Justify your opinion (10M)
Case Study
Q4. Uma works in a publishing house. Her job responsibilities are a mix of desk work and field work. She has recently conceived a child. Upon hearing the news her senior who allocates the projects in the office starts diverting tasks that Uma is best suited for to her other colleagues. When Uma confronts her senior saying that she is capable of working on those projects without any difficulty her boss cites the pregnancy to advise her not to overexert herself by going on field work. Uma is asked to do light work during the next few months until she goes on maternity leave. Uma resents this attitude of her senior as it means that she will lose out on the various opportunities that she fairly deserves and this might also affect her chances to win the annual accolades given to best performing employees.
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- Explore the various courses of action available to Uma in this scenario.
- Gender identity is often at the heart of workplace ethics. Discuss.
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