In which way did the policy of Non-Alignment serve India’s interests?
Non-aligned posture served India’s interests in at least two ways:
(i) Non-alignment allowed India to take international decisions and stances that served its interests rather than the interests of the superpowers and their allies.
(ii) India was often able to balance one superpower against the other. If India felt ignored or unduly pressurized by one superpower, it could tilt towards the other, neither alliance system could take India for granted.
In the given political outline map the World, Five countries have been shown as (A) , (B), (C), (D) and (E). With the help of the information given below, identify these countries and write their correct names along with the serial number of the information used and related
alphabet as per the following format in your answer-book :
(i) The country where Monteral Protocol was signed in 1987.
(ii) This country is of view that the major responsibility of curbing gasemissions rests with the developed countries.
(iii) This country is known for its forest movements.
(iv) The first anti-dam movement aimed to save the Franklin River and its surrounding forests was launched in this country.
(v) The largest producer of mineral oil in the world.
Study the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The smaller states in the alliances used the link to the superpowers for their own purposes. They got the promise of protection, weapons and economic aid against their local rivals, mostly regional neighbours with whom they had rivalries. The threatened to divide the entire world into two camps. This division happened first in Europe. Most countries of Western Europe sided with the US and those of Eastern Europe joined the Soviet camp. That is why, these were also called the ‘western’ and the ‘eastern’ alliances.
(i) Name one organization each related to the ‘western’ and the ‘eastern’ alliances.
(ii) Why were the smaller states interested in joining the super alliances?
(iii) How did the ‘alliance system’ threaten to divide the world ?
What was the main objective behind china’s adoption of the Soviet model of economy ? In which two ways was China benefitted by it ?
Highlight any one feature of the multi-polar world as visualized by both Russia and India.
