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Geo-Politics Module - III

Security and Geo-Strategy
• Each of them is different and needed to be addressed with different political,

diplomatic and military strategy.

Terminal Exercises

1. How does geo-politics influence decision making? Note

2. What is meant by the term soft and hard power?

3. Name the neighbouring countries of India.
4. State the principles of Panchsheel.

Answers to Intext Questions

8.1

1. Geopolitics is nothing but influences of geography on relationships between
nations
2. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and
Maldives

3. Soft power is promotion of India's cultural values and tradition and includes
promotion of Yoga, Indian arts and crafts, music and culture in general.
4. As a friendly gesture by India it provided massive humanitarian assistance during
massive earthquake in Nepal in 2015.
8.2

1. Use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of
other nations or political entities.

2. Defence Research and Development Organization
8.3

1. Treaties are written agreements entered into between independent states and
legally binding on each other.

2. Bilateral treaty examples are Indo - Sri Lanka Accord and Indus Water Treaty
between India and Pakistan and example of multilateral treaty are South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN).
3. SAARC Members are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, India and Afghanistan. ASEAN members are: Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Brunei.

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