Choose the correct statements from the statements given below:
(A) Democratic politics allows spaces for articulating the voice of the poor and the deprived citizens.
(B) The New International Economic Order promotes the bloc politics and does not support International peace.
(C) The Traditional conceptions of security are principally not concerned about military force.
(D) HIV-AIDS, Bird flu have rapidly spread across countries through migration, business, tourism and military operation.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) and (D) Only
(A) Democratic politics allows spaces for articulating the voice of the poor and the deprived citizens. Correct. Because of this, there is a pressure on democratically elected governments to combine economic growth with human development, so democracy also becomes a way to provide greater security.
(B) The New International Economic Order promotes the bloc politics and does not support International peace. Incorrect. India argued for an equitable New International Economic Order (NIEO) as part of its effort to strengthen international norms. Along with it, India used non-alignment to carve out an area of peace outside the bloc politics of the two superpowers, so the NIEO was not a tool of bloc politics.
(C) The Traditional conceptions of security are principally not concerned about military force. Incorrect. In the traditional conception of security, the greatest danger to a country is from military threats, so it is principally concerned with military force.
(D) HIV-AIDS, Bird flu have rapidly spread across countries through migration, business, tourism and military operation. Correct. Health epidemics such as HIV-AIDS, bird flu and SARS have spread across countries through migration, business, tourism and military operations; this is one of the new sources of threat to security.
NCERT (2026-27): “India’s Security Strategy … Finally, there has been an attempt in India to develop its economy in a way that the vast mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economic inequalities are not allowed to exist. The attempt has partially succeeded; we are advancing towards overcoming poverty and inequality. Yet democratic politics allows spaces for articulating the voice of the poor and the deprived citizens. There is a pressure on the democratically elected governments to combine economic growth with human development. Thus democracy is not just a political ideal; a democratic government is also a way to provide greater security.… India’s Security Strategy … It argued for an equitable New International Economic Order (NIEO). Most importantly, it used non-alignment to help carve out an area of peace outside the bloc politics of the two superpowers.… Traditional Notions: External … In the traditional conception of security, the greatest danger to a country is from military threats. The source of this danger is another country which by threatening military action endangers the core values of sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.… New Sources of Threats … Health epidemics such as HIV-AIDS, bird flu, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have rapidly spread across countries through migration, business, tourism and military operations. One country’s success or failure in limiting the spread of these diseases affects infections in other countries.” |