CSS Socrates

Screening Test Paper

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Current Affairs Prep Guidance

Following is a list of questions/areas that you need to prepare for (my suggestion is to draft sample answers (3-4 pages max) and use them as your notes on the topics:

1. Critically analyse the role of electronic media in Pakistan’s foreign policy decision making process since 2008.

2. What role did the economy play in Pakistan’s international strategy since post 9/11 era?

3. Highlight the impact of hybrid warfare on National Security of Pakistan and suggest policy options for Pakistan to manage the challenges with respect to it.

4. Explore the potential impact of withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan on Indo-Pak relations.

5. Make an analysis of Pak-Russia energy cooperation in changing political dynamics of South Asian region.

6. Emphasise on the significance of building a dynamic maritime sector in Pakistan as part of national security strategy, taking maritime domain as vital component of national power.

7. Discuss the CPEC as a strategic shift in the foreign policy of Pakistan

8. Uncover features of Pakistan’s foreign policy towards Middle East, focusing on maintaining the balance between Iran and Saudi Arabia under contemporary developments in the region.