Assess the importance of international organisations like the United Nations in the contemporary world.

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Suggest the type of security India should prefer to fight the threats like poverty, terrorism and epidemics.

The importance of UNO:

(i) In a unipolar world in which the U.S is dominant, the UN served to bring the US and the rest of the world into discussions on various issues.

(ii) The U.S also realizes that the U.N is an organization as serving a purpose in bringing together over 190 nations in dealing with conflicts and social and
economic developments.
(iii) The UN provides an arena for the rest of the world in which it is possible to modify US attitudes and policies.

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Suggestions:

(i) To overcome poverty, India needs to develop its economy so that the lives of vast mass of citizens improve. The economic inequalities should not be countered.

(ii) To prevent epidemics proper living conditions, sanitation, clean drinking water, enforcement of Swachh Bharat, proper immunization and education of the people should be extended.

(iii) To counter terrorism we should develop strong military strategy, intelligence including cyber intelligence. Simultaneously democracy should have space for dialogue and negotiation to deal with groups like Maoists, insurgents etc.