Examine decline of USA as hegemon and it's implications on changing international political order.

In national no less than in individual life there are no watertight compartments. No sharp lines can be drawn to mark off the political from the moral, the social from the economic regions of life. Politicians often talk as though one has only to introduce certain political and economic changes for paradise to descend on earth, forgetful of the fact that the efficiency of an institution depends on the way it is worked, which itself is determined by the character and wisdom of the men who work it. Which one of the following statements most correctly indicates the implication of the phrase 'paradise to descend on earth'?

India's Lock East Policy was conceived in the early 1990s at a time when India was in the process of adjusting to the post-Cold War watershed changes in the international geostrategic environment. The Look East Policy 1. reflects both historical imperatives and contemporary compulsion of the post-Cold War new world order 2. seeks to optimize India's synergies in the extended Asia Pacific neighbourhood 3. has led to India's participation in Asia-Pacific forums like ASEAN, East Asia Summit, BIMSTEC and other institutions Select the correct answer using the code given below.