The term 'Bhugol', referring to the study of the Earth or geography, was first documented and utilized in the ancient Indian astronomical treatise known as the Suryasiddhanta.
While other ancient texts like the Mahabharta, Upnishada, and Puranas discuss various aspects of cosmology and the Earth, the specific term 'Bhugol' is primarily associated with the Suryasiddhanta as its earliest known source.
Morgenthau's principles of political realism are:
A. Politics is rooted in permanent and unchanging human nature which is basically self centred, self-regarding and self-interested
B. Politics is an autonomous sphere of action and cannot therefore be reduced to morals
C. International Politics is an arena of conflicting self-interests
D. The ethics of international relations is situational ethics which is very different from private morality
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Who among the following political thinkers consider the anarchical self help system to be a compelling factor for States to maximise their relative power positions?