Directions: In the question below, the 1^st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

1. Ever since the American adoption of pre-emptive strikes as a legitimate method of ‘self-defence’ against perceived enemies, the idea has been embraced by several countries. P. But, what the US has given itself the right to do is to be denied to all others. Q. As is known, there have been references to pre-emptive action, mainly against the terrorist-training camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, by people at various levels in Indian politics and the government. R. It is this specific sentiment which a US State Department spokesman articulated recently when he rejected that any parallels existed between the conditions in Iraq and in the subcontinent. S. The comment followed observations by India’s External Affairs Minister to the effect that India had a case for a pre-emptive strike against Pakistan for the latter’s sponsorship of terrorism in South Asia.
2. However, these have always been at the level of rhetoric and no serious action was ever contemplated.