India has emerged as a power to reckon with in world affairs. As India rises in the world order, it should not only visualize its interests, strategies and vision with great clarity but also communicate them effectively to the world. This course offers a comprehensive overview of India’s foreign policy, bilateral relations with other nations, regional and international organizations etc. It gives insights about changing contours of the world politics and India’s evolving images of the world. It imparts knowledge about India as a rising economic powerhouse, nuclear-armed state and as an important regional power also. The course engages discussion and analysis of the key contemporary global issues such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, ecological issues, international terrorism, migration and human security. In fact, it is a comprehensive course which is intended to make you aware at an advanced academic level about the theoretical issues and specific themes that are central to India’s World view and Vice versa. It will be quite helpful for the aspirants of different competitive examinations and interviews also. Course Credit-4
MPSE-001: India and World Politics: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Topics
Resource Person
Week-1
Evolution of India's World view
Prof S. D. Muni
India’s Foreign Policy: An Overview
Prof Satish Kumar
Approaches to the Study of India’s Foreign Policy
Dr Amitabh Singh
Week-2
Determinants of India’s foreign policy
Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar
Decision-making Institutions of India’s Foreign Policy and Function
Dr Rajiv Nayan
India’s Foreign Policy in Nehru Era
Prof. Satish Kumar
India’s Foreign Policy during Cold War
Dr. Maheep
Week-3
India’s Foreign Policy after Cold War
Prof. S. D. Muni
India’s Foreign Policy under NDA – I
Prof.. Satish Kumar
India’s Foreign Policy in NDA-II
Mr. Prafulla Ketkar
Week-4
India-US Relations
Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra
India-European Union Relations
Amb. Arun Kumar Singh
India-Russia Relations
Week-5
India-Russia Relations
Prof. Swaran Singh
India-China Relations
Dr. Rajiv Ranjan
India-Japan relations
Week-6
India’s first Neighbourhood-first policy
Prof. Rajen Harshe
India-Pakistan Relations
Prof. Satish Kumar
India-Nepal relations
Prof. Sanjay K Bhardwaj
India – Sri Lanka Relations
Dr. Saurabh
India-Myanmar Relations
Dr. Maheep
India-Bhutan Relations
India-Maldives Relations
Week-7
India’s Look East and India's Act-East Policy
Prof. Harsh V. Pant
India’s Look West Policy
Dr. Amit Singh
India-South East Asian Countries
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
India in Indo-Pacific Theatre
Week-8
India and West Asia
Prof. Girijesh Pant
India and Central Asia
Dr. Aprajita Kashyap
India – South America Relations
Dr. Maheep
India-Latin America-Caribbean (LAC)
India-GCC States Relations
Week-9
India’s National Security
Dr. Maheep
India’s Nuclear Policies and Nonproliferation
India and Terrorism
Humanitarian Intervention
Week-10
India and Regional Organisations
Amb. Rajeev Sikri
India’s Foreign Economic Policy
Non-Government International Institutions (World Bank, IMF and WTO etc.)
Week-11
India’s Geopolitics, Strategic Stature and Leadership
Dr. Uttam Singh
India’s Environmental Challenges
Dr. Maheep
India and Energy Security Issues
India’s Non-Traditional Security
Week-12
India’s Policy towards Africa
Dr. Nivedita Ray
Globalisation
Prof. Amitabh Mattoo
India and United Nations
Taught by
Prof. Satish Kumar
