Political Science & IR | Complete Notes
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POLITICAL SCIENCE & IR | PAPER I
section a: Political Theory
- Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches
- Theories of State
- Concepts: Justice, Equality, Rights, Democracy, and Power
- Political Ideologies
- Indian Political Thought
- Western Political Thought
SECTION B: Indian Government and Politics
- Indian Nationalism
- Making of the Indian Constitution
- Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
- Principal Organs of the Union Government
- Principal Organs of the State Government
- Grassroots Democracy
- Statutory Institutions/Commissions
- Federalism
- Planning and Economic Development
- Caste, Religion, and Ethnicity in Indian Politics
- Party System
- Social Movement
POLITICAL SCIENCE & IR | PAPER II
SECTION A: Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics
- Comparative Politics: Nature, Approaches, and Limitations
- State in Comparative Perspective
- Politics of Representation and Participation
- Globalisation
- Approaches to the Study of International Relations
- Key Concepts in International Relations
- Changing International Political Order
- Evolution of the International Economic System
- United Nations
- Regionalisation of World Politics
- Contemporary Global Concerns
SECTION B: India and the World
- Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants, Institutions of Policy-Making, and Continuity and Change.
- India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement
- India and South Asia
- India and the Global South
- India and the Global Centres of Power
- India and the UN System
- India and the Nuclear Question
- Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy
