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mrunal.org http://mrunal.org/2013/06/download-political-science-mains-ignou-bama-no-registration-fullsets-last-34-years-previous-questionpaper-1979-2012-ncert-nios.html#3 [Download] Political Science Mains: IGNOU BA/MA (No registration, fullsets), Last 34 years previous question paper (1979-2012), NCERT, NIOS 1 year Ago @Non Pol.sci candidates: Even for General studies (Mains), some of this modules are important e.g. EPS-07, MPSE-001 etc. for IR/Diplomacy. Read the index and download accordingly. @Pols. sci. candidates: Prepare according to the UPSC syllabus topics, Not all IGNOU BA, MA PDFs are important for exam. 1. Essential (Free) softwares and instructions 2. Download links 3. Modules not included 4. Index: BA Political Science 1. EPS-03 Modern Indian Political Thought 2. EPS-06 Government and Politics in East and South East Asia 3. EPS-07 International Relations 4. EPS-09 Comparative Government and Politics 5. EPS-11 Political Ideas and Ideologies 6. EPS-12 Government And Politics in India 7. EPS-15 South Asia – Economy Society and Politics 5. Index: MA Political Science 1. MPS-001 Political Theory 2. MPS-002 International Relations- Theory and Problems 3. MPS-003 India Democracy and Development 4. MPS-004 Comparative Politics- Issues and Trends 5. MPSE-001 India and the World 6. MPSE-003 Western Political Thought (Plato to Marx) 7. MPSE-004 Social and Political Thought in Modern India 8. MPSE-006 Peace and Conflict Studies 9. MPSE-007 Social Movements and Politics in India 10. MPSE-008 State Politics in India 11. MED-002 Sustainable Development- Issues and Challenges 12. MED-008 Globalisation Environment and Development 6. Official UPSC Syllabus Pol.Sci. Paper 1 7. Official UPSC Syllabus Pol.Sci. Syllabus Paper 2 Essential (Free) softwares and instructions 1. Majority of these PDF files provides direct copying of text. => That means you can use Mrunal’s autonotemaker to quickly make notes and mindmaps out of it, just use mouse cursor to highlight a particular line /phrase and my software will copy its text in a separate file. for more instructions click me 2. Foxit PDF reader. (necessary prerequisite for using Mrunal’s autonotemaker) click me 3. 7-zip (for unzipping the files) click me Download links IGNOU BA Political Science Click ME IGNOU MA Political Science Click ME Last 34 year’s official UPSC question papers for Political Science (1979-2012) Click ME Political science material from Click ME 1. NCERT Class 11 and 12 2. NIOS Lectures IGNOU Click ME Lectures UGC Click ME Modules not included Following modules from MA Political science, not included in above zips, reason: they’re not explicitly mentioned in the official UPSC syllabus, 1. MPSE-002 State and Society in Latin America 2. MPSE-005 State and Society in Africa 3. MPSE-009 Canada- Politics and Society 4. MPSE-010 Dissertation 5. MPSE-011 The European Vision in World Affairs 6. MPSE-012 State and Society in Australia 7. MPSE-013 Australia’s Foreign Policy However, if you want to download them, just goto following link: http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/1052 Index: BA Political Science EPS-03 Modern Indian Political Thought 1. Colonial Intervention in Society, Economy and Polity 2. Modern Indian Political Thought – Issues and Approaches 3. Introduction 4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 5. Justice M.G. Ranade 6. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 7. Introduction 8. B.G. Tilak 9. Sri Aurobindo 10. Bhagat Singh 11. Colonialism, Caste Order and Tribal Movements 12. Jyotiba Phule (1827-1890) 13. E. V. Ramaswami Naicker 14. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 15. Anti-Colonial Tribal Movements In India 16. Introduction 17. Swami Dayanand Saraswti, Swami Vivekananda and V.D. Savarkar 18. Sir Syed and Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, M.A. Jinnah and Abdul Kalam Azad 19. Concept of Swaraj, Satyagraha and Critique of Western Civilization 20. Sarvodaya and the Gandhian Alternative 21. Gandhian Social Reform – Bhudan Movement 22. Introduction 23. Jawaharlal Nehru 24. Subhash Chandra Bose 25. Political Thought of JP and Narendra Dev 26. Rammanohar Lohia 27. Introduction 28. Communists and the Indian National Movement (1925-47) 29. M.N. Roy – Marxism and Radical Humanism 30. Contemporary Marxist Thinking (Indian) 31. Nationalism and Social Revolution – An Overview EPS-06 Government and Politics in East and South East Asia 1. Introduction to the East Asian Region 2. Introduction to the South-east Asian Region 3. Indians in South-east Asia 4. Chinese in South-east Asia 5. Revolution and Ideology 6. Economic and Political Reforms 7. Foreign Policy 8. Historical Context- Nationalist Upsurge and Rise of Capitalism 9. Politics- Structure and Processes 10. Foreign Policy 11. Evolution of Modern Korea 12. Patterns of Political and Economic Development 13. Foreign Policy 14. Singapore 15. Malaysia 16. Philippines 17. Indonesia 18. Thailand 19. Burma 20. Vietnam 21. Combodia 22. Laos 23. Patterns of Economic Development in Southeast Asia 24. Patterns of Political Development in East and Southeast Asia 25. Ethnicity and Nation-Building 26. Dynamics of State and Civil Society in East and Southeast Asia 27. Regional Co-operatian with Special Reference to ASEAN EPS-07 International Relations 1. Why Study International Relations? Scope and Approaches 2. Some Concepts – Imperialism, Nationalism, Fascism, Revolution 3. Some Concepts – State System, Power, National Interest, Security 4. World War I – Clauses, Events and Consequences 5. Bolshevik Revolution and its Impact 6. World War II – Causes and Consequences (Emergence of Super Powers) 7. Cold War – Meaning, Patterns and Dimensions 8. Non-Aligned Movement 9. Arms Race and Nuclear Threat 10. Disarmament and Peace Movement 11. Colonialism & Patterns of National Liberation Movements 12. Features of Third World States 13. The Gulf War 14. Distintegration of the Socialist Bloc 15. Perspectives on the Changing World Order 16. Restructuring of the U.N. System 17. Globalisation of the Economy – IBRD, IMF and WTO 18. Regional Organisations – European Union, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, OIC and OAU 19. Environment and Sustainable Human Development 20. Human Rights and International Politics 21. Ethno-National Conflicts-Patterns and Dimensions 22. International Terrorism 23. Revolution in Communication Technology EPS-09 Comparative Government and Politics 1. Nature, Scope and Utility of Comparative Study of Politics 2. Comparative Method and Strategies of Comparison 3. Institutional Approach 4. Systems Approach 5. The Political Economy Approach 6. Ideology, Social Bases and Programmes of National Movements 7. Patterns of Anti-Colonial Struggles 8. Dynamics of State Formation in Colonial Era 9. Social Structures and Stratification 10. Class Formation 11. Social Bases of State Power 12. Development Strategies 13. Modes of Classification of Political Regimes 14. Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes 15. Civilian and Military Regimes 16. Secular and Theocratic Regimes 17. Organs of Government – Executive, Legislature and Judiciary 18. Unitary and Federal Systems – Patterns and Trends in Federal Systems 19. Republicanism 20. Party Systems 21. Pressure Groups 22. Electoral Process 23. Trade Union Movement 24. Peasants 25. Women’s Movement 26. Environment 27. Human Rights Movements 28. Globalisation- Background and Features 29. Impact of Globalisation on Developing Societies 30. Globalisation and the Response of the Developing Countries EPS-11 Political Ideas and Ideologies 1. Understanding the Political 2. Theorising the Political 3. The Need for Political Theory 4. Conceptions of Political Theory 5. Political Arguments and Conceptual Analysis 6. Indian Political Traditions 7. The Confucian Tradition 8. Arabic-Islamic Political Traditions 9. Greek and Roman Traditions 10. Western- Liberal and Marxist Traditions 11. Meaning and Nature of the State 12. Sovereignty 13. State, Civil Society and Community 14. Power and Authority 15. Legitimacy 16. Political Obligation and Revolution 17. Rights and Citizenship 18. Equality 19. Liberty 20. Justice 21. Direct and Participatory Democracy 22. Representative Democracy 23. Socialist Democracy 24. Individualism and Communitarianism 25. Fascism 26. Marxism 27. Gandhism (Dharma, Swaraj, Sarvodaya and Satyagraha) 28. State and Globalisation 29. Secularism 30. Development 31. Disadvantaged and Affirmative Action EPS-12 Government And Politics in India 1. The Consequences of Colonialism 2. Responses of Indian Society 3. National Movement 4. Emergence of New Classes 5. The Making of Indian Constitution 6. Basic Features 7. Vision of Social Transformation 8. Rights and Citizenship 9. What it Means to be A Parliamentary Democracy 10. Legislature 11. Executive 12. Judiciary 13. Bureaucracy in India 14. Nature of Indian Federalism 15. Special Provisions for North-East, J&K, Etc 16. Issues in Conflict and Cooperation in Indian Federalism 17. Autonomy Movements and State Reorganisation in India 18. Local Self-Government Institutions- Rural and Urban 19. Nature of Party System in India 20. National and Regional Parties 21. Elections 22. Caste, Class and Politics in India 23. Coalition Politics 24. Women 25. Dalits 26. Tribals 27. Environment 28. Workers and Peasants 29. Globalisation and Liberalisation 30. Secularism and Communal Challenge 31. Democracy in Search of Equality 32. Crime, Repression and Terror in Indian Politics EPS-15 South Asia – Economy Society and Politics 1. Struggle for Independence and Nationalism in South Asia 2. Human Development Profile 3. India in the Global Power Structure 4. India in the Global Economic Order 5. India and its Neighbours 6. Political Structures and Processes in Pakistan 7. Economy and Society in Pakistan 8. Military in the Politics of Pakistan 9. Political Structures and Processes in Bangladesh 10. Economy and Society in Bangladesh 11. Political Structures and Processes in Nepal 12. Economy and Society in Nepal 13. Economy, Society and Politics in Bhutan 14. Political Structures and Processes in Sri Lanka 15. Economy and Society in Sri Lanka 16. Ethnic Accommodation in the Politics of Sri Lanka 17. Economy, Society and Politics in the Maldives 18. Human Rights 19. Civil Society 20. Challenges to Managing Pluralism in South Asia 21. Liberalisation and SAPs 22. Globalisation and the State 23. Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development 24. SAARC 25. Dynamics of South Asian Security 26. Nuclear Issues 27. Resolution and Management of Conflicts Index: MA Political Science MPS-001 Political Theory 1. What is political theory and why Study it 2. Democracy 3. Rights 4. Liberty 5. Equality 6. Justice 7. Idea of Duty 8. Citizenship 9. Sovereignty 10. State and Civil Society11. Power and Authority 12. Legitimation and Obligation 13. Civil disobedience and Satyagraha 14. Political Violence 15. Classical Liberalism 16. Welfare State 17. Libertarianism 18. Marx,Lenin and Mao 19. Lukacs, Gramsci and the Frankfurt School 20. Socialism 21. Conservatism 22. Fundamentalism 23. Nationalism 24. Multi-Culturalism 25. Fascism 26. Feminism 27. Gandhism and Pacifism 28. Communitarianism and Civic Republicanism 29. Political Theory in a Globalising World MPS-002 International Relations- Theory and Problems 1. Realist and Neo-Realist Approaches 2. Liberal and Neo-Liberal Approaches 3. Marxist and Other Radical Approaches 4. Neo-Radical Approaches 5. Post-Structuralist and Post-Modernist Approaches 6. Feminist Approaches 7. Environmental Approaches 8. Worldviews from Asia, Africa and Latin America 9. End of Cold War 10. Post-Cold War Issues 11. Emerging Powers 12. Regional Groupings 13. Globalisation 14. International Inequities 15. Elements of International Economic Relations 16. Management of International Relations 17. India in the New Global Order 18. Right to Self-Determination 19. Intervention-Invasion 20. Nuclear Proliferation 21. International Terrorism 22. Role of Science and Technology in International Relations 23. Inequality among Nations 24. Global corporatism and state Sovereignty 25. Human Rights and International Trade 26. Changing Nature of American Power 27. China as an Emerging Power 28. Emergence of Central Asian Republics 29. Ethnic Resurgence and ‘Identity’ Wars 30. Aboriginal-Indigenous Movements 31. Displacement of population- Intra-state and interstate 32. Transnational Movements- Cultural and Civilization 33. Role of NGOS 34. The Concept of Justice in International Relations 35. Human Security MPS-003 India Democracy and Development (It is a common course offered under IGNOU’s MA Socio and MA PubAD programs too, and provides lot of useful fodder material for General studies as well.) 1. National Movement 2. Development Models 3. Constitution And Social Transformation 4. Diversity 5. Inequality 6. Political Economy 7. Economy-Structure And Growth 8. Legislature 9. Bureaucracy, Police, Army 10. Judiciary 11. Federalism 12. Self Government 13. Political Parties 14. Workers And Peasents 15. Media 16. Interest Groups 17. Caste, Regligion, Language 18. Civil Society 19. Human Development 20. Gender 21. Regional Imbalances 22. Migration 23. Environment 24. Economic Reforms 25. Religious Politics 26. Ethnicity 27. Democracy And Development-Assessment MPS-004 Comparative Politics- Issues and Trends 1. Comparative Politics- Nature, Significance and Evolution 2. Comparative Approaches and Methods- System, Structural, Public Policy 3. Comparative Approaches- Political Economy, Dependency and World Systems 4. Theories of State 5. State in Developing Societies- Asian, African and Latin American Experiences 6. State – Civil Society Relations- Evolving Patterns 7. Globalisation and State 8. Regional Integration and State 9. International Organisations and State 10. Transnational – Multinational Corporations and State 11. Nationalism- Approaches 12. Forms of Nationalism 13. Anti-Colonial Movements 14. Nationality and Self-Determination 15. State Building and Constitutionalism 16. Ethnicity Politics and State 17. Politics of Community Identities 18. Ethnic Movements 19. Political Regimes 20. Bureaucracy 21. Military in Politics 22. Federalism- Patterns And Trends 23. Parties and Party Systems 24. Interest Groups, Pressure Groups And Lobbying 25. Poverty and Human Development 26. Gender and Development 27. Environment 28. Science, Technology and Politics 29. Decentralisation and Participation 30. Human Rights MPSE-001 India and the World 1. Evolution of India’s World-view 2. Approaches to the Study of India’s Foreign Policy 3. Objectives and Determinants 4. Decision marking Institution 5. Policy Development Process 6. India’s Foreign Policy- An Overview 7. U.S.A.European Union 8. Russia, China and Japan 9. India and its Neighbours 10. India and South East Asia 11. India and Central and West Asia 12. India, latin America and Caribbean 13. India-Africa Relations 14. Politico-Security Issues15. Economics Issues 16. Social-Cultural Issues 17. Political and Diplomatic Issues MPSE-003 Western Political Thought (Plato to Marx) 1. Significance of Western Political Thought 2. Plato 3. Aristotle 4. St. Augustine & St. Thomas Aquinas 5. Niccolo Machiavelli 6. Thomas Hobbes 7. John Locke 8. Jean Jacques Rousseau 9. Edmund Burke 10. Immanuel Kant 11. Jeremy Bentham 12. Alexis de Tocqueville 13. J.S. Mill 14. George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 15. Karl Marx MPSE-004 Social and Political Thought in Modern India 1. Pre-Modern Socio-Religous Political thought in India- The Diverse Strands 2. Orientalist Discourse and Colonial Modernity 3. Salient Features of Modern Indian Political Thought 4. Early Nationalist Responses- Rammohan Roy, Bankim Chatterjee Saraswati Phule 5. Moderates and Extremists- Dadabhai Naoroji, MG Ranade and BG Tilak 6. Hinduism- Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 7. Hindutva- VD Savarkar and MS Golwalkar 8. Muslim Thought- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, MohaIqbal, Maulana Maudoodi and Jinnah 9. Nation and Identity Concerns- EV Naicker, Nazrul, Pandita Ramabai, Jaipal, Kahn Singh 10. MK Gandhi 11. Jawaharlal Nehru 12. BR Ambedkar 13. Rabindranath Tagore 14. Communist Thought- MN Roy and EMS Namboodiripad 15. Socialist Thought- Rammanohar Lohia and jayaprakash Narayan MPSE-006 Peace and Conflict Studies 1. Peace and Conflict Studies- Nature and Scope 2. Conceptual Analysis of Peace and Conflict 3. Nature and Forms of Conflict- Intra-state, Inter-state and Global 4. Theories of War 5. Types of War- Conventional War, Limited War and Nuclear War 6. Types of War- Revolutionary Civil War, Guerrilla Insurgency Insurgency, Proxy Asymmetrical Terrorism 7. UN System- Pacific Settlement of Disputes 8. UN System- Peacekeeping, Peacemaking and Adjudication 9. Disarmament and Arms Control 10. Confidence Building Measures 11. Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution 12. Functional Approaches and Regionalisrn 13. The Gandhian Approach 14. Human Security 15. Peace Research and Peace Movements MPSE-007 Social Movements and Politics in India 1. Social Movements- Meanings, Significance and Importance 2. Approaches to Study Social Movements- Liberal, Gandhian and Marxian 3. Classification of Social Movements Including New Social Movements 4. Democratisation and Changing Nature of Indian Society 5. Globalisation and Social Movements 6. State, Market and Social Movements 7. Dalit Movement 8. Backward Class Movement 9. Ethnic Movements with Special Reference to Tribals 10. Women’s Movements 11. Regional Movements 12. Religious and Communal Movements 13. Agrarian Movements 14. Working Class Movement 15. Fisher Folks’ Movement 16. Environmental and Ecological Movements 17. Social Movements and Democracy- An Assessment MPSE-008 State Politics in India 1. Development of State Politics in India 2. Frameworks for Analysis 3. Nature of Indian Diversities and Nationalist Responses 4. States in the Constitutional Scheme 5. Development of State System 6. Elections and Electoral Politics 7. Political Parties and Party Systems 8. Patterns of dissent and Protest Movements in Indian states 9. Developmental Issues and Regional Disparities 10. Agrarian Transformation and Land Reforms 11. Industry and Labour 12. Globalisation and Liberalisation- Implications for State Politics 13. Inter-state Disputes- Water and Territorial Boundaries 14. Patterns of Communal Politics 15. Assertion of Dalits and Backward Castes 16. Linguistic and Ethnic Minorities in State Politics 17. State Autonomy Movements in India MED-002 Sustainable Development- Issues and Challenges 1. What is Sustainable Development 2. Parameters of Sustainable Development 3. Approaches to the Study of Sustainable Development 4. Issues and Challenges 5. Natural Resource Exploitation 6. Patterns of Industrialisation 7. Global and Regional Dimensions 8. State Initiatives 9. Regional Initiatives 10. Global Initiatives 11. Community Knowledge 12. Cooperation and Partnership MED-008 Globalisation Environment and Development 1. Environmental Dimensions of Globalisation 2. Environmental Calamities 3. Man-made Disasters 4. MNCs, TNCs and Developing Countries 5. International Summits and Declarations 6. International Environmental Laws and Agreements 7. Role of the United Nations Agencies 8. Environment in Multilateral Perspectives 9. South Asian Response to Environmental Concerns 10. Non-Governmental Agencies Initiatives Official UPSC Syllabus Pol.Sci. Paper 1 Political Theory and Indian Politics: 1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches. 2. Theories of the State: Liberal, Neoliberal, Marxist, Pluralist, Post-colonial and feminist. 3. Justice: Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques. 4. Equality: Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action. 5. Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; concept of Human Rights. 6. Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy – representative, participatory and deliberative. 7. Concept of power, hegemony, ideology and legitimacy. 8. Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism. 9. Indian Political Thought : Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, M.N. Roy. 10. Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt. Indian Government and Politics: 1. Indian Nationalism: 1. Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle: Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Noncooperation, 2. Civil Disobedience; Militant and revolutionary movements, Peasant and workers’ movements. 3. Perspectives on Indian National Movement: Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical humanist and Dalit. 2. Making of the Indian Constitution: Legacies of the British rule; different social and political perspectives. 3. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution: 1. The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive 2. Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine. 4. Principal Organs of 1. The Union Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and Supreme Court. 2. Principal Organs of the State Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Courts. 5. Grassroots Democracy: Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movements. 6. Statutory Institutions/Commissions: Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National 1. Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission. 7. Federalism: Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes. 8. Planning and Economic Development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalilzation and economic reforms. 9. Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics. 10. Party System: National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socio- economic profile of Legislators. 11. Social Movements: Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements; environmentalist movements. Official UPSC Syllabus Pol.Sci. Syllabus Paper 2 Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics 1. Comparative Politics: Nature and major approaches; political economy and political sociology perspectives; limitations of the comparative method. 2. State in comparative perspective: Characteristics and changing nature ofthe State in capitalist and socialist economies, and, advanced industrial and developing societies. 3. Politics of Representation and Participation: Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies. 4. Globalisation: Responses from developed and developing societies. 5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations: Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory. 6. Key concepts in International Relations: National interest, Security and power; Balance of power and deterrence; Transnational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation. 7. Changing International Political Order: 1. Rise of super powers; strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and Cold War; nuclear threat; 2. Non-aligned movement: Aims and achievements; 3. Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world. 8. Evolution of the International Economic System: From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic order; Globalisation of the world economy. 9. United Nations: Envisaged role and actual record; specialized UN agencies-aims and functioning; need for UN reforms. 10. Regionalisation of World Politics: EU, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, NAFTA. 11. Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice, terrorism, nuclear proliferation. India and the World 1. Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants of foreign policy; institutions of policy-making; continuity and change. 2. India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement: Different phases; current role. 3. India and South Asia: 1. Regional Co-operation: SAARC – past performance and future prospects. 2. South Asia as a Free Trade Area. 3. India’s “Look East” policy. 4. Impediments to regional co-operation: river water disputes; illegal cross-border migration; ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; border disputes. 4. India and the Global South: Relations with Africa and Latin America; leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations. 5. India and the Global Centres of Power: USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia. 6. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping;demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council. 7. India and the Nuclear Question: Changing perceptions and policy. 8. Recent developments in Indian Foreign policy: India’s position on the recent crisis in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia, growing relations with US and Israel; vision of a new world order.