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Psir Paper II

The document outlines key themes in comparative politics and international relations, including the nature of the state, political representation, globalization, and various theoretical approaches to studying international relations. It also discusses the evolution of the international economic system, the role of the United Nations, and contemporary global concerns such as democracy and terrorism. Additionally, it covers India's foreign policy, its contributions to the Non-Alignment Movement, and its relations with global powers and regional cooperation in South Asia.

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Psir Paper II

The document outlines key themes in comparative politics and international relations, including the nature of the state, political representation, globalization, and various theoretical approaches to studying international relations. It also discusses the evolution of the international economic system, the role of the United Nations, and contemporary global concerns such as democracy and terrorism. Additionally, it covers India's foreign policy, its contributions to the Non-Alignment Movement, and its relations with global powers and regional cooperation in South Asia.

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Comparative Political Analysis and

International Politics:

Comparative Politics:

 Nature and major approaches;


 Political economy and political sociology
perspectives;
 Limitations of the comparative method.
State in Comparative Perspective:

 Characteristics and changing nature of the


State in capitalist and socialist economies, and
advanced industrial and developing societies.
Politics of Representation and Participation:

 Political parties,
 pressure groups and
 Social movements in advanced industrial and
developing societies.
Globalisation:

 Responses from developed and developing


societies.
Approaches to the Study of International
Relations:

 Idealist,
 Realist,
 Marxist,
 Functionalist and
 Systems theory.
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.
Changing International political order:

 Rise of superpowers;
 Strategic and ideological Bipolarity,
 Arms Race
 Cold war
 Nuclear threat
 Non-Aligned Movement – Aims and achievements
 Collapse of the Soviet Union;
 Unipolarity and American hegemony:
 Relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary
world.
Evolution of the International Economic System:

 From Bretton Woods to WTO;


 Socialist economies and the CMEA (Council for
Mutual Economic Assistance);
 Third World demand for a new international
economic order;
 Globalisation of the world economy.
United Nations:

 Envisaged role and actual record;


 Specialised UN agencies—aims and functioning;
 The need for UN reforms.
Regionalisation of World Politics:

 EU,
 ASEAN,
 APEC,
 AARC,
 NAFTA
Contemporary Global Concerns:

 Democracy,
 Human rights,
 Environment,
 Gender justice,
 Terrorism,
 Nuclear proliferation.
India and the World

Indian Foreign Policy:

 Determinants of foreign policy;


 The institutions of policy-making:
 continuity and change.
India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment
Movement

 Different phases,
 Current role.
India and South Asia:
 Regional Co-operation:
 SAARC-past performance and future prospects.
 South Asia as a Free Trade Area.
 India’s “Look East” policy.
 Impediments to regional co-operation:
 River water disputes:
 illegal cross-border,
 migration;
 Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies;
 Border disputes.
India and the Global South:

 Relations with Africa and Latin America;


 Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO
negotiations.
India and the Global Centres of Power:

 USA,
 EU,
 Japan,
 China
 Russia.

India and the UN System:


 Role in UN Peace-keeping;
 Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council.

India and the Nuclear Question:


 Changing perceptions and policy.

Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy:


 India’s position on the recent crises in
 Afghanistan,
 Iraq, and
 West Asia,
 Growing relations with the US and Israel;
 Vision of a new world order.

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