Unit wise Distribution of Course Contents:
A. Contemporary World Politics
Unit I: The end of Bipolarity
Unit II: Contemporary Centre of Power
Unit III: Contemporary South Asia
Unit IV: International Organisations
Unit V: Security in the Contemporary World
What is security? - Traditional and Non-traditional notions of security-Types- Human Security, Global Security New Sources of threats. Terrorism Human Right-Global poverty -Migration-Health Epidemics-Cooperative Security-India's security strategy.
Unit VI: Environment and Natural Resources
Environmental concerns in Global politics-protection of Global Commons- Common but differentiated Responsibilities-Common Property Resources-India's stand on environmental issues- Environmental movements, Resources geo- politics-Indigenous people and their rights
Unit VII: Globalisation
Concept of Globalisation-Causes and Consequences of Globalisation-Resistance to Globalisation-India and resistance to Globalisation.
B. Politics in India Since Independence
Unit 1: Challenges of Nation Building
What is Nation building and three challenges of Nation Building-Partition: displacement and rehabilitation-consequences of partition and sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi-Integration of princely states- Reorganisation of states and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Challenges of Building democracy-Congress dominance in first three general
Unit II: Era of One Party Dominance
elections and Communist victory in Kerala and role of CPI-Socialist Party- Communist Party-Bharatiya Jan Sangh-emergence of opposition party.
Unit III: Politics of Planned Development
Ideals of Development-Planning and Planning Commission and First Five Year Plan
Unit IV: India's External Relation
International context-The policy of Non- Alignment and Nehru's role -Peace and conflict with China-War and peace with Pakistan (Bangladesh War 1971) - Kargil Confrontation- India's Nuclear Policy. Shifting alliances in world politics.
Unit V: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System
Challenge of Political succession - Nehru-Shastri-Indira Gandhi- Fourth General election 1967- Emergence of coalition politics and Defection - Split in the Congress-Railway Strike 1974- Presidential election 1969-1971 election and Restoration
Unit VI: The Crisis of Democratic Order
Background of emergency - Gujrat and Bihar movements - Conflicts with Judiciary: Declaration and consequences of Emergency 1975; Lessons of Emergency Politics emergency. after emergency Loksabha election 1977 Janta Government -Legacy of
Unit VII: Regional Aspirations
Region and the nation- Indian approach to regional aspirations -Areas of tension Jammu and Kasmir- Politics Since 1948- Conflict in Panjab-2002 and beyond- Demand for autonomy and secessionist movements in NE; Assam Movement: Accommodation and National integration - Insurgency and After.
Unit VIII: Recent Trends and Development in Indian Politics Context of the 1990s- era of Coalition- Decline of Congress- Alliance Politics - Political rise of other backward classes and Mandal Commission and its Consequences Communalism, Secularism and democracy in Indian Politics.. Loksabha election 2004- Growing Consensus.
C. Project Work
Sample Project Work
- Globalisation and its consequences. Importance of the USA in the unipolar World
- Shock Therapy and its consequences
- India's Security Strategy and its Implication
- Rise of China in global Politics
- Regional aspiration in North-East India: demand for autonomy
- The Integration of Jammu and Kasmir and the subsequent Conflicts.
- The crisis of Democratic order and declaration of Emergency
- India's Nuclear Policy. Etc.