Advanced Study Paper II Foreign Policy of India

Paper Code: 
POL-144 A
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00

Introduction- objectives, principles, determinants

Evolution of Indian foreign policy from Nehru to present day

Major issues in Indian foreign policy- economic policies and liberalization,

nuclear policy- stand on non- proliferation

Environmental issues, India and NAM

India’s interaction with the world powers-

United States, Russia, European Union, China

 

India and its neighbours- Pakistan, Bangladesh,  Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar

India’s role in the international organizations- UN, QUAD, ASEAN

Essential Readings: 

·       Dutt V.P.,(2011), India’s Foreign Policy,New Delhi, Vikas

·       Dutt V.P.(1999), India’s Foreign Policy in a Changing World,New Delhi, Vikas

·       Dobson,A. P,Marsh, S.,(2000), U S Foreign Policy Since 1945, New Delhi,Routledge

·       Goldstein J .S., and Pevehouse J. C,(2011) International Relations(VIII Edn)  New Delhi,Pearson

·       Ghai,UR , Ghai,KK ,(2007),International Politics: Theory and Practice, Jalandhar,New Academic Publishing Company

·       Jayapalan ,N,(2011), Foreign Policy of India,Delhi, Atlantic

·       Khanna,V N, Foreign Policy of India, New Delhi, Vikas Publishing House

·       Abraham ,I,(1998), The Making of the Indian Atomic Bomb : Science, Secrecy and the Postcolonial State,New York ,Zed Books

·       Akbar,M.J.,(1988), Nehru : The Making of India ,London, Penguin

·       Bradnock,R.W.,(1990), India’s Foreign Policy Since 1971,London, Pinter Publishers

·       Dixit, J.N.,(2010),Indian Foreign Policy and its Neighbours, New Delhi, Gyan Books

Academic Year: 
2025-26
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