Government and Politics in South Asia

Paper Code: 
POL 423-A
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 This paper acquaints the students with the complex strategic and political interactions between India and its neighbours and their impact upon the South Asian Region as a whole.

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Introduction- Historical, political and economic profile

Demographic patterns and resource base       

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Pakistan- Freedom movement, political system, foreign policy

Maldives- political system, problem of development

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Nepal- democratic movement, role of monarchy, problems between various regions, foreign policy, role of China

Sri Lanka- political system, foreign policy

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

Bhutan- monarchy, social patterns

Bangladesh- freedom movement, political system, environmental issues

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

Common problems- conflicts, ethnic and religious movements, migrations, refugee problem, terrorism, interstate disputes

SAARC- evolution, growth, constraints, potentials

Essential Readings: 
  • Bhabani Sen Gupta, South Asian Perspectives, B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1988
  • S.d. Muni, Anuradha Muni, Regional Cooperation in South Asia, National Publishers, 1984
  • M.H. Syed, Encyclopedia of SAARC Nations, 3 volumes, Gyan Publishing house, 2003
References: 
  • T.V. Paul(ed), South Asia’s Weak States, Stanford University Press, California, 2010
  • Rob Johnson, A Region in Turmoil: South Asian Conflicts Since 1947, Reaktion Books, London, 2005
Academic Year: 
2016-17
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