Indian Foreign Policy

Paper Code: 
Pol 323- A
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The paper seeks to acquaint students with the historical evolution of India’s foreign policy since independence, both in terms of the conceptual underpinnings and philosophical moorings on the one hand, as also the vent of diplomatic practice, on the other. Indian foreign policy reflects the perceptions and priorities of our political, economic and military leaderships from time to time in relation to the neighbourhood, middle powers and superpowers

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Unit I: 
Unit 1

Introduction- objectives, principles, determinants

Evolution of Indian foreign policy from Nehru to present day

 

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Unit II: 
Unit 12

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

nuclear policy- stand on non- proliferation , disarmament

Environmental issues, India and NAM

 

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Unit III: 
Unit 3

India’s interaction with the world powers-

United States, Russia, European Union, United Kingdom

 

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Unit IV: 
Unit 4

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

 

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Unit V: 
Unit 5

India’s role in the international organizations- UN, SAARC, BRICS,ASEAN, BIMSTEC

 

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
  • Jayapalan ,N,(2011), Foreign Policy of India,Delhi, Atlantic
  • Khanna,V N, Foreign Policy of India, New Delhi, Vikas Publishing House

 

References: 
  • 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
  •  Dixit,J.N,(1998), Across Borders : Fifty Years of India’s Foreign Policy,New Delhi, Picus Books
  • Kapur ,H, (1994),India’s Foreign Policy, 1947-1992: Shadows and Substance,New Delhi, Sage
  • Kumar,M, (2017), Theoretical Aspe7cts of International Politics, Agra, Shiva Lal Agrawala and Co.
  • Mansingh,S. ,(1984),India’s Search for Power, Indira Gandhi’s Foreign Policy, 1966-1982 Delhi, Sage
  • Mohan, R.C.,(2004) ,Crossing the Rubicon : The Shaping of India’s Foreign Policy ,Palgrave, Macmillan
  • Mansingh.L.,(1997), et al. (eds.), Indian Foreign Policy : Agenda for the 21stCentury,New Delhi: Konark Publishers
  • Palmer and Perkins,(2004), International Relations, Delhi, AITBS Publishers and Distributors
  • Dixit,J.N.,(2012),India’s Foreign Policy Challenge of terrorism: fashioning  interstae equations,New Delhi, Paperback
  • Khanna, V.N.,and Kumar, L,(2018), Foreign Policy of India, New Delhi, Paperback

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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