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
Introduction- Historical, political and economic profile
Demographic patterns and resource base
Pakistan- Freedom movement, political system, foreign policy
Maldives- political system, problem of development
Nepal- democratic movement, role of monarchy, problems between various regions, foreign policy, role of China
Sri Lanka- political system, foreign policy
Bhutan- monarchy, social patterns
Bangladesh- freedom movement, political system, environmental issues
Common problems- conflicts, ethnic and religious movements, migrations, refugee problem, terrorism, interstate disputes
SAARC- evolution, growth, constraints, potentials
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Ø M.H. Syed, Encyclopedia of SAARC Nations, 3 volumes, Gyan Publishing house, 2003
Ø T.V. Paul(ed), South Asia’s Weak States, Stanford University Press, California, 2010
Ø Rob Johnson, A Region in Turmoil: South Asian Conflicts Since 1947, Reaktion Books, London, 2005
Links:
[1] https://politicalscience.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/political-science-7
[2] https://politicalscience.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2018-19