Total Marks - 100
Part - A
1. The modern state system - history, basic features, evolving forms.
2. International Relations as a field of study, Basic Approaches - Power, Balance of Power, Imperialism, Nationalism.
3. Interaction between states - diplomacy, International Law, international economic and trade linkages - pressures in world politics.
Part - B
1. Evolution of the International System since 1815 (Congress of Vienna) Historical Overview.
2. World War III, Decolonization, Rise of the Third World Alliance System (NATO, SEATO, CENTO, WARSAW PACT) Peaceful coexistence: Non-Aligned Movement Theories of Peace and Security in Nuclear Age (Deterrence. Limited war. Crisis Management etc) Détente.
Part - C
1. Foreign Policies of the Superpowers, major powers (USA. USSR. China) with special reference to South Asia (India. Pakistan, etc.).
2. Issues in global Politics.
(a) Nuclear Proliferation.
(b) Superpower rivalry in the Indian Ocean.
(c) International economic order.
(d) Regional Security issues and crises (Afghanistan Crises Iran—Iraq war, Palestine problem, Apartheid and South Africa, Namibia, Polish crises, Euro communism, Central American crises etc.)
(e) Arms Control and disarmament.
(b) Superpower rivalry in the Indian Ocean.
(c) International economic order.
(d) Regional Security issues and crises (Afghanistan Crises Iran—Iraq war, Palestine problem, Apartheid and South Africa, Namibia, Polish crises, Euro communism, Central American crises etc.)
(e) Arms Control and disarmament.
SUGGESTED READINGS
| | Title | Author |
| 1 | International Politics | K.J. Holsti |
| 2 | Politics among Nations | Hans Morgenthan |
| 3 | World Politics: An Introduction | James N. Rosenau |
| 4 | An Introduction to International Politics; Power and Justics | Theodor Contobius and Thomas Wolfe |
| 5 | Contending Theories of International Relations | Tames Dougherty |
| 6 | Issues in Global Politics | Gavin Boyd |
| 7 | World Politics since 1945 | Peter Caloucorassi |
| 8 | International Relations: Peace or War | Richard Rosecrance |
| 9 | Relations of Nations | Frederick Hartman |
| 10 | Indian Ocean and the Superpowers: Economic, Political and Strategic Perspectives | Rasul Bux Rais |
| 11 | Sanctuary and War | Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema |
| 12 | Contemporary Strategy: Theories and Policies | J. Baylis, K. Booth, P. Williams, J. Garnet |
