Free Online Course on PSE-001: India and World Politics: Challenges and Opportunities (15th July 2022): IGNOU

By Kuntala Sarkar

9 July 2022

 

About

India has emerged as a power to reckon with in world affairs. As India rises in the world order, it should not only visualize its interests, strategies, and vision with great clarity but also communicate them effectively to the world. This course offers a comprehensive overview of India’s foreign policy, bilateral relations with other nations, regional and international organizations, etc. It gives insights into changing contours of world politics and India’s evolving images of the world. It also imparts knowledge about India as a rising economic powerhouse, nuclear-armed state, and significant regional power. The course engages in discussion and analysis of the critical contemporary global issues such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, ecological issues, international terrorism, migration, and human security. It is a comprehensive course intended to make you aware at an advanced academic level of theoretical matters and specific themes central to India’s World view and Vice versa. It will also be helpful for the aspirants of different competitive examinations and interviews.

Syllabus

 

 

Session-1

 

Evolution of India's World view

 

Prof S. D. Muni

 

India’s Foreign Policy: An Overview

 

Prof Satish Kumar

 

Approaches to the Study of India’s Foreign Policy

 

Dr. Amitabh Singh

 

Session-2

 

Determinants of India’s foreign policy

 

Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar

 

Decision-making Institutions of India’s Foreign Policy and Function

 

Dr. Rajiv Nayan

 

India’s Foreign Policy in Nehru Era

 

Prof. Satish Kumar

 

India’s Foreign Policy during Cold War

 

Dr. Maheep

 

Session-3

 

India’s Foreign Policy after Cold War

 

Prof. S. D. Muni

 

India’s Foreign Policy under NDA – I

 

Prof. Satish Kumar

 

India’s Foreign Policy in NDA-II

 

Mr. Prafulla Ketkar

 

Session-4

 

India-US Relations

 

Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra

 

India-European Union Relations

 

Amb. Arun Kumar Singh

 

India-Russia Relations

 

Session-5

 

India-Russia Relations

 

Prof. Swaran Singh

 

India-China Relations

 

Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

 

India-Japan relations

 

Session-6

 

India’s first Neighbourhood-first policy

 

Prof. Rajen Harshe

 

India-Pakistan Relations

 

Prof. Satish Kumar

 

India-Nepal relations

 

Prof. Sanjay K Bhardwaj

 

India – Sri Lanka Relations

 

Dr. Saurabh

 

India-Myanmar Relations

 

Dr. Maheep

 

India-Bhutan Relations

 

India-Maldives Relations

 

Session-7

 

India’s Look East and India's Act-East Policy

 

Prof. Harsh V. Pant

 

India’s Look West Policy

 

Dr. Amit Singh

 

India-South East Asian Countries

 

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

 

India in Indo-Pacific Theatre

 

Session-8

 

India and West Asia

 

Prof. Girijesh Pant

 

India and Central Asia

 

Dr. Aprajita Kashyap

 

India – South America Relations

 

Dr. Maheep

 

India-Latin America-Caribbean (LAC)

 

India-GCC States Relations

 

 

Session-9

 

India’s National Security

 

Dr. Maheep

 

India’s Nuclear Policies and Nonproliferation

 

India and Terrorism

 

Humanitarian Intervention

 

 

Session-10

 

India and Regional Organisations

 

Amb. Rajeev Sikri

 

India’s Foreign Economic Policy

 

Non-Government International Institutions (World Bank, IMF, WTO, etc.)

 

Session-11

 

India’s Geopolitics, Strategic Stature, and Leadership

 

Dr. Uttam Singh

 

India’s Environmental Challenges

 

Dr. Maheep

 

India and Energy Security Issues

 

 

India’s Non-Traditional Security

 

 

Session-12

 

India’s policy towards Africa

 

Dr. Nivedita Ray

 

Globalization

 

Prof. Amitabh Mattoo

 

India and United Nations

 

Course Details

Free Online Course

English

Paid Certificate Available

12 weeks long

15th Jul, 2022

Taught by

Prof. Satish Kumar

 

Link to Enroll

https://www.classcentral.com/course/swayam-mpse-001-india-and-world-politics-challenges-and-opportunities-in-21st-century-58508