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Paper I<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paper I-A (Political Theory and Indian Politics)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches.<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Theories of state : Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluralist, post-colonial and Feminist.<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Justice : Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl\u2019s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques.<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Equality : Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Rights : Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Democracy : Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy\u2014 representative, participatory and deliberative.<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Concept of power : hegemony, ideology and<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Political Ideologies : Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and<\/li>\n
  9. Indian Political Thought: Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.<\/li>\n
  10. Western Political Thought : Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Paper I-B (Indian Government and Politics)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Indian Nationalism : (a) Political Strategies of India\u2019s Freedom Struggle : Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience; Militant and Revolutionary Movements, Peasant and Workers Movements. (b)Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Making of the Indian Constitution : Legacies of the British rule; different social and political perspectives.<\/li>\n
      2. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution : The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.<\/li>\n
      3. (a) Principal Organs of the Union Government : Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and Supreme Court. (b) Principal Organs of the State Government : Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Courts.<\/li>\n
      4. Grassroots Democracy : Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movements.<\/li>\n
      5. Statutory Institutions\/Commissions : Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Federalism : Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.<\/li>\n
        2. Planning and Economic development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; Role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalization and economic reforms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian<\/li>\n
          2. Party System : National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socio-economic profile of Legislators.<\/li>\n
          3. Social Movement : Civil liberties and human rights movements; women\u2019s movements; environmentalist movements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            Paper II<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Paper II-A (Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Comparative Politics : Nature and major approaches; Political economy and political sociology perspectives; Limitations of the comparative method.<\/li>\n
            2. State in Comparative Perspective : Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist and socialist economies, and advanced industrial and developing societies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. Politics of Representation and Participation : Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies.<\/li>\n
              2. Globalisation : Responses from developed and developing<\/li>\n
              3. Approaches to the Study of International Relations : Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory.<\/li>\n
              4. Key Concepts in International Relations : National interest, security and power;Balance of power and deterrence; Transational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Changing International Political Order : (a) Rise of super powers; Strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat; (b) Non-aligned Movement : Aims and achievements. (c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; Relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. Evolution of the International Economic System : From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic order; Globalisation of the world economy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. United Nations : Envisaged role and actual record; Specialized UN agencies\u2014aims and functioning; need for UN reforms.<\/li>\n
                    2. Regionalisation of World Politics : EU, ASEAN, APEC, AARC,<\/li>\n
                    3. Contemporary Global Concerns : Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice terrorism, nuclear proliferation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Paper II-B (India and the World)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      1. Indian Foreign Policy : Determinants of foreign policy; the institutions of policy- making; Continuity and change.<\/li>\n
                      2. India\u2019s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement Different phases; Current<\/li>\n
                      3. India and South Asia : (a) Regional Co-operation : SAARC-past performance and future prospects. (b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area. (c) India\u2019s \u201cLook East\u201d policy. (d) Impediments to regional co-operation : River water disputes; illegal cross border migration; Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. India and the Global South : Relations with Africa and Latin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations.<\/li>\n
                        2. India and the Global Centres of Power : USA, EU, Japan, China and<\/li>\n
                        3. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping; Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council.<\/li>\n
                        4. India and the Nuclear Question : Changing perceptions and<\/li>\n
                        5. Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy : India\u2019s position on the recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia, growing relations with US and Isreal; Vision of a new world order.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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