International Relations (International Relations (Mains))
Subjects
- Indian Polity And Governance (Prelims)
- Features Of Indian Polity & Constitution (Mains)
- Executive, Judiciary, Legislature (Mains)
- Governance (Mains)
- Contemporary Issues: Features of Indian Polity & Constitution (Mains)
- Contemporary Issues: (Executive, Judiciary, Legislature) (Mains)
- Constitutional/Non-Constitutional Bodies
- Contemporary Issues: Governance (Mains)
UPSC Syllabus
- India and its neighborhood- relations.
- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
- Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests,
- Indian diaspora
- Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate
India’s Foreign Policy
- Evolution and Challenges
- Evolution of India’s foreign policy (Including NAM, Look East and Gujral Doctrine)
- Determinants and challenges of India’s Foreign Policy
- Recent Policies
- Neighborhood first policy
- Act east policy
- Link west policy
- Indian ocean outreach
- Soft Power and Hard Power diplomacy
- Defence and Nuclear Diplomacy
- Space diplomacy
- Para diplomacy-A New Way for Indian Foreign Policy?
- Middle Power Coalition
- Significance of PMO in foreign policy making
- India’s Strategic Connect with the World
- Rise of Realpolitik in India’s Foreign Policy in recent times
- Indian Diaspora
India and Its Neighbours
- India-China
- Border dispute
- China’s string of pearls
- China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Prospects and Pitfalls
- Maritime Silk Road” linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans
- Why India is alarmed regarding BRI?
- India’s trade deficit with China
- China’s Malacca Dilemma
- 2+1 Dialogue mechanism proposed by China
- A rising China: Challenges the US primacy in Asia and role of India
- Chinese project of diverting Tibetan waters
- South China Sea: objection of China to India’s presence
- China denies CPEC backing as ‘debt trap’ for Pakistan (Debt trap diplomacy of China)
- The Unintended Consequences of India’s Policy on Citizenship for Tibetan Refugees
- Indias Concern in Joining RCEP
- China’s Economic Slowdown
- India-Pakistan
- Indo-Pak Relations : Border Dispute and J&K issue
- Terrorism emanating from Pakistan
- Indus waters policy shift
- Dispute over Gilgit-Baltistan
- CPEC in PoK
- Nuclear India-Pak-US
- Indian stance regarding Baluchistan
- India Bhutan
- Bhutan’s significance for Indian Foreign policy
- India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty
- Objection of Bhutan to India’s Motor vehicle agreement
- Bhutan’s rejection of China’s BRI
- India-Nepal
- Indo-Nepal Relations : Fluctuating ties
- Nepal’s tilt towards China
- Nepal-China Transit Agreement: An Evaluation
- India’s concern about Nepal’s new Constitution
- The Issue of Water and Hydropower Cooperation
- Nepal Bharat Maitri Project
- India-Myanmar
- Democracy in Myanmar
- Scope for cooperation between N-E India & Myanmar
- Rohingya issue
- Buddhist Chauvinism
- Major Projects: Kaladan multi-modal corridor, India-Myanmar- Thailand trilateral highway
- India-Bangladesh
- Indo-Bangladesh Relations
- Water Dispute Teesta water issue & Ganga river dispute
- Bangladesh demand to stop the construction of the Tipaimukh Hydro- Electric Power Project on the Barak River
- Differences in approach of India and China towards Bangladesh
- Illegal Immigration
- Understanding Bangladesh’s Unexpected Development Success
- India-Afghanistan
- Instability in Afghanistan and role of India
- India’s cooperation in Afghanistan
- Moscow Format
- India-Maldives
- Geostrategic Importance of Maldives
- Recent developments in Maldives exemplifying recalibration of ties
- FTA Between China and Maldives - Warning For India
- India-Srilanka
- Sino-Sri Lanka Relationship
- Fishermen issue
- Issues on 13th amendment (Tamil & Minority Rights)
- Human Right violations & OHCHR Resolution on Sri Lanka
- Indian Ocean Region
- Indian Ocean region and world affairs
- India is a “Net Security Provider” of the Indian Ocean
- Increasing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean
- 20 years of formation of IORA
- Piracy in the Indian Ocean
- Seychelles’ parliament refusal to ratify an Indian naval base plan on the Assumption Island
- Importance of Seychelles to India
- Indo-Pacific
- Concept of Indo-Pacific from perspectives different countries
- East Asia Summit acts as a bridge for Indo-Pacific region
- India-Pacific Regional Dialogue
- SAARC/BIMSTEC/BBIN
- SAARC: Challenges and Prospects
- Intra-low regional trade
- BIMSTEC as an alternative to SAARC
- Nepal withdrew from first ever BIMSTEC’s military drill in India.
- Progress of BBIN project
- Global Issues
- Disarmament
- Climate Change
- Terrorism
- Global Governance
- Indian Diaspora
India and Extended Neighbourhood
- India-Indonesia
- Indonesia’s vision as a “Global Maritime Axis.” and it’s significance for India
- India-Singapore
- India-Singapore Bilateral Agreement for naval cooperation
- Thailand
- Indo-Thai relations: Challenges & opportunities
- India-Vietnam
- India -Vietnam’s strategic cooperation
- India-ASEAN
- Importance of ASEAN in establishing peace and stability in region
- ASEAN-India Relations: Prospects and Challenges in Economic Partnership
- India’s cooperation with the ASEAN has been less than China and Japan
Central Asia
- Connect Central Asia Policy
- Importance of central Asia
- Golden Crescent
- Connectivity Projects (INSTC, Ashgabat Agreement, TAPI Pipeline)
- India Mongolia
- India-Mongolia Bilateral Cooperation
- Mongolia launched construction of first strategically oil refinery, constructed by India
West Asia/Middle East
- Importance of West Asia for India
- Change in West Asian strategic thinking
- China’s engagement in West Asia and challenges to India
- Reasons behind India’s active strategic engagements with West Asian countries without participating in West Asian turmoil
- Shia-Sunni wedge in West Asian countries
- Importance of Saudi Arabia, Challenges in India-Saudi Arabia Relations
- Plight on Indian migrant workers.
- Relations between India and United Arab Emirates
- Middle East to India Deep water Pipeline (MEIDP)
- India-Iran
- Consolidating India-Iran Cooperation
- Connectivity- Importance of Chabahar port
- Iran nuclear deal: Iran Sanctions & India’s Options
- India Israel:
- From ‘in the closet’ into a fast-developing open relationship
- strategic significance of the Indo-Israeli relationship
- De-hyphenation of Israel and Palestine
India and World
- India-Africa
- India-Africa Trade relations: Prospects
- Contribution of Indian Diaspora in various fields in Africa.
- African co-operation in ensuring security and peace in Indian Ocean region
- India’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa’s hydrocarbon sector.
- Strategic Partnership between India and South Africa
- India-Europe
- The first India-Nordic Summit
- What is GDPR? its implication for India
- influx of refugees into Europe
- irritants between India-EU (FTA)
- A new European Union strategy for India
- Ukrainian Crisis’ has lead to resurgence of cold war
- Brief on India-UK relations
- Brief on India-France relations
- India and USA
- Brief of India-US relations
- Mutually supportive Defence cooperation relationship
- logjams in implementation of civil nuclear cooperation agreement between India and the USA
- Bilateral Social Security Agreements
- The rise of protectionist regime in USA and the challenges for the Indian
- Importance of New Security strategy (NSS) of USA for India
- Recent US extraterritorial Sanctions and their potential impacts on India
- Potential impact of US sanctions towards Russia, Iran and North Korea using CAATSA on US-India relation,
- USA pulls out of INF treaty-Its implication for India
- Pivot to the East policy of the USA
- The Arithmetic of India-U.S. Relations and the Russian Factor
- The First India-US 2+2 Dialogue: An Assessment
- Challenges in Implementing JCPOA after the US Withdrawal
- LEMA-Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement
- Visa, Free Trade and WTO
- India-Canada
- Uranium Deal
- India-Russia
- India’s increasing defence deal with USA, Israel
- Russian arms deal with Pakistan
- Stagnation between India-Russia Relations
- Russian proposal of ‘Eurasian Economic Union
- India-Japan
- Japan’s funding of major projects in India
- Nuclear Pact
- Japan’s Pacifism
- 13th annual India - Japan summit
- India-Australia
- Australia’s “An India Economic Strategy to 2035”, a vision document
- Nuclear cooperation between India- Australia
International Organisaton and Global Issues
- United Nation and UNSC
- UNSC Reforms : Importance and Challenges
- BRICS
- Advantages of setting up the New Development Bank
- Prospects and Challenges of BRICS
- Commonwealth
- Shared history of Commonwealth
- Relevance in current time and Areas of Cooperation
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- Benefits and challenges of India’s entry in SCO
- IMF – The International Monetary Fund:
- issues concerning the reforms in Bretton Wood twins and needs structural reforms to reflect post globalization realities of the world
- NATO – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization:
- Relevance of NATO in post USSR era
- TPP – The Trans-Pacific Partnership:
- Will RCEP prove to be a competitor of TPP in the Asia-Pacific region
- WTO – The World Trade Organization:
- Doha round and Singapore Agenda: Challenges in implementation
- USA-India dispute
- Need to revamp WTO
- Arctic Council:
- Arctic is attracting global interest
- IAEA
- India’s nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards
- UK Referendum – Brexit
- Consequences of Brexit for United Kingdom and European Union,
- Effect of Brexit on China and India
- Refugee problem:
- Does the world need a new UN convention on refugees
- United Nations member states (except the U.S. and Hungary) agreed on a Global Compact for Migration to better manage international migration
- Terrorism:
- Reasons of rise of far right wing politics in many developed and developing countries
- The Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT)
- UNSC’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions
Committee on Jaish-e-Mohammad Chief Masood Azhar - Security Council Resolution 2322 to enhance the efficacy of international legal and judicial systems
- Lone-wolf attacks.
- Yemen Crisis-
- Yemen Crisis: Reasons and impacts
- South China Sea
- Contention over South China Sea and South China Sea Ruling
- Senkaku and Diaoyu conflict between China and Japan
- Role of India in the wake of increasing South China Sea dispute
- Other
- World coming towards a new multi-polar order with USA as a waning superpower and China-Russia axis as an emerging challenger
- India and the International Solar Alliance
- Venezuela-Columbia Border Issue
- AIIB & The Changing World Order
- Multilateral export control regimes : Significance and challenges of India’s Entry
- US-Venezuela Stand-off : Impact on Global Oil Prices
- Renaissance and Reticence in India’s North-South Connectivity Platform
- Strategic Petroleum Reserves: Stocking Oil for Rainy Days
- QUAD: Strategic and economic benefits
- India has been accorded associate member status by IEA,: Its importance for India
- Why RIC is as important to India as JAI and BRICS?
- Rising Protectionism and Currency Wars
- Indian Diaspora
- Role played by Indian Diaspora
- Issue of safety of Indians abroad
- Schemes for Welfare of Overseas Indian
- Indian Diaspora in Gulf
- Nitaqat law and Present Status
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