Ch 1
The End of Bipolarity
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End of Bipolarity and Soviet Background
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Crisis and Disintegration of USSR
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Causes of Soviet Collapse
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Consequences and Global Impact
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Post-Soviet Transition and India Relations
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Ch 2
Contemporary Centres of Power
1
European Union (EU)
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ASEAN
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Rise of China
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India–China Relations
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Other Asian Powers
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Ch 3
Contemporary South Asia
1
South Asia Overview
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Pakistan & Bangladesh Politics
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Nepal & Sri Lanka
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India & Regional Conflicts
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Cooperation & External Influence
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Ch 4
International Organisations
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Importance of International Organisations
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Evolution and Structure of the UN
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UN Reforms and Challenges
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India and International Organisations
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UN in Contemporary World
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Ch 5
Security in the Contemporary World
1
Concept of Security
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Traditional Security (External)
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Traditional Security (Internal & Cooperation)
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Non-Traditional Security
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Cooperative Security & India’s Strategy
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Ch 6
Environment and Natural Resources
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Environmental Concerns
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Global Commons
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CBDR and Agreements
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Common Property and India
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Movements and Resource Politics
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Ch 7
SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND GROUP PROCESSES
1
Nature and Concept of Groups
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Group Formation and Development
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Group Structure and Types
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Ingroup, Outgroup and Social Identity
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Group Influence on Behaviour
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Ch 8
Challenges of Nation Building
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Independence and Initial Challenges
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Three Challenges of Nation Building
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Integration of Princely States
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Reorganisation of States
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Outcomes and Long-Term Impact
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Ch 9
Era of one-party dominance
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Foundations of Indian Democracy
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First General Elections
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Congress Dominance
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Opposition Parties
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Nature of Congress System
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Ch 10
Politics of planned development
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Development, Democracy and Public Policy
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Models and Approaches to Development
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Planning in India – Institutions, Objectives and Evolution
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Five Year Plans and Development Strategies
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Challenges, Critiques and Outcomes of Planned Development
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Ch 11
India’s external relations
1
International Context and Foundations
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Non-Alignment and Leadership
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India-China Relations
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India-Pakistan Relations
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Nuclear Policy and Global Shifts
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Ch 12
Challenges to and restoration of the congress system
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Leadership Transition and the Challenge to Congress Dominance
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The 1967 Elections and the Decline of Congress Dominance
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Congress Crisis, Defections and Indira Gandhi’s Political Strategy
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The 1969 Presidential Election and the Congress Split
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Restoration of Congress Dominance and the Rise of Indira Gandhi
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Ch 13
The crisis of democratic order
1
Political and Economic Background to the Crisis of Democratic Order
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Popular Movements and the Escalation of Political Crisis
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Judicial Conflict and the Declaration of Emergency
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Repression, Constitutional Changes and the Impact of Emergency
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Restoration of Democracy and the Legacy of the Emergency
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Ch 14
Regional aspirations
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Regional Context and National Framework
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Areas of Tension and Early Challenges
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Case Study – Jammu and Kashmir
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Punjab and North-East Movements
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Assam Movement and National Integration
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Ch 15
Recent developments in indian politics
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Context of 1990s
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Era of Coalitions
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Rise of Social Groups
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Communalism and Secularism
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New Political Consensus
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