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Paper I — Political Theory and Indian Politics
Topics 1–50 · Political theory, thinkers, Indian government and politics
Section A: Political Theory and Political Thought
1. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Political Theory
2. Behaviouralism and Post-Behaviouralism
3. Theories of the State
4. Marxist Theory of the State
5. Pluralist Theory of the State
6. Justice: Rawls and His Critics
7. Equality and Freedom
8. Rights and Human Rights
9. Democracy: Classical and Contemporary Theories
10. Power, Authority, Legitimacy and Hegemony
11. Liberalism and Neoliberalism
12. Marxism and Neo-Marxism
13. Socialism and Democratic Socialism
14. Fascism and Authoritarianism
15. Feminism and Political Theory
16. Multiculturalism and Identity Politics
17. Political Ideology and Political Change
18. Civil Society and the State
19. Environmentalism and Green Political Theory
20. Global Justice and Cosmopolitanism
Section B: Western and Indian Political Thinkers
21. Plato
22. Aristotle
23. Machiavelli
24. Thomas Hobbes
25. John Locke
26. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
27. J. S. Mill
28. Karl Marx
29. Antonio Gramsci
30. John Rawls and Robert Nozick
31. Ancient Indian Political Thought
32. Kautilya
33. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
34. Sri Aurobindo
35. Mahatma Gandhi
36. B. R. Ambedkar
37. M. N. Roy
38. Indian Political Thought: Gandhi and Ambedkar
Section C: Indian Government and Politics
39. Constitutionalism and the Basic Structure Doctrine
40. Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
41. Federalism in India
42. Centre–State Relations
43. Parliamentary Democracy in India
44. Judiciary and Judicial Activism
45. Election Commission and Electoral Reforms
46. Party System and Coalition Politics
47. Caste, Class, Religion and Politics
48. Social Movements in India
49. Local Self-Government and Decentralisation
50. National Integration and Secularism
Paper II — Comparative Politics and International Relations
Topics 51–100 · Comparative politics, international relations and Indian foreign policy
Section A: Comparative Politics and International Relations Theory
51. Comparative Politics: Approaches and Methods
52. Political Systems in Developed and Developing Countries
53. Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Social Movements
54. Globalisation and the State
55. Realism and Neorealism
56. Liberalism and Neoliberal Institutionalism
57. Marxist and Critical Approaches to International Relations
58. Constructivism in International Relations
59. National Interest, Power and National Security
60. Balance of Power and Deterrence
61. Collective Security and Collective Defence
62. International Political Economy
63. International Law and International Organisations
64. United Nations: Structure and Reform
65. Regional Organisations and Regional Integration
Section B: Contemporary International Relations
66. Cold War: Origins, Phases and End
67. Post-Cold War World Order
68. Rise of China as a Global Power
69. United States Foreign Policy
70. Russia and the Changing European Security Order
71. Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control
72. Terrorism and Counterterrorism
73. Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect
74. Global Governance and Multilateralism
75. Climate Change and International Politics
76. Global Trade Wars and Economic Nationalism
77. Technology, Cybersecurity and International Politics
78. Energy Security and Geopolitics
79. Global South and the Changing World Order
80. West Asia and the Politics of Regional Conflict
Section C: India and the World
81. Determinants of Indian Foreign Policy
82. Non-Alignment and Strategic Autonomy
83. India–United States Relations
84. India–China Relations
85. India–Russia Relations
86. India–Pakistan Relations
87. India and Its Neighbourhood
88. India and Afghanistan
89. India and ASEAN
90. India and the European Union
91. India–Japan Relations
92. India and West Asia
93. India–Africa Relations
94. India and the United Nations
95. India and the WTO
96. India and International Nuclear Politics
97. India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
98. India’s Neighbourhood First and Connectivity Policies
99. BRICS, SCO and G20
100. India’s Role as a Leading Power and Voice of the Global South
