23107 Introduction to International Relations

Description

The course aims at equipping the learners with the basics of International Relations so as to understand the global undercurrents. This basic knowledge will enable the learners, to understand the concepts and acquire skills to apply them to the power dynamics of various states. The nature of national interests, the decision-making process and the way the relations between nations are negotiated and conducted will be enunciated.

The Course will truly enable the learners to know the global character of the World, which stands politically organized in nearly 200 nation states. The learners will be equipped with the ability to understand the relationship between domestic affairs and foreign affairs and more so the pragmatic situation of their lives in the present World society.

Course outline

UNIT- I                                                                                                                                          10hrs

1. International Relations- Meaning and Significance
2. International Relations and International Politics—Distinctions
3. Approaches to the Study International Relations- Game Theory and Decision-Making

UNIT-II                                                                                                                                             10hrs

1. National Interest
2. Foreign Policy and Domestic Policy; Factors Influencing Foreign Policy
3. Authorities involved in the formulation of foreign policy

UNIT-III                                                                                                                                             10hrs

1. Foreign Policy of India
2. India and Regional Groupings
3. India as a Soft power

Kindly note the course will commence from May 20, 2020.