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(Appendix ‘B’)
New ordinances 6727 & 6728 relating to the
M.A (Honours) (International Relations and Strategic Studies)
1. Necessity of starting this Course:
In Western India, nowhere this course is taught either masters level or graduate level in any
University or Colleges.
Only two private universities have introduced this course in Pune namely Symbiosis and Flame
University
Moreover Mumbai is city where we have almost all countries Consul offices after Delhi, So we
took this opportunity to fill in this vacuum and initiated the programme focussing more on
international Relations and Strategic Studies .
2. Whether UGC has recommended to start the said Course: ?
This course is already in the list of approved courses by UGC and its website and in
concurrence to UGC guideline s we have started this course . However, UGC has not
specifically mentioned or given any directives to University of Mumbai to start this course
3. Whether all the courses have commenced from the Academic year 2021 -22?
Yes , 1. Masters in International Relations and Strategic Studies and 2. Post graduate Diploma
in International Relations and Strategic Studies are commencing from the present Academic
Year 2021 -2022.
4. The Course started by the University is Self -financed, whether adequate number of Eli gible
permanent faculties are available?
Yes, the Said Course is financed and there are adequate number of Eligible Faculties either Ad -
hoc or Visiting are available.
5. To give details regarding duration of the Course and is it possible to compress th e course?
the peculiarity of the said course is Masters programmes is of Two Academic Years, However
there is provision of Exit Point after completing One year Masters Course and get the Degree of
Post Graduate Diploma and can rejoin after a gap of certain years and after completion of it he
or she can get Masters Degree . This flexibility of the Course will attract to those who wanted to
pursue their education when they are in services especially those who are on assignment from
the Armed forces and Diplomatic Missions.
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6.The In take capacity of each Course and Nos of Admissions given on the Current Academic
Year (2021 -2022)
Capacity is 60
7. Opportunities of Employability/ Employment available after undertaking these Courses ?
There are ample opportunities of employability and employment to those who complete these
courses especially, in the field of Journalism, Research Institutes Think Tanks and policy
making organisation of Government and Semi Government. Banking Sector ,finance and
international trade, consultancy fo r the security and intelligence agencies , like wise
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AC- 29/06/2021
Item No. – 5.47 (N)
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
M.A. (Honours) (International Relations and Strategic Studies)
Semester - I and II
(to be introduced with effect from the academic year 2021 -22 as per Choice
based credit System)
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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Title of the Course: M.A. (Honours) (International Relations and Strategic Studies)
Eligibility for Admission: Graduate in any field/discipline
Duration of the Course: Two Years ( Four Semesters) :
Semester One Course Work of Three Papers: 2 Core
and 1 Elective and … One Term paper along with
Presentations
Semester Two Course Work of Three Papers: 2 Core
and 1 Elective and… One Tutorial/One Book
Review along with
Presentations
Semester Three Course Work of Three papers: 2 Core
and 1 Elective and … Writing Research Proposal
along with Presentations
Semester Four M.A. Dissertation (100 to 120 Pages). Any Theme/Topic of the
Course Content and Policy -
oriented So that it could be
published as Policy -Brief.
Intake Capacity: 80 students
Fee Structure:
Details of the Fees for the Following Courses: M.A. (Honours) (International
Relations and Strategic Studies) (1st Year)
Note: the University may upwardly revise The Fees and the revised Fees applicable at the
time of admission will be charged.
Programme Sr.
No Description of Fees
Charged Amounts
(Rupees) Justification
M.A. (Honours)
(International
Relations and
Strategic Studies) 1 Tuition 35,000/ - Blended T/L
2 Other fees/Extracurricular
activities 250/ -
3 Registration fee for MA
Part I only 850/ -
4 Registration form fee 25/-
5 Computer Laboratory
deposit 1,000 /-
6 Library 2,000 /-
7 Gymkhana 200/-
8 Admission processing fee 200/-
9 Vice chancellors fund 20/-
10 Magazine 100
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11 Identity card 70/-
12 Group insurance 40/-
13 Student welfare 50/-
14 University sports and
cultural activity 30/-
15 Development fee 5,000 /-
16 Utility 250/-
17 Computer/internet 1,000 /-
18 e suvidha 50/-
19 e charges 20/-
20 Disaster relief fund 10/-
21 Cultural Activity 6/-
Total 46,171/ - NA
Details of the Fees for the M.A. (Honours ) (International Relations
and Strategic Studies) for the 2nd Year are given below: -
Note: The Fees may be upwardly revised by the University and the revised
Fees applicable at the time of admission will be charged.
Programme Sr.
No Description of Fees
Charged Amounts
(Rupees) Justification
M.A. (Honours)
(International
Relations and
Strategic Studies) 1 Tuition 35,000/ - Blended T/L
2 Other fees/
Extracurricular activities 250/ -
3 Registration fee for MA -
4 Registration form fee 25/-
6 Project Component 5,000/ -
7 Computer Laboratory
deposit 1,000 /-
8 Library 2,000 /-
9 Gymkhana 200/-
10 Admission processing fee 200/-
11 Vice Chancellors fund 20/-
12 Magazine 100
13 Identity card 70/-
14 Group insurance 40/-
15 Student welfare 50/-
16 University sports and
cultural activity 30/-
17 Development fee 5,000 /-
18 Utility 250/-
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19 Computer/ internet 1,000 /-
20 e suvidha 50/-
21 e charges 20/-
22 Disaster relief fund 10/-
23 Cultural Activity 6/-
Total 51,171/ - NA
Sr.
No Other Charges: Amounts
(Rupees)
1 Document verification (wherever applicable) 400/ -
2 Form and Prospectus fee 500/ -
3 University Exam fee (as per University circular) 1500/ -
4 Mark sheet 200/ -
6 Project fee (wherever applicable) 2,000/ -
7 Convocation fee for MA 250/ -
Refundable deposits:
8 Caution money 150/ -
9 Library deposit 250/ -
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Why There Is Need?
In India we have only Three Public Universities, namely
o School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi , ( Central university)
o Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata , (State Uni)
o Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University, (Central
Uni) Pondicherry .
Western India, do not have a single Public University either State or Central which has
Department of International Studies as separate unit or department. However in
Maharashtra, we have Dept of Defence and Strategic Studies (DDSS) in University of
Pune, B ahinabai Choudhary North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon and Bhonsala
Military College, Nashik. Though, University of Mumbai has affiliated college known as
Naval War College which meant only for service staff from Indian Navy. In nutshell,
there is scope for University of Mumbai to fill in this vacuum and explore possibilities to
set up new Department of International and Strategic Studies.
Mumbai being International City and Financial Capital of India, after Delhi Mumbai City
has maximum Foreign offices e ither Diplomatic or International Trade related Staffs who
are stationed in their offices like Consular -Generals and Deputy High Commissions in
vicinity. So University Mumbai has direct access to this diplomatic community to impart
their and share their ex periences and knowledge of their international relations.
International Relations and Strategic Studies, this subject is one of the vital components
of various professional courses as well as career oriented examinations either by Union
Public Service Co mmission/ MPSC/ Staff Selection Board. In Maharashtra we don‟t have
institutes or organizations which can provide the professional training or any mechanism
to make them, (especially, aspirant civil servants) to understand the basic concepts and
theories o f International Relations/ Studies as well as strategic thoughts from the defense
perspective. In absence of this kind of institutions many young scholars from Mumbai
and nearby cities almost 80 percent of them chose New Delhi as destination or for
researc h they look for admission in foreign universities.
Therefore it is an urgency and dire need of introducing the new M. A. Course at the Department
of International and Strategic Studies at University of Mumbai from coming Academic year that
is from June 20 20.
Who and How They Will Benefit?
International and Strategic Studies, basically deals with the multiple disciplines within
the Faculty of Humanities, like studying the political developments and socio -economic
profile as well as art literature and cult ural traits of the other nations that is foreign
countries. This would help them to carry out their own countries relations in cordial
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manner. Having background of vivid disciplines the young scholars are always give the
impression of being representatives of their own state. In India we have Indian Council
for Cultural Relations provides an avenues and opportunities to prove themselves in
different countries of the world.
In this Masters programme they intend to study in depth the knowledge of the different
social, cultural, political and economic issues of other nations from Indian perspective to
co-relate India‟s polity, socio -economic conditions and cultural ethos with other nations.
After com pletion of this Masters Course there is an ample scope to work as research
analysts, journalists, an advisors, consultants to many international organizations and
Foreign Embassies, High Commissions and Multinational Agencies and their different
programmes . Moreover, after developing the expertise in special skills of the Subject
Knowledge being policy advisors these young graduates can work in either the national
or international sector, aiding governments or organizations.
When the contemporary world is going through the ramifications of Political Violence all
around the places whether it is developed world or developing world, rural or urban, the
expertise of intelligence analyses and fact finding s of untoward events or possible terror
attacks can be pr evented with the help of by these scholars. An Investigative Journalists
with a focus on International and Strategic Studies would be able to categorize and
classify and prioritize the sensitive news from other countries that could potentially
impact both the country and the world.
The special component of Strategic Studies, primarily the military aspects of the various
strategic thoughts whether its‟ Ancient Indian Strategies or Modern Strategies, it would
educate the scholars to comprehend with numerous tactics of Proxy -Wars or War -like
situation around. This would help them to understand the nature of counter -strikes and to
know that how countries protect themselves and how world politics influences policy
measures for the security of a nation.
Mumbai b eing HQ of Western Naval Command of Indian Navy and Pune being HQ of
Southern Command of Indian Army other Institutions of NDA, CME and AFMC the
association with these institutions may help to inculcate the sense of nationalism and
nationhood.
Future Plans:
Once we launch the course successfully, student‟s strength might increase first year 60 in
2021 -2022 and in subsequent year 2022 -2023 either it may remain same or reduce from
60 to 50 sometimes. But overall student‟s strength would be 100 plus incl uding both
academic years for Masters Degree.
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Moreover, Department intends to introduces Research activities like Doctoral research
work and other Diploma and Certificate Courses with specific area and region specific
studies like Centre for South Asian S tudies, Centre for Crisis Management, Centre for
Peace and Conflict Studies, Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies, and Certificate
course in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy.
The proposed Department would have academic engagements with the other research
institutes or Think -tanks and Forum for FINS, GATEWAY, ORF, School of Military
Intelligence and other Security related agencies in Pune.
At National level, the DISS will have academic association with Manohar Parrikar
Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis, IDSA, New Delhi, United Service Institute,
USI, New Delhi. Centre for Land Warfare Studies, (CLAWS) and Centre for Airpower
Studies in New Delhi and other institutions w hich are dealing with the International and
Strategic Studies in rest of India.
At International Level, Department will initiate the academic exchanges with the
universities and associations like Department of International Relations at London School
of E conomics, British Association for South Asian Studies, (BASAS), Area Studies
programmes of School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS, London, Centre for South
Asian Studies, Edinburgh University, Scotland in UK. Moreover, Institute for South
Asian Studi es, National University of Singapore and ISAS, Si -Chuan University, at
Chengudu in China. Efforts will also be made to fetch the expertise from various
Embassies and High -Commissions locate in India and from elsewhere.
Which faculty?
HUMANITIES :
Who can Join?
Any Graduate from any field/discipline is eligible to apply for MA Degree Course.
Graduates, Civil Service aspirants, Reporters and Journalists from Print and Visual
Media, Service Sectors, Those who are interested in pursuing their career i n the field of
International Studies and International Organisations and Multinational Agencies.
Foreign nationals from SAARC Countries as well as foreigners other than SAARC
countries who intend to complete studies during their stay or deputation in thei r
respective offices.
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Syllabus for Academic Year 2021 -2022
M.A. (Honours) (International Relations and Strategic Studies)
SEM - I
Core Paper - I : Theoretical Approaches to International Relations
Modules:
. a) Major Concepts: Nation, State, Government, Politics, Power, Non -State Actors
b). Western and Indian Approaches to International Relations
c). Theoretical debates on International Relations: Realist, Liberal, Marxist, Critical.
d) Post -structural, Feminist, Green Politics an d Post -colonial approaches to IR
Suggested Readings
Baylis, John and Steve Smith, (eds.). (2005), The Globalization of World Politics: An
Introduction to International Relations. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
Barry Buzan and Richard Little, (20 00) International Systems in World History –
Remaking the Study of International Relations, Oxford University Press, New York,
E. Carr, (1981) The Twenty Years Crisis, 1919 -1939: An Introduction to the Studyof
International Relations, London: Macmillan, p p. 63 -94.
K. Mingst, (2011) Essentials of International Relations, New York: W.W. Nortanand
Company, pp. 16 -63.
NavnitaChadhaBehera, ed.( 2008), International Relations in South Asia: Search for
an Alternative Paradigm, New Delhi, Sage,.
Shivshankar Menon , (2009) Studying international relations in India, , Brookings.
W. O‟Conner, (1994) „A Nation is a Nation, is a Sate, is a Ethnic Group, is a …‟, in J.
Hutchinson and A. Smith, (eds.) Nationalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.
36-46.
J. Tickner, (2007) „A Critique of Morgenthau‟s Principles of Political Realism‟, in R. Art
and R. Jervis, International Politics, 8th Edition, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 15 -
28.
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Robert Jervis, (1998) “Realism in the Study of World Politics,” International
Organizat ion, Vol. 52, 971.
Robert O. Keohane (ed.), (1986) Neo -realism and Its Critics (New York: Columbia
University Press,
Kenneth Waltz, (1979) Theory of International Politics (New York: McGraw ‐Hill,),
60‐128;
John Owen, (1994): “How Liberalism Produces Demo cratic Peace,” International
Security, Vol. 19 87 ‐125.
Robert Jervis, (1999) “Realism, Neoliberalism, and Cooperation: Understanding the
Debate,”International Security, Vol. 24: 42 ‐63.
KantiBajpai and SiddharthMallavarapu (eds.), (2009) International Relat ions in
India:Bringing Theory Back Home (Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan,).
Albert J. Paolini, (1999)Navigating Modernity: Postcolonialism, Identity and
InternationalRelations (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers,.
Ramachandra Guha, (2000) Environmentalism: A Gl obal History (Longman, 2000).
F. Biermann (2002) "Strengthening Green Governance in a Disparate World Society,”
International Environmental Agreement 2:297 -315.
Core Paper II : Evolution of Strategic Thoughts and War Tactics :
Modules:
a) Ancient and Modern Indian Strategic Thoughts of : Kautilya, Thiruvalluvar,
Banabhatta,
b) Maratha War Strategists : Chaatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Kanhoji Angre and the
Peshawas
c) International Strategists :
Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Antoine -Henry Jomini , Carl von Clausewitz,
Giulio Douhet and Alfred Mahan
Lenin, Stalin, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara, Amilcar Cabral
Suggested Readings
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L. N. Rangarajan, Kautilya, The Arthashastra , trans.,. (Bangalore: Government Press,
1915).
R. Shamasastry The Arthashastra , trans., (New Delhi: Penguin Books, 1992).
B. P. Sinha's Readings in Kautilya' s Arthashastra (New Delhi: Agam Prakhasan, 1976).
Roger Boesche , Kautilya's "Arthaśāstra" on War and Diplomacy in Ancient India The
Journal of Military History , Vol. 67, No. 1 (Jan., 2003), pp. 9 -37
DEEPSHIKHA SHAHI "Arthashastra" beyond Realpolitik: The 'Eclectic' Face of Kautilya
Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. 49, No. 41 (OCTOBER 11, 2014), pp. 68 -74
Ilhan Niaz KAUTILYA'S "ARTHASHASTRA" AND GOVERNANCE AS AN
ELEMENT OF STATE POWER Strategic Studies , Summer & Autumn 2008, Vol. 28,
No. 2/3 (Summer & Autumn 2008), pp. 1 -17 Published by: Institute of Strategic Studies
Islamabad
Thirukkural: English Translation and Commentary by G U Pope
by Thiruvalluvar and Pope Uglow, G eorge | 31 August 2017
The Kural or The Maxims of Tiruvalluvar by Thiruvalluvar and V. V. S. Aiyar | 26
December 2020
Thirukkural - Couplets With English Meaning by thiruvalluvar | 1 January 2020
The Harsha -charita of Banabhatta by Banabhatta, Edward Byles Cowell, et al. | 29
November 2017
The Kadambari of Bana: Illustrated (Anthology of Sacred Wisdom Book 3)
by Bāṇabha ṭṭa, K.R. Harrison , et al. | 20 January 2015
Anil Athalye ( 2001) Maratha's Struggle for Empire: Anglo Maratha Wars 1679 -1818,
Relinace Pub, New Delhi )
10 Randolf G. S. Cooper (2007) The Anglo -Maratha Campaigns and the Contest for
India: The Struggle for Control of the South Asian Military Economy Paperback –
Illustrated, (Cambridge University Press)
Wolseley Haig, (JUNE 27th, 1930 )Vol. 78, No. 4049 Maratha Nation, J ournal of the Royal
Society of Arts ), pp. 870 -884 (15 pages) Published By: RSA The royal society for arts,
manufactures and commerce
Uday Kulkarni (2012),S olstice at P anipat, Mula Mutha Publishers
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Uday S. Kulkarni , ( 2016) The Era of Bajirao, , Mula Mutha Publishers
Uday S. Kulkarni , (2020) The Extraordinary Epoch of Nanasaheb Peshwa, Mula Mutha
Publishers
Hugh Pearse , (2007) Lake's Campaigns in India: The Second Anglo Maratha War, 1803 -
1807 (Military Commanders) ( Leonaur Ltd )
Raghubir Yadav,( 2014) BAKHAR OF PANIPAT of 1761
Sun Tzu. The Art of War. Translated by Samuel B. Griffith. Oxford: OxfordUniversity
Press, 1980. Pages 63 -149.
Machiavelli, The Prince.
Carl von Clausewitz, On War, eds. Michael Howard and Peter Paret
John Shy, "Jomini," Makers of Modern Strategy: From Mac hiavelli to the Nuclear Age,
ed. Peter Paret (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1986), pp. 143 -185.
Crowl, Philip. “Alfred Thayer Mahan: The Naval Historian” in Paret, ed., Makers of
ModernStrategy.
Sumida, Jon T. Inventing Grand Strategy and Tea ching Command: The Classic Works of
Alfred, Thayer Mahan Reconsidered.
Meilinger, Phillip. “GiulioDouhet and the Origins of Airpower Theory.” in Phillip
Meilinger, ed.
Prashad, Vijay (2013): Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South, London:
Verso.
Lenin, Vladimir 1961 [1916] “Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism.” In V.I.
Lenin:Collected Works, vol. 22 (Dec. 1915 - July 1916), pp. 253 -304. Moscow:
ProgressPublishers.
Anthony, Pahnke,Regrounding Critical Theory: Lenin on Imperialism, Nationalism, and
Strategy, International Studies Review, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 181 –203.
Mao Tse -tung (Mao Zedong), “On the People‟s Democratic Dictatorship” (June30,
1949), at http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected -
works/volume4/mswv4_65.htm
Can the Weak Defeat the Strong? Mao's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Warfare
inYan'an, Author(s): A ndrew Bingham Kennedy, Source: The China Quarterly , Dec.,
2008, No. 196 (Dec., 2008), pp. 884 -899
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Core Paper III : Environment and Climate Change: Global Debates:
Modules:
a) Climate Change in Global Politics: Consensus and Contestations
b) Climate Change and International Governance System
c) Climate Change and its Impact on Human Security National Security
Suggested Readings:
Nathan Jones , John P. Sullivan , Climate Change and Global Security Journal of Strate gic
Security , Vol. 13, No. 4, Climate Change and Global Security (2020), pp. i -iv
Oli Brown , Anne Hammill , Robert McLeman , Climate Change as the 'New' Security Threat:
Implications for Africa International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944 -),
Vol. 83, No. 6, Africa and Security (N ov., 2007), pp. 1141 -1154
SO YOUNG KIM , Public Perceptions of Clim ate Change and Support for Climate Policies in
Asia: Evidence from Recent Polls The Journal of Asian Studies , Vol. 70, No. 2 (MAY 2011),
pp. 319 -331
Joane Nagel , Climate Change, Public Opinion, And The Military Security Complex The
Sociological Quarterly , Vol. 52, No. 2 (spring 2011), pp. 203 -210
Louise van Schaik , Tobias von Lossow , Maha Yassin , Anouk Schrijver , Fears for militarisation
of climate change: Should we be concerned? Clingendael Institute (Oct. 1, 2020)
Stephen M. Gardiner , A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics and
the Problem of Moral Corruption , Environmental Values , Vol. 15, No. 3, Perspectives on
Environmental Values: T he Princeton Workshop (August 2006), pp. 397 -4
John P. Sullivan, “A Catastrophic Climate: Conflict and environmental security setting
the stage for humanitarian crises,” in Global Biosecurity: Threats and Responses, eds.
Peter Katona, John P. Sullivan, and Michael D. Intriligator (London and New York:
Routledge, 2010), 116 -134.
John Comiskey and Michael Larrañaga, “Climate Security: A Premortem Approach to a
Sustainable Global Future.” Homeland Security Affairs 15, Article 8 (December, 2019),
www.hsaj.org/articles/15605 .
Jordan Beauregard, “Understanding the Climate Change –National Security Nexus: The
Three Faces of Climate Security,” Modern War Institute, September 14, 2020,
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https://mwi.usma.edu/understan ding-the-climate -change -national -security -nexusthe -
three -faces -of-climate -security/
Core Paper IV :
Term –Paper (Assignment), Nos, 2 - On any of the above stated topics
M.A. (Honours) (International Relations and Strategic Studies)
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SEM – II
Core Paper : I International Organisations and International Law:
Modules:
a. The Origins and Development of International Organizations: Theoretical
Approaches
b. The League of Nations and The United Nations : their Origin, Evolution, Role,
Structur e and Functions
c. International Law Theorist: Hugo Grotius and theory of Rights, Laws of War,
Peace and Free Seas
d. The Role of International Court of Justice in the UN Framework: Structure,
organization and its Role in Dispute Settlement.
Suggested Read ings:
J. Samuel Barkin, (2006) International Organization: Theories and Institutions,
Palgrave Macmillan
Christer Jönsson (2010) Theoretical Approaches to Inte rnational Organization,
Oxford University Press
Hooghe, Liesbet , Lenz, Tobias ; Marks, Gary (2019) A theory of international
organization European University Institute Ruth Henig , (2010) The League Of
Nations / London, UK : Haus Publishing,
Gary B. Ostrower , (19950, The League of Nations From 1919 to 1929 (Partners for
Peace) Avery,
Raymond Blaine, (2016) Fosdi,ck Letters on the League of Nations: From the Files of
Raymond B. Fosdick. Supplementary volume to The Papers of Woodrow Wilson
Collections: Princeton Legacy Library
Robert O. Keohane, (1988) International Institutions: Two Approaches International
Studies Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4 Wiley , pp. 379 -396
Rumki Basu , (2019) The United Nations Structure & Functions Of An International
Organisation , Sterling Pub.
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Hugo Grotius, (1625)The Rights of War and Peace Classics of Liberty: The Enhanced
Editions
Irngrid Dette (2013) T he Law of War (Justice, International Law and Global
Security) 3rd Edition, Routledge
Michael Howard, George J. Andreopoulos, and Mark R, Geoffrey (1995) Best The
Laws of War: Constraints On Warfare in the Western World; War and Law Since
1945, Foreign Affairs
Karin e Bannelie, Théodore Christakis ,Sarah Heathcote (2012), The ICJ and the
Evolution of International Law,The Enduring Impact of the Corfu Channel Case,
Springer
Taslim O. Elias, (1983) The International Court of Justice and some contemporary
problems Essays on international law
Hugh Thirlway , (2016) International Court of Justice, Oxford
Core Paper : II Strategy, Security and Inter - State Relations
Modules:
d) India‟s Defence Policy in the Himalayan Region
e) India‟s Maritime Strategy in Indian Ocean: Historical and Contemporary
Perspectives
f) Strategic Imperative of Border -States with a specific reference to India‟s
Neighbours
Suggested Readings:
K. Warikoo (2009), Himalayan Frontiers of India
Historical, Geo -Political and Strategic Perspectives, Routledge
Phunchok Stobdan , (2019) The Great Game in the Buddhist Himalayas: India and
China‟s Quest for Strategic Dominance , Vintage
Subramanian Swamy , (2020), H imalayan Challe nge: India, China and the Quest for
Peace, Rupa Pub.,
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Shishir Upadhyaya , (2020) India‟s Maritime Strategy, Balancing Regional Ambitions and
China , Routledge
Indian Navy. Directorate of Strategy, Concepts and Transformation , (2015) Ensuring
Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy, Volume 1 of Naval strategic
publication s, Indian Navy
Holmes James R (2008) Indian Naval Strategy in the Twenty -first Century, Taylor and
Francis
Mohan Malik, (2014) Maritime Security in the Indo -Pacific Perspectives from
China, India, and the United States, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
B. L. Kapoor (2013) Beyond Borders: India and H er Neighbours Shubhi Publications
J. N. Dixit (2001) India's Foreign Policy And Its Neighbours , Gyan Pub.
Shrikant Paranjpe, (2020) India`s Strategic Culture: The Making of National Security
Policy, Routledge
------------------- (2017) India‟s Internal Security Issues and Perspectives, SWD Pub.,
--------------------- (2016) Internal Security in India, Indus Source Book, Pub
Core Paper : III India in Global Politics:
Modules:
a. Changing Contours of India‟s Foreign Policy: Evolution, Determinants and
Priorities
b. India and her Neighbours : Contemporary Issues and Challenges
c. India‟s Role in Regional and International Organizations with specific reference
to the SAARC and the United Nations
Suggested Readings:
J. Bandhopadhyaya, (1970) The Making Of India's Foreign Policy, New Delhi: Allied
Publishers.
VarunSahni, (2006) “India and the Asian Security Architecture”, Current History, April:
pp. 161 -166.
Dikshit, J.N., (1998) Across borders : Fifty years of India‟s Foreign Policy,New Delhi,
Picus Books,
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Vanaik, Achin, (1995) India in a Changing World : Problems, Limits andSuccesses of its
Foreign Policy, Hyderabad, Orient Longman,
B. Chellaney, (2001/02), “Fighting terrorism in Southern Asi a: The lessons of history,”
InternationalSecurity 26(3), Winter, pp. 94 -116
M. Miller, (2013) India‟s Feeble Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs May/June pp. 14 -19.
RudraChaudhuri, (2014) Forged in Crisis: India and the US Since 1947, Oxford
UniversityPress, , Ch. 8.
P. Brass, The Politics of India Since Independence, Cambridge University Press,
1990,pp. 45 -66.
S. Cohen and S. Dasgupta, (2010 )Arming without Aiming: India‟s Military
Modernization,The Brookings Institution, , pp. 1 -28.
J.N. Dixit, (2005) Indian Foreign Service, Konark publishers, , pp. 251 -263.
M. Miller and B. Gopalaswamy, “Cooperation in South Asia: The case for redefining
alliances,” Issue Brief, Atlantic Council, April 2016. Available at
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/images/publications/Cooperation_in_South_Asia_web_04
26.pdf
A. Chayes and A.H. Chayes, (1993)“On compliance,” International Organization 47(2),
,pp. 175 -205.
L. Hanauer and P. Chalk, (2012), “India‟s objectives in Afghanistan ,” in L. Hanauer and
P. Chalk,India‟s and Pakistan‟s Strategies in Afghanistan, RAND, pp. 1 -24. Available
athttp://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP387.htm
Ian Hall (2019) Modi and t he Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy Paperback – 1
August,
Core paper : IV
Assignments : Term papers ( Nos 2), Book Review ( Nos 2)
*Since the above course MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies would attract
most of the service men and staff from Defence and Security related Profession, in the case
of any drop out after MA first year (after fulfilling and qualifying the required Terms of
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in International Relations and Strategic Studies.
* With regards to Evaluation Pattern and Credit Distribution it will be the same as
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