International Relations for Civil Services Examinations is an all-encompassing manual on world politics, foreign policy and international relations that is a must-read for all UPSC candidates. Covering the complete IR syllabus of General Studies (for Prelims and Main exam) and Political Science (optional) syllabus, the book is especially designed for an in-depth analytical understanding of the global world order and has been supplemented with numerous case studies and diagrams to aid the mnemonic reading of aspirants. The book is completely up-to-date, with events ranging from the rise of the modern nation states to the events of the present year. India’s relations with all continents and regions of the world have been thoroughly discussed, along with the changing paradigms of its foreign policy over the decades.
Author info
Pavneet Singh has been teaching in VAJIRAM AND RAVI IAS INSTITUTE, the premier IAS coaching institute of the country, since 2013, in the capacity of an instructor in International Relations. He has successfully guided numerous successful IAS aspirants for the past many years, and has garnered all the experiences of his teaching years in this comprehensive text.
Content:
SECTION A- Foundation of International Relations
SECTION-B- Theories and approaches in International Relations
SECTION-C: Making and origin of the Indian Foreign Policy
SECTION-D: India and its neighborhood relations.
SECTION-E: Bilateral regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests.
SECTION-F: International institutions & Global groupings
SECTION-G: India and National security diplomacy, Nuclear diplomacy, Economic diplomacy, cultural diplomacy
Section-H: International Issues & Current trends
Section–I: India’s Grand Strategy and Concluding debates in foreign policy
