General Studies II

Policies and politics of developed and developing countries

Policies and politics of developed and developing countries: effects on India, Indian diaspora

Reading pays off heavily. Little of this is settled in a standard text — most of it moves year to year.

• India-Africa Relations
• India-Latin America Relations
• India-US Relations
• India's Foreign Policy
• Indo-Pacific
• Strategic Autonomy
• West Asia
• International Relations

• Escalation of U.S.-Iran conflict and its impact on global crude oil markets and Indian economy 8/10
• Impact of global conflicts on India's FTA negotiations 8/10
• India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) 8/10
• UN Climate Chief on India's clean energy transition and decarbonisation 7/10
• Deaths of Indian seafarers in overseas maritime conflict zones 6/10

• Indian Constitution 01
• Union and States 02
• Separation of powers: dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions 03
• Comparison of Indian constitutional scheme with other countries 04
• Parliament and State legislatures 05
• Executive and Judiciary 06
• Representation of People’s Act: salient features 07
• Constitutional posts 08
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies 09
• Government policies and interventions 10
• Development processes and industry 11
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections 12
• Social Sector/Services: health, education, human resources 13
• Poverty and hunger: issues and management 14
• Governance 15
• Role of civil services in democracy 16
• India and its neighborhood: relations 17
• Bilateral, regional, global groupings and agreements: impact on India 18
• International institutions, agencies, fora: structure, mandate 20