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Trend Analysis of International Relations

The Civil Services (Main) Examination Syllabus is mentioned as: 

• India and its neighbourhood- relations.

• Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests

• Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests

• Indian diaspora.

• Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.

But the above topics are defined broadly and students sometimes fail to understand the sub-topics need to be read while preparing for the subject. 

Hence, hereby providing the list of sub-topics:

AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY

• What is Foreign Policy?

• Goals of India’s Foreign Policy

• Basic Principles of India’s Foreign Policy 

INDIAN DIASPORA

• Importance of Diaspora to India

• What are the issues with Diaspora and their demands?

• Indians in the Gulf Countries and their issues

• Steps taken by GOI to improve conditions

INDIA AND NEIGHBOURS

• India and Afghanistan

? India-Afghanistan Cultural Ties

? Diplomatic Relations

? India’s Role in Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Afghanistan 38

? Challenges for India

? Opportunities for India

? India’s Afghan Policy

? US Afghan Policy

• India and Bangladesh

? India-Bangladesh Cultural Ties

? Area of Conflict

? Steps taken to resolve the issues

• India and Bhutan

? Geopolitical Significance of Bhutan

? Indo-Bhutan Friendship Treaty

? Chinese Engagement in Bhutan and impact on India

• India and Maldives

? Why Maldives is important for India?

? Chinese Engagement and impact on India

• India and Myanmar

? Why India changed its policy towards Myanmar in the 1990s?

? Cooperation between India and Myanmar 

? Look East Policy and Myanmar 

? Myanmar’s dependence on China and impact on India

• India and Nepal

? Significance of Nepal for India

? Recent crisis due to passage of map bill

? Madhesi Issue

? Challenges

• India and Sri-Lanka

? Areas of Cooperation

? Areas of Conflict

? China’s Ambitions in Sri Lanka

• India and Pakistan

? Issues in India-Pakistan Relationship

? China-Pakistan relationship and Implication for India

• India and China

? Diplomatic Relations

? Areas of Conflict

? Recent Ladakh Issue

? Areas of Cooperation

? Areas of Competition in Africa

? India’s strategy to counter OBOR

? Resources Competition

INDIA AND OTHER NATIONS

• India and USA

• India and Russia

• India and EU

• India and Japan

• India and Australia

• India and Central Asia

• India and South-East Asia

• India and Middle-East

• India and Africa

• India and Latin America

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPINGS

• United Nations

• European Union:

• Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

• SAARC

• ASEAN

• BRICS

• BIMSTEC

• IBSA

• SCO

• Trade agreements

• G-8

• Arctic Council

• Multilateral Export Control Regime

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

• World Bank

• International Monetary Fund

• New Development Bank

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

• World Trade Organization

Trend Analysis of International Relations

How to Prepare:

As it is a dynamic subject thus for its preparation, students need to refer the government reports, blogs, magazines, etc.

Further for understanding the background, students may read - Handbook Of India’s International Relations By David Scot.

Apart from that, the student should refer to sources such as:

• Editorials from Newspapers 

• Videos of government sources as Rajya Sabha TV

• PIB, World Focus Magazines

• IDSA website (most important)

Note: In IASHELPDESK we are providing the books, reports, videos, editorials and questions at one stop so that a student may concentrate on the attainment of knowledge rather than busy accessing the different sources.