- International relations (IR)/ Diplomacy / Diaspora
- India’s foreign relations
- India’s economic relations
- Diplomacy: Topics , Issues
- Diplomacy: MCQ/2m
- Organizations
- Policies
- Schemes
- Comm n IT: organizations
- Comm n IT: policies
- Comm n IT: Schemes
- Comm n IT: Topics/issues
- Comm n IT: laws
- Comm n IT: MCQ/2m
International relations (IR)/ Diplomacy / Diaspora
Background
- How to approach diplomacy for GS (mains) paper II, explained in separate article with free IGNOU study material download. (Click me)
- Articles on various topics of [Diplomacy] can be found at www.Mrunal.org/diplomacy
- Following list contains the essential topics to be studied from India 2013 (aka India yearbook)

India’s foreign relations
Ch. |
Page |
Topic |
9 |
197-201 |
global and regional security: overview – diplomacy |
18 |
493 |
overview of India’s foreign policy |
18 |
496-501 |
India’s relations with its neighbors |
18 |
501-02 |
south-east Asia and Pacific |
18 |
502 |
East Asia |
18 |
503 |
Eurasia |
18 |
505 |
Gulf, West Asia and North Africa |
18 |
506 |
Africa |
18 |
507 |
Europe |
18 |
509 |
Americas |
18 |
510 |
United Nations |
18 |
512 |
SAARC |
18 |
512 |
nuclear disarmamen |
18 |
513 |
ASEAN |
26 |
944-45 |
aviation MoUs with USA, Pakistan, EU etc. |
India’s economic relations
7 |
136 |
India’s engagement in free trade agreements.+ Tables given on page 136 to 141 |
7 |
141 |
WTO, Doha Round, 8th ministerial conference |
7 |
143 |
Settlement of disputes |
7 |
144 |
India’s initiative for developing countries |
7 |
147 |
Trade with Africa |
7 |
148 |
Focus Africa program (2 marker) |
7 |
149 |
India-EU bilateral trade negotiations. (dig newspaper for updates) |
7 |
140 |
Acronyms table : regional groupings and its members. (MCQ and 2m) |
13 |
359 |
India Japan bilateral relations |
13 |
359 |
India UK bilateral |
13 |
360 |
India Norway |
13 |
361 |
India Switzerland |
13 |
361 |
India EU |
13 |
362 |
India Germany |
13 |
363 |
India France |
13 |
364 |
India USA, USAID |
13 |
365 |
India G20 |
13 |
368 |
India UNDP |
13 |
370 |
SAARC Currency swap |
13 |
355 |
Financial transaction plan |
Diplomacy: Topics , Issues
16 |
470 |
health, family welfare: international cooperation |
18 |
517 |
Public diplomacy |
18 |
518 |
Indian diospora |
18 |
520 |
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-PBD (already discussed click me) |
18 |
512 |
bilateral Social Security agreements |
25 |
841 |
Sci-Tech international cooperation |
25 |
874 |
sci-tech: international research collaboration |
25 |
877 |
sci-tech: international thermonuke experimental reactor |
25 |
878-79 |
sci-tech: IPR, international relation in IAEA etc. (dig net for more) |
25 |
884 |
space: international cooperation (dign net for more) |
25 |
900-01 |
sci-tech: interntional cooperation with US,UL etc. |
27 |
966-70 |
Water: international coop. with Bhutan, Bangla, Nepal, China, MoU on rivers etc |
28 |
1029 |
woman and child development: international cooperation |
Diplomacy: MCQ/2m
9 |
204 |
Op BLOSSOM |
9 |
218 |
Aero India |
9 |
218 |
DEFEXPO |
9 |
218 |
NIRDESH |
9 |
205 |
Air Force overview |
9 |
206 |
table containing ranks in army navy and air force |
9 |
206-10 |
recruitment: army, navy, airforce |
9 |
210 |
training in defense services |
9 |
204 |
presiden’s fleet review |
18 |
517 |
Foreign Service Institute: provides training for IFS |
Organizations
5 |
44 |
national authority Chemical weapons convention |
9 |
201 |
Defense Ministry overview |
9 |
202 |
army overview |
9 |
203 |
Navy overview |
9 |
204 |
Coast Guard overview |
9 |
201 |
NCC |
9 |
213 |
defence undertakings |
9 |
222 |
DRDO functions + table on DRDO’s contribution (pg 224) |
9 |
219 |
Kendriya Sainik Board |
10 |
257 |
GATS, WIPO (dig net for more) |
15 |
430 |
world food programme |
15 |
431 |
SAARC food bank |
15 |
431 |
FAO |
15 |
431 |
G20 matters |
15 |
432 |
International grains Council |
18 |
522 |
indian council for overseas employment ICOE functions |
18 |
523 |
PM’s global advisory council |
Policies
9 |
215 |
private sector participation in defence production |
9 |
215 |
defense production policy |
Things like Look East policy, Look west policy etc need to prepared using net.
Schemes
Mostly for diaspora related
18 |
516 |
consulates, passport, visa service |
18 |
519 |
overseas citizenship |
18 |
512 |
Know India program |
21 |
685 |
labour: International workers: special provisions in India |
Ok this concludes, Diplomacy. Now moving to Communication, IT and Mass Communication.
Comm n IT: organizations
8 |
154 |
dept of post: structure, function |
8 |
167 |
Department of telecommunication: functions |
8 |
168 |
Telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI): functions, initiatives (dig net for more) |
8 |
179 |
National knowledge network (NKN) |
8 |
184 |
National Informatics Centre (NIC) + more fodder on pg765 onwards (planning) |
8 |
186 |
controller of certifying authorities |
8 |
186 |
cyber separate tribunals |
8 |
186-190 |
Indian computer emergency response team |
8 |
190 |
C-DAC: functions, initiatives |
8 |
193 |
NIELIT |
22 |
692 |
functions of Ministry of information and broadcasting |
22 |
693 |
Prasar Bharti |
22 |
693 |
all India radio |
22 |
694-95 |
FM rainbow, gold |
22 |
697 |
Doordarshan |
22 |
701 |
registrar of newspaper |
22 |
702 |
Press information bureau |
22 |
703 |
Press trust of India |
22 |
705 |
UNI, NAM |
22 |
706 |
press Council of India |
22 |
714 |
Central board of film certification |
22 |
717 |
children’s film Society |
Comm n IT: policies
8 |
169 |
draft National Telecom policy |
8 |
172 |
draft national policy on electronics |
8 |
172 |
draft national policy on information technology |
8 |
172 |
National e-governance plan NeGP |
8 |
181 |
R&D initiatives ( nanotechnology, microelectronics, free and open source software) this is mostly for mains |
Comm n IT: Schemes
8 |
156 |
Project arrow |
8 |
156-59 |
List of Business Development activities. (name-benefit) |
8 |
159 |
Philately overview. (dig net for latest issued stamps for example Gadar stamp during PBD-2013) |
8 |
173 |
statewide area networks SWANs |
8 |
173 |
common service centres CSCS |
8 |
174 |
State data centres SDC |
8 |
175 |
e- district |
8 |
177 |
India development gateway |
8 |
180 |
technology development for Indian languages |
8 |
183 |
IT development in north-east region |
Comm n IT: Topics/issues
8 |
154 |
contribution of Britishers in Indian post (MCQ) |
8 |
154-55 |
Postal Network for MNREGA+ CPI collection |
8 |
165 |
Telecommunication service: history and overview |
8 |
171 – 72 |
BPO industry overview (Fodder for essay interview) |
8 |
175 |
mobile governance |
8 |
178 |
electronics hardware manufacturing overview (fodder) |
8 |
180 |
cyber security: overview |
Comm n IT: laws
8 |
176 |
electronic delivery of services bill |
8 |
180 |
information technology act 2008 (dig more on net) |
Comm n IT: MCQ/2m
8 |
154 |
LMS, MMS |
8 |
154 |
National Address Database Management system (benefits) |
8 |
156 |
flagship products by CEPT for Postal dept |
8 |
168 |
3G, mobile value-added services: benefits |
8 |
169 |
National optical fibre network (NOFN): benefits |
8 |
170 |
Long distance service ( national | and international) |
8 |
171 |
NTP-99: benefits |
8 |
174 |
SSDG benefits |
8 |
190 |
SAMEER : functions |
8 |
192 |
software technology Parks of India |
8 |
194 |
C-MET: functions |
8 |
195 |
ERNET |
8 |
195 |
Media lab Asia |
8 |
195 |
NISCI |
8 |
196 |
National Internet exchange of India (NIXI) |
3 |
50 |
SEVOTTAM |
8 |
160 |
Postal department sells UTI mutual funds |
8 |
161 |
postal department also sells New pension scheme (NPS) |
8 |
163 |
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad provides training for Indian postal service (IPoS) |
22 |
723-24 |
Indian Institute of Mass communication:functions+ it provides training to IIS officers. |
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