Mrunal Archive: Diplomacy, International Relations and Indian Dispora for UPSC GS Mains paper 2

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[icon_list_item type=”youtube-play”]Lecture Series on IR & Internal Security by Pratik Nayak[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”maxcdn”]Bilateral Relations After Modi[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”clock-o”]Bilateral relations before Modi[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”road”]India: overall diplomacy[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”globe”]International Organizations[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”group”]Regional Bodies: ASIAN Bodies[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”group”]Regional Bodies: Non-Asian[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”eye-slash”]Events: India Not Included[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”puzzle-piece”]How to prepare International Relations?[/icon_list_item]
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[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”youtube-play”]Pratik Nayak Lecture Series on IR & Internal Security for UPSC Mains[/feature_headline]

• [Internal Security] ISIS Islamic State, Left Wing Extremism, North East Insurgency, Communalism, Secularism Revision by Pratik Nayak
• [IR Revision] PM Modi’s Foreign Visits in 2015, Maritime Diplomacy, Blue Economy, India-Africa Summit Style Diplomacy by Pratik Nayak
• [IR Revision] China’s One Belt One Road, International North South Corridor, TPP, RCEP & Globalization

[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”maxcdn”]Bilateral relations under PM Modi[/feature_headline]

• [Modi Diplomacy] Part 4/4: Summit Style diplomacy with Japan, China, USA- achievements and limitations
• [Modi Diplomacy] Part 3/4: USA Visit- Strategic, Economic, Energy agreements, outcomes
• [Modi Diplomacy] UNGA Speeches of Narendra Modi and Barack Obama
• [Modi Diplomacy] Part 2/3: Chinese President Eleventh (haha) Xi Jinping’s India Visit
• [Diplomacy] China’s Maritime Silk Road initiative, Purpose, Salient Features, India’s stand
• [Modi Diplomacy] Part 1/4: Japan Visit, Tokyo Declaration, US-2 Amphibian aircraft, JENESYS 2.0 Kyoto Varanasi Pact
• [Diplomacy] India Nepal Power trade Agreement (PTA): Features, issues; Bhutan Hydro Love-n-Hate
• [India-China] Democracy in China: Why can’t it work?
• [USA] FATCA: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act- salient features, implications on India
• [USA] Obama reforms NSA after Snowden & hands over ICANN to World
• [India-China] Economic Dialogue BDCA & IT Pact

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• [Water Diplomacy] Teesta River Agreement between India & Bangladesh: Why Controversy?
• [Diplomacy] MFN Status for India in Pakistan: Meaning, implications; Reforms in MEA, APF-HR conference
• [Diplomacy] UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka: Why India abstained?
• [Diplomacy] India-US 4th Strategic Dialogue (part 3 of 3):Education, Environment, Energy cooperation
• [Diplomacy] India US 4th Strategic Dialogue (part 2 of 3): Science tech, Space, Health care cooperation
• [Diplomacy] India-US 4th Strategic Dialogue (part 1 of 3): Defense, Nuclear, Business and Trade
• [Diplomacy] India-UK: David Cameron Visit, Student Visa, Jallianwala, Kohinoor, Agusta Westland
• [Diplomacy] Pakistan: Kishanganga Hydroproject Judgement, Gwadar Port given to China
• [Diplomacy] Nepal Logjam (Part 3 of 3): Chinese presence, Anti-India sentiments, how & why India’s policy failed
• [Diplomacy] Nepal Logjam (Part 2 of 3): Merger of Maoists with Army, Anti-India Campaign, Why Elections are not held
• [Diplomacy] Nepal Logjam (Part 1 of 3): Civil War, Peace-Deal, Constitutional deadlock, Frequent change of Prime Ministers
• [Diplomacy] Putin Visit, KudanKulam, GLONASS, 13th India – Russia Annual Summit: Issues, Outcomes
• [Diplomacy] Maldives Coup: Reasons, Implications, Nasheed, Prologue to GMR Issue explained
• [Diplomacy] Japan Sagar/ East Sea Controversy, and functions of Survey of India
• [Diplomacy] Durand Line, Baluchistan, Gwadar Port: India,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Iranian interests
• [Diplomacy] India China Power equation, factors and the future ahead
• [Diplomacy] Russia Pakistan Relations: Growing Ties
• [Diplomacy] Connect Central Asia Policy: Meaning, Features, Significance for India
• [Diplomacy] Delaram Zaranj Highway, Chabahar Port: India-Iran-Afghanistan trade relations

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[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”road”]Indian Diplomacy: Overall[/feature_headline]

• [Diaspora] Pravasi Bharatiya Divas PBD-2015, Citizenship Ordinance, OCI-PIO Merger
• [Defense] Rafael MMRCA jet deal, UAV Panchi, Global Hawk Drone, Schilka system, Akash Missile
• [Diplomacy] Nirbhay Missile, Cold Start Doctrine, MTCR Missile Technology Control regime
• [Diplomacy] Al-Qaeda Threat to India, US Report on India’s Counter-terrorism measures, Border security Management
• [Defense Diplomacy] Defense FDI relaxed, Navy War-room leak, Exercise Komodo
• [Speech Summaries] Vice President on Emerging Asia, Europe & Iran
• [Diplomacy] Nalanda University & Arunanchal Railways
• [Nuclear Diplomacy] India’s No first use” Nuclear weapon policy vs Pak’s conditional sign to NPT
• [Diplomacy] New Cold War- Meaning, Reasons, Timeline
• [Diplomacy] Foreign Policy of Manmohan Singh, UPA & Congress
• [Diplomacy] 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013: Highlights, issues, awards
• [Diplomacy] Fifth Generation Fighter Aircrafts, Shenyang J-31: Meaning, Implications
• [Diplomacy] National Security: Naresh Chandra Task Force recommendations

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Mains Syllabus Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

• [UN Report] Arab Integration- Meaning, Opportunities, Challenges, Implications
• [Diplomacy] International Court of Justice (ICJ) & Marshall Islands Case against India
• [Human rights] Rwanda Genocide, Rohingya Migrants & Chagos People
• [United Nations] UN Security Sector Reforms (SSR): What & Why?
• [UN Bodies] ECOSOC, UNESCO, UN-IOC- structure, functions, mandate
• [Treaty] Arms Trade treaty, Features, India’s stand on ATT
• [Diplomacy] WIPO Treaty for Visually Challenged, Patent vs Copyright difference, Marrakesh Treaty
• [Diplomacy] WCIT Conference Dubai, ITU: Why failed, Internet Censorship, ICANN, DNS explained

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Mains Syllabus Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

• [Diplomacy] AIIB: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank- purpose, structure, India’s interests- pro & anti arguments
• [SAARC] Education- Delhi Declaration, Energy- SAME Agreement, Cultural Capital Bamiyan
• [Diplomacy] Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Dushanbe Summit 2014, Should India Join SCO?
• [Diplomacy] India-ASEAN: Relation, FTAs in Goods, services and investment
• [Economy] BRICS Bank, IMF Governance Reforms
• [Diplomacy] BIMSTEC Third Summit at Nay Pyi Taw, Outcomes, Obstacles, Trans border Connectivity, BCIM Corridor
• [Diplomacy] India ASEAN 20 years of Dialogue Partnership, FTA in Service Investment, Vision 2020
• [Diplomacy] Indian Ocean Rim Association (IOR-ARC): 12th Summit, Gurgaon Communique, Highlights
• [Diplomacy] East Asia Summit, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Nalanda Project, Issues, Challanges India-China-US
• [Diplomacy] ADDU declaration in SAARC Summit
• [Diplomacy] India and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF): Meetings & Outcomes

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• [Diplomacy] Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): suspension of Syria, Rohingyas, Jammu n Kashmir
• [Diplomacy] India and Group of 20 (G20) Summits
• [Diplomacy] Indian and CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Commons Market) for GS Mains Paper II

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In 2013, UPSC changed the syllabus of mains exam. New syllabus includes only the International issues/policies affecting Indian interests. Therefore, topics where India not directly affected= they’re not important for mains paper2. However, such topics do have their direct/indirect importance in the essay and interviews. For example: extermism=> ISIS, Boko Haram kidnapping Nigerian girls.

• [Syria] British aid to Syrian Rebels, Geneva-II conference, India’s Stakes
• [Middle-East] Palestine becomes UN Non-Member Observer, Hamas-Fatah Join hands in Unity Deal
• [Diplomacy] Mali Crisis, Taureg rebels, French Troops, Algeria Hostages: Background, implications explained
• [Diplomacy] Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza-strip, West Bank, PLO: Conflict, Origin, Explained
• [Diplomacy] Syrian Unrest explained, Assad’s Friends and Foes, Kofi Anna’s Peace plan
• [Diplomacy] Durfur Conflict & South Sudan Independence: Timeline, Players, Similarities and differences
• [Diplomacy] Senkaku/Diaoyu islands Conflict between Japan and China

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