Western Political Philosophy

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Machiavelli
• Hobbes
• Locke
• Rousseau
• J.S. Mill
• Karl Marx
• John Rawls

Indian Political Thought

• Ram Mohan Roy
• Gandhi
• Ambedkar
• Savarkar
• Kautilya

Political Theory

• Concepts of liberty
• Equality
• Justice
• Sovereignty
• Citizenship and Gender
• Democracy
• Human Rights
• State

Contemporary Issues

• Feminism
• Ideology

International Relations

• Realism & Liberalism
• Cold War politics
• NAM, SAARC, UNO, ASEAN, EU
• India’s foreign policy particularly with China
• Pakistan and USA

Indian Government and Politics

• Preamble
• Making of the Constituent Assembly
• Constitutional Provisions
• Parliament
• Cabinet
• Prime Minister
• President
• Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Duties
• Directive Principles of State Policy
• Amendments
• Governor
• State Government
• Federalism
• Political Parties (National and Regional)
• Elections
• Local Government
• Judiciary
• Governance

Comparative Government and Politics

• Political Culture
• Political Parties
• Electoral Systems
• Approaches/Models
• Types of Regimes

Public Policies in India

• Models
• Process
• Types

General Issues of Contemporary Relevance

• Global Justice
• Nationalism
• Climate Change