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M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYLLABUS 43Option (b) : GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF INDIA’S NEIGHBOURS (PAKISTAN,BANGLADESH, NEPAL AND SRI LANKA)INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS AND CANDIDATES :(i)(ii)The theory question paper will be of 80 marks and 20 marks will be for internal assessment.For private candidates, who have not been assessed earlier for internal assessment, the marks securedby them in theory paper will proportionately be increased to maximum marks of the paper in lieu ofinternal assessment.The paper setter must put note (ii) in the question paper.The syllabus has been divided into four units.There shall be 9 questions in all. The first question is compulsory and shall be short answer typecontaining 15 short questions spread over the whole syllabus to be answered in about 25 to 30 words each.The candidates are required to attempt any 10 short answer type questions carrying 20 marks i.e. 2 marksfor each. Rest of the paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions, and the candidatesshall be given internal choice of attempting one question from each Unit – 4 in all. Each question will carry15 marks.Objectives : This paper aims at introducing the students to some of the dominant issues in South Asia andtheir long-term implications on bilateral relations among the states of the region. A critical assessment ofIndia’s role in the region is the special focus of this course.UNIT–IImpact of Geography, History and Lingo-cultural influences on the Government and Politics of India’sneighbours.Major political institutions and political parties in these countries.UNIT–IISocial change, ethnicity and demography’s impact on politics with special reference to forces ofmodernization and religious fundamentalism.Political economy of the neighbouring states and its equation with globalization and liberalisationprocesses.UNIT–IIIInternal Conflict in South Asia : Causes and Dynamics.UNIT–IVIndia as a factor in the politics of these countries with emphasis on bilateral relations and multilateralSAARC.Suggested Readings :1. Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal, Modern South Asia : History, Culture, Political Economy (NewDelhi, Oxford University Press, 2004).2. S. Mahmud Ali, The Fearful State : Power, People and Internal War in South Asia (London, ZedBooks, 1993).3. Paul R. Brass, The Politics of South Asia since Independence (Cambridge, Cambridge UniversityPress, 1990).