International Affairs
is one area which i find very interesting to study. One should understand that
whole the world is now integrated and accordingly it should be understood as
well e.g. Economic relation with one country has repercussion on the political
relations as well say USA now wants to develop strategic relationship with
India because of growing economy, heavy reliance of India’s defense on foreign
technology. This way every country starts its relationship, so while studying
International relation with any country one should read following areas:
Ø History of Relationship
Ø Economic & Political dependence
Ø Involvement on cultural aspects
Ø Science & Technology agreements
Ø Special regional groups like BRICS, EU
etc
Ø Any rift between two countries
When you will be
able to see all the aspects of relation with one country then it becomes very
easy to score in International Affairs and understanding on this area becomes
clear.
There are always
questions on source of studies on International Relations which I am
going to describe below:
ü India & the Dynamics of World- Sharma, Goria & Mishra (Pearson Publications) [ A very good
book for conceptual clarity with different countries & understanding of
special terms]
ü Ministry of External Affairs site- It
covers relation from A-Z countries and one should visit this site for important
countries and new developments relating
to that country.
ü The Hindu or Any other newspaper- It is
necessary to keep yourself updated and countries which are more in news have
more chances to come in the exam also.
ü The Frontline- Only World Affairs
section one should read as this magazine covers international news in wonderful
way.
ü Manorma Year Book- This book should be read to cover International Institutions like UN, EU
and brief information about them. This book covers all the information about
major institutions at one place.
Notes:
Ø While writing answers on International
Affairs, even when one candidate is not aware about particular country and
India’s relation with that country he/she can still use some common points like
trade relations, cooperation in the field of S&T, education, agriculture
etc but it should be presented in a very careful and prudent manner.
Ø Regular updation is very important for
International Relations and one should regular read newspaper to keep
him/herself updated.
Ø India’s Neighbour are always favorite area for the examiner and hence
be prepared thoroughly.
Ø One should read in detail about the India’s
foreign policy and changing trends in it since independence.
Ø Now a days, emerging groups like SAARC,
SCO etc are playing a vital role in changing the dynamics of foreign policy of
any country and should be focused more to get a better grasp over it.
Best of Luck!
Regards,
Deepak Singla
