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Archived Version 2018 - 2019

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NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description

This module will examine the emergence of India as a regional and world power.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the making of Indian Foreign Policy
2. Describe the structures of Indian Foreign Policy making
3. Define the main challenges facing India in the 21st Century
4. Outline the historical development of India's Foreign policy from independence to the present



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture22No Description
Independent Study103No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The Emergence of Modern India: India before Independence

The Emergence of Modern India: Independence and Partition

Development and Democracy in Modern India

Indo-Pakistani Relations: War & Peace

India as a Regional Power

India as a Nuclear Power

India as a New Global Power?

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable
Indicative Reading List

  • Pamela Shurmer-Smith: 2000, India: globalization and change,
  • Bidyut Chakrabarty: 2008, Indian Politics and society since independence: events, processes and ideology,
  • Peter Heehs: 1988, India's Freedom Struggle 1857-1947,
  • Stephen Philip Cohen: 2002, India: emerging power,
Other Resources

None
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