Indian Politics

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans, Bhavans College Andheri West has got autonomous status in 2020_21 .As a result, necessary changes in the syllabus of First Year Bachelor of Arts ( i.e.) courses were made in last academic year. In continue with the change, the Board of Studies in Political Science, Bhavans College has revised the syllabus of FYBA which will be effective from academic year 2021-22. The revised syllabus of Indian Politics is divided in two parts- four units of semester l and four units of semester ll. In the present syllabus, Indian Foreign Policy and International Relations has been included to give students a wider spectrum of India's core political concepts. The semester l gives a general Idea of Indian Constitution and semester ll gives introduction to India's Foreign Policy, War, Challenges to National Security, Military preparedness, China - India standoff, Doklam issue and Kargil war.. Interesting discussion/ debates related to topics can be initiated in the classroom as part of your learning experience. There can be a vast variety of projects/ assignments thought about due to the wide range of topics covered. I appeal to students and teachers to enjoy studies about Indian Politics. As many of you are thinking about appearing in a variety of competitive exams, this book will help you to get more interesting subject matter and brain food. I am happy to present the Indian Politics paper l and paper ll text book for BA semester l and ll students and teachers. If you want to add something to the current book, pls free to share it with me, we will incorporate it in future additions. I thank my kids Anirudh and Indira for keeping patience with their mom's busy schedule.. I thank my present Principal Dr Zarin Bathena for encouraging me to take up this as an assignment. I thank Dr Rajesh Kharat, Dean, Humanities, University of Mumbai and Dr Deepak Pawar, Director, Maharashtra Adhyan Kendra, University of Mumbai..without brainstorming sessions with these two scholars, I would not focus on my work.