UNIT- I THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
- Defence and Strategic Studies: Assumptions and Approaches.
- The Concepts of Nation:
- State and Nation – State, Theories and Elements of State
- National Power and its Components
- Key Concepts of National Security: Defining National Security, National Defence and National Interest, National Character and Evolution-of the National Security concept in the 20th Century and Beyond.
- National Security Concerns of Major Powers, Middle Powers and Small Powers
- National Security Structures: Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies, Police Forces, Decision-Making Structures, etc.
- National Security Environment: Internal and External
- Defence, Foreign, Security and Domestic Policies; Concept formulation, objectives and linkages.
- Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue.
- Non – Alignment, Balance of Power, Collective Security and Balance of Terror – Concept, Development and Relevance.
- Deterrence and Détente: Concept and contemporary relevance.
UNIT – II STRATEGIC THOUGHT
- Contribution of Sun Tzu,
- Kautilya,
- Machiavelli,
- Jomini,
- Carl von Clausewitz,
- General Giulio Douhet
- W.Mitchell,
- J.F.C.Fuller,
- Capt.B.H.Liddell Hart,
- Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara.
- Nuclear Deterrence: Andre Beaufre, Henry Kissinger and K. Subrahmanyam.
- Thoughts of Gandhi and Nehru on Peace, Security and Development.
UNIT – III WAR AS AN INSTRUMENT IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- Theories and causes of War.
- Principles of War.
- Contemporary Warfare: Conventional Warfare in Nuclear age, Limited War, Revolutionary Warfare, Low Intensity Operations, Guerilla Warfare, Insurgency and Counter – Insurgency.
- Armaments: Arms Race, Arms Aid, Arms Trade, Arms Proliferation, Proliferation of Small Arms
- Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue.
- Terrorism: Concept and kinds (National, International and Cross border).
- Conflicting Ideologies: Militarism, Nationalism, Fundamentalism, Separatism, Irredentism.
- Concept and Elements of Deterrence: Nuclear & Conventional.
- Evolution of Global Nuclear Doctrines
- Democratic Peace Theory
UNIT – IV WMD, NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY
- Basic Concepts and Theory
- Concepts of Disarmament & Arms Control
- Objectives and Conditions of Disarmament
- Elements of Arms Control Mechanisms: Agreements, verification, inspection, control.
- Approaches to Disarmament & Arms Control
- Historical Survey of Disarmament Efforts:
- Under the League of Nations
- Under the United Nations
- Unilateral, Bilateral and Multilateral approaches
- Role of Non-aligned Nations in Disarmament Negotiations
- Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Weapons.
- Nuclear Arms Limitation Nuclear Arms Control Treaties.
- Chemical weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention
- Concept of Non-proliferation, NPT, CTBT, PTBT MTCR FMCT, & other treaties
- Nuclear Export Control Regimes
- New Challenges and Responses – Missile Defense, Cooperative Threat
- Reduction and G-7 Global Partnership
- Disarmament & Arms Control and Economic Development
- Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation.
- Concept of Star Wars and NMD
UNIT – V GLOBAL SECURITY CONCERNS
- End of cold war and emergence of new world order.
- Proliferation of Military, Nuclear and missile capabilities
- Environmental Issues: climate change and Global Warming, Desertification, Acid Rains, Industrial Pollution, Deforestation
- Organized Crimes: Money Laundering, Narco – trafficking, Human Trafficking and small arms proliferation.
- Migrants and Refugees: (a) Causes (b) Illegal migration and border management (c) Problem in South Asia (d) Role of International Committee of Red Cross and UN High Commission for Refugees.
- Global Security Concerns: Palestinian-Israeli conflict & Arab Spring, Developments in Central Asian Republics (CARs), Rise of Fundamentalism, Challenges in Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and Power Rivalry in South China Sea.
- Problem of System of Governance and Human Rights
- Food Security, Energy Security and Water Security problems in modern era.
- Millennium Development Goals.
UNIT – VI INDIA’S SECURITY CONCERNS & POLICIES IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO
- Genesis of Sino-Indian Relations
- The Boundary Dispute, Sino- Pakistan Nexus, OBOR and CPEC, China and India- Military Balance, Chinese Policy towards South Asia
- Rise of India and China: Cooperation and Competition, Chinese Interests in Indian Ocean and South China Sea
- Strategic Dimension of India- Pakistan Relations: Genesis of India-Pakistan Conflict, Indo-Pak Military balance, The Kashmir Question, Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism, Pakistan’s Nuclear Strategy, The Powers Structure of Pakistan, Contentious. Issues: Siachin, Sir Creek, River Waters, etc.
- India and South Asia: Issues and Challenges for Regional Cooperation.
- Making of India’s Defence Policy since Independence: (a) Threat perception, assessment and preparedness (b) Political and military lessons of 1948, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1999 wars (c) Future trends
- India’s Look East and Act East Policies, Indo- Pacific Cooperation, Strategic Partnerships.
- India’s maritime security and strategy in 21st century: (a) Indian Ocean (b) Asia-Pacific region(c) Security of Sea Lanes, India’s Maritime Strategy for the 21st Century.
- India’s Defence Doctrines and Strategies including Nuclear Doctrine
- Higher Defence Organization of India.
UNIT – VII ISSUES IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
- Origin, Type and Structure of Conflict.
- Ideologies and International conflicts.
- Role of United Nations in Conflict Management and Re – Structuring of UNO
- Techniques of Conflict Prevention
- Conflict Management: Pacific Solutions of International Disputes, Coercive methods.
- International Humanitarian Laws and Laws of Armed Conflicts.
- Confidence Building Measures: Concept, kinds and utility.
- IGOs & NGOs in Conflict Resolution: Peace Making, Peace Keeping and Peace Building.
- Gandhian Philosophy on Peace and Non-violence
- Nehruvian approach to National Security and Cooperation
UNIT – VIII DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY
- Basic Concept & meaning of Disaster, Introduction to terminologies associated with Disaster and National Security: Natural and Manmade, Vulnerability, Risk etc., Identifying various types of Disasters.
- Natural Disaster and Human Induced Disaster: Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Tsunami – WMD Disaster – Disaster associated with various industries
- Study of Disaster in India / Around the World: Case Studies: Tsunami 2004, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Chernobyl, Fukushima, Uttarakhand etc.
- Disaster Management: Meaning, Association and Distinction with related concepts like Disaster Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, Relief, and Reconstruction
- Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management in India: Role of Armed Forces, Central and State Governments, NGO, National Disaster Management Authority, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.
UNIT – IX DEFENCE ECONOMICS
- Economic Theories of Defence.
- Sustainable Development: Challenges & Responses.
- Basics of Defence Planning, Determinants of Defence Expenditure.
- Defence Budgeting.
- Economic Causes of War.
- Economic Warfare in modem times.
- Economic Problems of Post War reconstruction.
- National Security and International Trade regimes (WTO, TRIPS, TRIMS, FTA’s NAFTA, SAPTA, & NSG).
- India’s role in Regional and Global Economic Forums and Organizations.
- Geo-economics and its Implications for global/regional economic stability
UNIT –X SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
- Broad Survey of Technological Changes from Industrial Revolution to Information Revolution.
- India’s Civil Nuclear and Space Programs, India’s Energy Scenario.
- Research and Development:
- Relevance of Science and Technology in National Security.
- Impact of Information Technology; Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).
- Choice of Weapon Systems.
- Impact of Economic Liberalization and Globalization:
- Defence Production in India (Role of DPSU’s and Ordnance factories ).
- Defence and Development and Peace & Development Dichotomies.
- Issues of Mobilization of Resources during War and Peace.
- Military Industrial Complexes.
- Transfer of Technology: Dual use and critical technologies and their impact on national security.
- Interdependence and Cooperation at Regional and Global levels.
- Cyber Security: Vulnerabilities of Information technology and internet, Need and importance of cyber security, Different kinds of cyber security vulnerabilities, Cyber wars including propaganda, measures for cyber security- Technology, laws and regulations, global issues in cyber security.
- Social Media and its Impact on National Security- Global reach with rapid speed for propaganda and indoctrinate misinformation and rumour mongering cadre recruitment and use of social networking sites for mobilizing public opinion.
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