RUTUJA HOLKAR
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.
