- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
India’s Foreign Policy 2104-MON-PZI-OG
1. Foreign policy and superpower status in the Indian political tradition - cultural, civilization and historical conditions:
a) the concept of the state and international order in the Indian tradition
b) the principle of ahinsa and Hindu militarism in Indian political thought
c) the heritage of the Indian national movement
2. India's foreign policy during the Cold War - conditions, assumptions, directions:
a) shaping the state and assumptions of foreign policy after independence (e.g. the principle of non-involvement)
b) India's relations with the countries of South Asia
c) the main assumptions of foreign policy towards the powers and states of the South
3. Evolution of the political system and liberalization of the economy after 1991: implications for foreign policy:
a) Evolution of the party system and its influence on India's foreign policy
b) the growing importance of regional parties in Indian politics and foreign policy
c) the importance of Hindu nationalism and communalism in shaping India's foreign policy
d) economization of foreign policy (importance of FDI, free trade zone with the countries of the region and other countries)
4. India as an Indo-Pacific power: strategic debate, main assumptions of foreign policy:
a) the Indo-Pacific region in the main strategic trends
b) conceptualization of India's foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific region
5. The evolution of India's military doctrine and nuclear policy after 1991:
a) Strategic Nuclear Policy Debate - Mainstream
b) assumptions and directions of nuclear policy;
c) the evolution of the Indian military doctrine: land, sea and air forces;
d) Modernization of the Indian Armed Forces
6. Indian diplomacy: structure, decision-making process, negotiation style:
a) India's foreign policy decision-making process, structures and institutions,
b) the importance of pressure groups - characteristics
c) the evolution of the negotiating style (case study of regional groupings, WTO)
7. Kashmir and the Afghan-Pakistani factor in India's foreign policy in South Asia:
a) the division of Kashmir - historical conditions; the status of Kashmir in India - legal and constitutional regulations,
b) Af-Pak and Kashmir security complex,
c) India's foreign policy towards Afghanistan
8. India's foreign policy towards South Asian countries: Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan:
a) assumptions of Indian foreign policy (Gujral doctrine);
b) political, economic and cultural relations with the countries of the region;
c) India towards the processes of regional cooperation
9. India's political and economic relations with China after 1991:
a) characteristics of the main political and economic problems and disputes with China (including a border dispute)
b) economic cooperation and restrictions
c) political relations
10. India's policy towards Southeast Asia and towards East Asia and the Pacific (strategic partnership with Australia and Japan);
a) discussing bilateral relations with the countries of the Southeast Asia region
b) India's cooperation with regional institutions (including ASEAN)
(c) India's strategic partnership with Japan and Australia
11. India's foreign policy towards Russia and Central Asian states:
a) political and economic relations with Russia,
b) Central Asia region in India's strategy and concepts of the so-called extended neighborhood
12. India's political and economic relations with the USA after 1991:
a) stages in the development of relations between India and the USA after 1991;
b) political and economic cooperation
c) India, USA and the world order
13. India as the leader of the countries of the South:
a) the evolution of India's relations with the states of Africa and Latin America,
b) India and the states of the South on the forum of international institutions (WTO, UN),
c) multilateral cooperation (IBSA, BRIC)
14. The Middle East in India's foreign policy;
a) political and economic relations with the Arab states of the Middle East;
b) the importance of the Indian diaspora in India's foreign policy towards the region
c) India-Israel relations
15. India's political and economic relations with the EU and Poland:
a) the historical heritage of Polish and European relations with India;
b) relations between Poland and the EC with India during the Cold War,
c) India-EU after 1991;
d) Polish foreign policy towards India after 2004.
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Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The graduate knows and understands:
- the specificity of India's foreign policy, especially cultural and civilization, economic and regional conditions
- main concepts and assumption of Indian foreign policy
- India's foreign policy, manifestations of political, military and economic cooperation with other countries and regions in greater depth
The graduate is able to:
-use theoretical and factual knowledge for an in-depth analysis of India's activities in international relations; identify and analyze the main challenges and problems at the regional and global level in India's foreign policy, show their interdependencies
The graduate is ready to:
-critical evaluation of the possessed knowledge and received content, is able to critically evaluate his research activities
Assessment criteria
essay (approx. 6-8 pages)
Bibliography
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2. J. Zajączkowski, India - a superpower of the Indo-Pacific region, "International Relations-International Relations" 2015, No. 2, pp. 37-70;
3. J. Zajączkowski, Maritime strategies of India, China and the USA in the Indian Ocean region: an analysis in terms of offensive realism, "International Relations-International Relations" 2015, No. 2, pp. 37-70;
4. J. Zajączkowski, Parliamentary elections in India in 2014: significance for domestic and foreign policy, "International Relations-International Relations" 2015, No. 1, pp. 187-212;
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6. J. Zajączkowski, India - a case study of the geoeconomic operation of an emerging power, (in :) E. Haliżak (ed.) Geoekonomia, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, Warsaw 2012, pp. 620-669;
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8. J. Zajączkowski, India in international relations, Warsaw 2008, pp. 47-75, 145-258
9. A. Jaskólska, Liberal theory of foreign policy - a case study of regional parties in India, "International Relations" 2018, No. 4, pp. 145-168;
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11. A. Łuszczykiewicz, Cultural heritage in the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and its role in Sino-Indian relations, Kraków 2020, pp. 35-121.
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13. T. Okraska, The Elephant Chasing the Dragon. Indo-Chinese relations in a changing world, Toruń 2019, pp. 170-334.
14. A. W. Ziętek, K. Żakowski, O. Pietrzyk, Foreign Policy of Japan, Lublin 2018, pp. 206-219.
15. A. Kuszewska, India and Pakistan in international relations, Warsaw 2013, pp. 123-188, pp. 261-277.
16. T. Łukaszuk, Normative powers in maritime affairs: India-EU cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region, “The Copernicus Journal of Political Studies” 2020, s. 63-81
17. T. Łukaszuk, The evolution of India-Central Europe relations after the Cold War, “Studia Politologiczne” 2020, vol.56, pp. 231-254.
18. T. Łukaszuk, S. Set, L. Klossek, Breaking Glass Ceiling? Mapping EU-India Security Cooperation, New Delhi 2020, ORF Research Papers, October 2020, Issue No. 410, pp. 1-20.
19. S. Domżalski, India in the World Economy. The Elephant Who Wanted to Fly, Warsaw 2016, pp. 278-295
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- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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