Video Lectures of Political Science & International Relations: Mains Optional for UPSC CSE Exam
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Indian Nationalism
| Liberal Perspective of National Movement 27:39 min |  |
| Marxist Perspective of National Movement 37:19 min | |
| Subaltern Perspective of National Movement 26:43 min | |
| Feminist Perspective of National Movement 25:08 min | |
| Political Strategies & Strategy of Moderates 43:28 min | |
| Strategies of Extremists 14:22 min | |
| Gandhian mass struggle & NCM 27:45 min | |
| Civil Disobedience & Quit India Movement 23:17 min | |
| Revolutionary Trends in Freedom Struggle 26:35 min | |
| Peasants & Worker's Movements 38:48 min | |
Making & Salient Feature of the Indian Constitution
| Making of Indian Constitution 27:13 min | |
| Salient Features of Constitution 97:06 min | |
| Preamble of the Constitution 17:08 min | |
| What is Preamble & its purpose- 1 10:07 min | |
| What is Preamble & its purpose- 2 15:52 min | |
| What is Preamble & its purpose- 3 17:39 min | |
| Indian Model of Secularism Analysed 64:09 min | |
| Preamble (Part - 2) 14:08 min | |
| Preamble (Part - 3) 17:39 min | |
| Communalism & Its causes in India 30:05 min | |
| Communalism in Independent India 41:12 min | |
| Fundamental Rights (Part - 1) 28:47 min | |
| Fundamental Rights (Part - 2) 30:01 min | |
| Fundamental Rights (Part - 3) 24:01 min | |
| Reservation Policy & FRs in India 35:17 min | |
| Criteria for Reservation & Backwardness 39:52 min | |
| Reservation in Pvt. sector & scholars' debates 24:07 min | |
| Fundamental Rights Article 19 15:39 min | |
| Hate Speech & Right to Protest 29:05 min | |
| Fundamental Rights Article 20-22 28:44 min | |
| Issues of Defamation & Free Press 64:10 min | |
| Fundamental Rights Articles 23-29 56:43 min | |
| Fundamental Rights Articles 30-32 61:22 min | |
| Directive Principles of State Policy (Article 36-51)- 1 35:54 min | |
| Directive Principles of State Policy (Article 36-51)- 2 45:21 min | |
| Right to Die & Issue of Suicide 35:59 min | |
| Capital Punishment 37:08 min | |
| Uniform Civil Code 33:51 min | |
| Relationship between FRs & DPSPs 44:53 min | |
| Fundamental Duties 41:43 min | |
| Constitutional Morality 49:04 min | |
Federalism
| Federalism in India & Its evolution 46:44 min | |
| Harmonious const, reading down, due process 25:14 min | |
| Systems of Government & Power 21:50 min | |
| Amendment & Basic Structure 62:55 min | |
| Comparison of US & Indian Model 16:48 min | |
| Centre State Relations- 1 51:27 min | |
| Centre State Relations- 2 55:15 min | |
| Commissions for Federal Relations 48:13 min | |
| Analysis of Federalism & Regionalism 42:55 min | |
| Regionalism's causes & Impacts 27:04 min | |
| Reorganization of States & other debates 65:37 min | |
| Inter State River Water Disputes 37:40 min | |
| Sample Question for IRWD including Recommendations 15:14 min | |
| Topics through Q&A Citizenship & Refugees 18:57 min | |
| Topics through Q&A Contempt of Court 19:24 min | |
| Topics through Q&A Governor, Right to work 27:18 min | |
| Inter State Council & Zonal Councils (Part -1) 31:57 min | |
| ISC & Zonal Councils (Part - 2) 16:34 min | |
| Emergency Powers - National Emergency 32:42 min | |
| National Emergency 17:35 min | |
| President's Rule 19:49 min | |
| Financial Emergency 09:59 min | |
| GST & Its impact on Fiscal Federalism 47:41 min | |
Principal Organs of the Union Government
| Introducing Parliamentary System- 1 57:30 min | |
| Introducing Parliamentary System- 2 28:59 min | |
| Parliament & Representation 50:31 min | |
| Parliament of India 33:47 min | |
| Parliament & Anti Defection Law 30:44 min | |
| Working of Parliament - Offices of Parliament 50:17 min | |
| Sessions & Conduct of Houses of Parliament 33:35 min | |
| Working of Parliament Issues & Recommend 56:42 min | |
| Recommendations of Second ARC 05:08 min | |
| 73rd CAA & PRIs 64:28 min | |
| 74th CAA & ULBs -1 18:53 min | |
| 74th CAA & ULBs- 2 12:17 min | |
| Analysis of working of LSGs 57:10 min | |
| Executive Organs - President 63:58 min | |
| Powers of President of India 41:29 min | |
| Role of President 19:31 min | |
| Contemporary Issues of Urban Governance 74th CAA 39:07 min | |
| Issue of Urban Flooding 17:43 min | |
| Issues of Funds & Parastatals ULBs 25:01 min | |
| Crises in Judiciary 69:28 min | |
| High Courts & Lokadalats 29:19 min | |
| Issue of Contempt of Court 51:38 min | |
| Analysis of Supreme Court 42:55 min | |
| Constitutional Bodies of India 61:34 min | |
| Judicial Reforms in India 43:05 min | |
| Analysis of Role of ECI 24:14 min | |
| Should CAG be multi member body 07:44 min | |
| RPA & Electoral reforms 40:57 min | |
| Electoral Reforms 29:26 min | |
| Working of NCSC 19:27 min | |
Party System, Planning & Economic Development
| Party System in India 54:51 min | |
| Zoya Hassan's analysis of Parties 22:32 min | |
| PSIR Dawn of Fourth Party System 50:53 min | |
| Coalition Politics & Its Issues in India 24:22 min | |
| BJP's Ideology & Its Rise 31:07 min | |
| Decline of Left in India 13:22 min | |
| Introducing Interest & Pressure Groups 19:35 min | |
| Pressure Groups Analysed 31:12 min | |
| Caste & Politics in India 54:24 min | |
| Ethnicity & Politics 21:00 min | |
| Electoral Behaviour in India 33:50 min | |
| Gandhian & Nehruvian Perspective of Development 53:56 min | |
| Planning, Development & Land reforms 32:52 min | |
| Green Revolution 28:41 min | |
| Economic reforms & liberalisation 51:10 min | |
| Covid & Developmental State 15:48 min | |
Social Movement, Statutory Institutions/Commissions
| Civil & Human Rights in India 44:48 min | |
| Contemporary Human Rights Issues & NHRC 32:35 min | |
| Women's movement in India 38:51 min | |
| Contemporary women's issue & NCW 43:08 min | |
| Environmental Movement in India 35:56 min | |
| Environmental Jurisprudence in India 26:59 min | |
| National Commission for Minorities 29:21 min | |
Comparative Politics & Globalization
| Introduction to Comparative Politics 50:07 min | |
| Structural Functional Approach in CP 57:36 min | |
| Political Culture Approach 43:54 min | |
| Political Sociology Approach 25:58 min | |
| Political Economy Approach 33:30 min | |
| Institutionalism & limitations of comparative 26:49 min | |
| Political Decay & Development Trap 45:58 min | |
| Characteristics & Changing Nature of State 35:16 min | |
| Nations & Nationalism 40:09 min | |
| Bureaucracies or Civil Services 37:50 min | |
| Electoral Systems 25:23 min | |
| Political Parties & Party System 33:16 min | |
| Party System in Developed World 23:13 min | |
| Party System in Developing World 11:33 min | |
| Pressure Groups & their classification 33:41 min | |
| Social Movements & their types 38:38 min | |
| Approaches to Social movements 23:10 min | |
| Introduction to Globalization 35:01 min | |
| Globalisation Impact & Responses from Developed 51:51 min | |
| Globalisation & The Developing World 43:34 min | |
| Globalisation & Nation State 30:06 min | |
| Covid19 & Future of Globalisation 27:54 min | |
| Introduction to IR - Special Lecture by Pavneet Sir 32:19 min | |
Key concept of International Relations
| Evolution of IR & Its First Phase 48:38 min | |
| Second Phase of IR 23:48 min | |
| Third & Fourth Phase of IR 42:10 min | |
| Contemporary Phase & Geopolitics 29:04 min | |
| Realist & Geopolitical Analysis of Heartland 34:36 min | |
| Neo New Structural Realism 37:27 min | |
| Classical vs Neorealism & Neoclassical Realism 27:24 min | |
| Decision making in IR Rational Choice, Increment 34:39 min | |
| Bureaucratic Org. & Belief System Models 22:09 min | |
| Realism Criticised & Intro to Liberalism 37:45 min | |
| Functionalism & Neo - Functionalism 40:51 min | |
| Security Community 25:32 min | |
| Critical Evaluation of Liberal Models 31:23 min | |
| System's Approach 35:21 min | |
| Critical Perspectives Social Constructivism 27:34 min | |
| Feminist Approach to IR 32:22 min | |
| Post Structural & Post Colonial Approach to IR 22:16 min | |
| Great Debates in IR 09:25 min | |
| Introduction to Dependency School 26:13 min | |
| A. G. Frank on Underdevelopment 11:50 min | |
| Wallerstein World System Theory 24:24 min | |
| Gramscian & Critical Approaches to IR 22:14 min | |
| Concept of Power in IR 33:11 min | |
| Balance of Power & Balance of Terror 27:30 min | |
| Idea of Security in IR 33:59 min | |
| Concept of Deterrence 32:12 min | |
International Political Order & Economic System:
| Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 19:45 min | |
| Introducing Collective Security 30:26 min | |
| UN & Collective Security 25:55 min | |
| UN Peacekeeping 26:11 min | |
| Insecurity Dilemma 15:11 min | |
| National Interest 19:57 min | |
| Introducing Transnational Actors 25:19 min | |
| TNCs & NGOs as transnational actors 32:57 min | |
| Transnational Criminal & Terror orgs. 28:08 min | |
| Theories for Modern Diffused Societies 16:11 min | |
| Brief history of Cold War 69:36 min | |
| What is Cold War 25:02 min | |
| Cold War & collapse of USSR 45:28 min | |
| Polarity of Power Thesis 15:30 min | |
| New Bipority & Russia's resurgence 36:43 min | |
| Emerging Bipolarity between US & China 28:11 min | |
| NAM Aims & Achievements 39:23 min | |
| NAM Relevance & Reforms 26:25 min | |
| Nuclear Proliferation & Arms Race 35:40 min | |
| NPT, Nuclear Ethics 36:08 min | |
| Terrorism Meaning & Types 25:06 min | |
| New Terrorism & Cyber Terrorism 26:48 min | |
| International Counter Terrorism measures 26:15 min | |
| Evaluation of counter terror measures 14:15 min | |
| IR Theories & Human Rights 21:05 min | |
| International Criminal Court 19:55 min | |
| Humanitarian Intervention 28:00 min | |
| Responsibility to Protect 21:12 min | |
| Introduction to Environmental Issues 33:49 min | |
| Paris Agreement & IR 41:44 min | |
United Nations & World politics
| International Regimes & Organisations 38:35 min | |
| Background to UN & BWIs 22:25 min | |
| Introducing Important International Organisations 49:04 min | |
| Important International Organisations - 2 19:51 min | |
| GCC & Yemen crisis 20:21 min | |
| Nuclear Groupings 29:38 min | |
| Important Regional Organisation- 1 34:02 min | |
| Regional Organisation - 2 17:24 min | |
| Working of UN & Reforms 23:55 min | |
| Collapse of Bretton Woods System 11:12 min | |
| Issues in WTO & Way Forward 26:34 min | |
| Assessing EU & ASEAN 19:54 min | |
Indian Foreign Policy
| Determinants of India's Foreign Policy 42:02 min | |
| Institutions for making of IFP 52:13 min | |
| Ancient Sources and Core values of IFP 32:17 min | |
| Change & Continuity in IFP 43:07 min | |
| Evolution & New Direction in IFP 40:44 min | |
| Relevance of NAM for India 23:10 min | |
Indian Relation with World
| Foreign Policy: India - Pakistan II 21:33 min | |
| Foreign Policy: India - Pakistan 25:53 min | |
| India, South Asia & SAARC 58:46 min | |
| SAFTA & Agartala Doctrine 20:20 min | |
| India - Bhutan Relations 33:41 min | |
| India - Bangladesh Relations 59:43 min | |
| Analysing India's issues with Bhutan & Bangladesh 23:06 min | |
| India - Nepal Relations 37:07 min | |
| Updates of India - Nepal Relationship 21:55 min | |
| India - Sri Lanka Relationship 35:15 min | |
| India - Afghanistan Relationship 35:18 min | |
| India - Pakistan Relationship 47:25 min | |
| Test - 17 Model Answer 20:11 min | |
| Neo - Liberal State 30:45 min | |
| Analysing India relations with Lanka & Afghanis 39:42 min | |
| India - West Asia Relationship 31:30 min | |
| India - Israel Relations 32:43 min | |
| Analysing India's Think West Strategy 21:23 min | |
| India & Central Asia 14:52 min | |
| Background to India China Relations 67:13 min | |
| Updates & Analysis of India - China Relations 22:59 min | |
| India Look East to Act East 34:34 min | |
| India Japan Analysis 23:14 min | |
| India - Russia Analysis 18:16 min | |
| India - Latin America through QnA 10:02 min | |
| India - Africa Relations through QnA 15:45 min | |
| India at UNSC & TRIPs through QnA 23:45 min | |
| Background to India US relations 47:36 min | |
| Analysing India - US Partnership 25:54 min | |
| India - EU Relationship 19:30 min | |
| India's Nuclear Doctrine 23:16 min | |
| What is Abrahams Accord 18:51 min | |
