PART A-CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS Unit 1- The End of Bipolarity Unit 2 - Contemporary Centres of Power Unit 3 - Contemporary South Asia Unit 4 - International Organizations Unit 5 - Security in the Contemporary World Unit 7 - Environment and Natural Resources Unit 8 - Globalisation PART B-POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE Unit 1 - Challenges of Nation-Building Unit 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance Unit 3 - Politics of Planned Development Unit 4 - India’s External Relations Unit 5 - Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System Unit 6 - The Crisis of Democratic Order Unit 7 - Regional Aspirations Unit 8 - Recent Developments in Indian Politics