The Political Science and International Relations major will take a comprehensive view of the two disciplines in equal measure. An inter-disciplinary approach is used build on the starts we have made with the foundation course in political science and IR. We will critically examine, in  greater depth, the concepts and theories on the evolution of the State; the development of notions of freedom, justice, sovereignty, individual and human rights, and citizenship; the complex mechanism of government formation and functioning including electoral processes; constitutional imperatives; division of power within branches of governments; the influence of various kinds of interest groups and political movements that underscore limitations of prevailing governments and effect either a contestation of the State or a change in its character.  

While we maintain a good focus on the independent Indian state as our object of study in some courses, others will focus on political frameworks and their functioning in major geo-political players in the contemporary world. An attempt will be made to understand contemporary politics in relation to wider and larger cross-currents when it comes to inter-state interactions in the International Relations courses in order to strike a balance between theories of political science and international relations and the realities of the contemporary world.  Although the larger focus is on studying the State, there will be many other ideas that emanate from it will also be investigated in both political science and international relations, viz. institutions, feminism, international settlements, diplomacy, governance, globalisation.