International Relations Notes Pdf - Upsc
International Relations Notes PDF for UPSC — A Complete Guide
- International Relations – Pavneet Singh (McGraw Hill)
- Global Politics – Peu Ghosh
- India’s Foreign Policy – Rajiv Sikri
- UN System: Security Council reform (G4), Veto power, Peacekeeping.
- Bretton Woods Twins: IMF (Special Drawing Rights), World Bank (Voting shares).
- Regional: SAARC (stalled), BIMSTEC (the alternative), SCO (Pakistan/China issue), QUAD (non-treaty alliance), BRICS (New Development Bank).
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- UNCLOS III (1982): 12 NM territorial sea, 200 NM EEZ.
- Relevance: China’s nine-dash line vs. Philippines South China Sea arbitration case (2016 – India supported Philippines).
- Deep Sea Mining: International Seabed Authority (Kingston, Jamaica).
- Use multiple PDFs – at least two different authors (e.g., Vision IAS + Shubhra Ranjan + self-made notes).
- Annotate the PDF with newspaper clippings (copy-paste into margins using a PDF editor).
- Convert PDF tables into flashcards for groupings (e.g., “Members of QUAD”, “Objectives of SCO”).
- Before Mains, create 1-page summary per country/group from the PDF – then expand with examples.
India and its Neighbourhood:
Relations with Pakistan, China, Nepal, etc. Bilateral & Regional Groupings: QUAD, BRICS, ASEAN, SCO. Global Institutions: UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank. international relations notes pdf upsc