Antarrashtriya Sambandh for UPSC 2026 | अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय संबंध- विविध आयाम, मुद्दे और चुनौतियाँ | GS Paper 3 Mains | antarashti sambandh

The book is intended to provide a structured understanding of International Relations from an Indian perspective. Rather than treating IR simply as a collection of facts about countries and organisations, the approach is generally focused on understanding:

Background → India's interests → Bilateral/multilateral relations → Issues/challenges → India's response → Way forward

This approach is particularly useful for GS-II Mains answer writing, where UPSC expects analysis rather than simple factual recall.

Major areas covered

1. भारत की विदेश नीति

The book deals with the fundamentals of India's external relations, including:

• India's foreign-policy objectives
• Determinants of Indian foreign policy
• National interest
• Strategic autonomy
• Non-alignment and its evolution
• India's changing position in the global order
• Soft power
• India's diplomatic priorities
• Economic and strategic interests

2. India's relations with neighbouring countries

A major portion of IR preparation is India's neighbourhood policy.

Topics generally include:

• India–Pakistan
• India–China
• India–Nepal
• India–Bhutan
• India–Bangladesh
• India–Sri Lanka
• India–Myanmar
• India–Maldives
• India and Afghanistan

The emphasis is on issues, opportunities, conflicts, strategic interests and possible solutions, rather than merely describing the countries.