What is the book list for PSIR as an optional?

PSIR is an optional subject for UPSC CSE. We will approach the sources syllabus wise and recommend Basic sources + Advanced sources for those who are thorough with the basic sources. Please do not try to read three sources for one portion at a time. First cover basic sources for the entire syllabus and then move on to vertical upgradation or value addition. Also apart from reading a source the key to UPSC lies in having command over what you have read. So ensure you read only that much you can revise.

BOOK LIST

SYLLABUS	BASIC SOURCE	ADVANCED SOURCE
SECTION A -PAPER I
Western political thought	IGNOU	BRIAN NELSON OR SUBRATA MUKHERJEE ONLY ONE NOT BOTH.
Indian political thought	IGNOU	O P GAUBA
Political Ideology	OP GAUBA	ANDREW HEYWOOD POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
Concepts of liberty, equality, justice, rights, power, democracy, sovereignty	OP GAUBA	RAJEEV BHARGAVA – POLITICAL THEORY
Political theory and approaches	OP GAUBA IGNOU
SECTION B- PAPER I
Perspectives on Indian National Movement	IGNOU
Indian government and politics – Social Movements, Caste, Religion, Ethnicity	IGNOU AND NEWSPAPER	OXFORD HANDBOOK ON INDIAN POLITICS
Polity and Indian Constitution	M LAXMIKANT	D D BASU
PAPER-II : SECTION A
Comparative Politics	IGNOU	J C JOHARI
Theories and Issues	GLOBAL POLITICS – ANDREW HEYWOOD	THE GLOBALIZATION OF WORLD POLITICS – BAYLIS AND SMITH
PAPER-II: SECTION B
INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY	OXFORD HANDBOOK ON INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY	THE INDIA WAY- S JAISHANKAR HOW INDIA SEES THE WORLD- SHYAM SARAN, ORF ARTICLES, MEA WEBSITE
INDIA AND WORLD	MEA WEBSITE	NEWSPAPER, ORF ARTICLES

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