UPSC Books for Political Science
The Political Science optional subject crossroad with the general studies paper. This paper usually centres around the General Studies Paper of UPSC Mains with 50%-60%. Thus, the candidate needs to revise the whole portion he prepared for the General studies paper will help him to yield a good score in the UPSC optional examination. Paper 1 of UPSC Political Science deals with political theory and Indian politics and Paper 2 deals with comparative Political Analysis and International Politics.
Here is the list of Best IAS reference books for the UPSC Political Science Optional Paper:
Books for Political Science Paper 1:
An Introduction To Constitution- D.D. Basu | An Introduction To Political Theory- O.P Gauba |
Fifty Major Political Thinkers- Ian Adams And R W Dyson | A History Of Political Thought: Plato To Marx – Subrata Mukherjee And Sushila Ramaswamy |
An Oxford Companion To Politics In India – Niraja Gopal Jayal And Pratap Bhanu Mehta | Foundations Of Indian Political Thought- V.R Mehta |
A New Look At Modern Indian History- B.L Grover And Alka Mehta | India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra |
Indian Government And Politics – B L Fadia |
Books for Political Science Paper 2:
India’s Foreign Policy – V P Dutt | International Organisations- Spectrum Books Publication |
International Relations – V N Khanna | Challenge And Strategy: Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy- Rajiv Sikri |
Does The Elephant Dance?: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy- David M. Malone | Global Politics- Andrew Heywood |
MPS-004 Comparative Politics: Issues And Trends By Expert Panel Of GPH |