Overview
The Department of Geopolitics and International Relations offers courses that help in building strategic studies and emphasizes quality research on pertinent important themes impacting International Relations. The Department of Geopolitics and International Relations have been engaging in building the critical mass of young strategic analysts who can articulate the contemporary geopolitical environment from India’s perspective.
Key Features
- The department organizes both national and international seminars on international security issues.
- Two months internship for master’s students in the best think tanks/research institutes working on strategic and international security, in India and abroad.
- Student seminars and discussions on international security environment.
- Student and faculty exchange programs with universities in the US, China, and the European Union.
- Scholarships are provided to meritorious students for perusing Doctoral studies (PhD) and other research.
Core Competencies
Study and research in the following fields:
- India’s National Security
- Nuclear and Ballistic Missiles
- Science and Technology in Geopolitics
- Strategic Technologies for National Security
- India’s Foreign Policy
- Counter-Terrorism
- Nuclear Treaties
- Displacement and Refugees
- US Foreign Policy
- Climate Change and Environmental Security
- West Asia, Southern Asia, and Asia-Pacific Security Issues
- Asian Affairs, Polish and Central Asian Studies
- Surveillance Systems, Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering
- WMD and Proliferation Risks
Collaborations
- University of Warsaw, Poland
- University of Miami in the USA
- Aarhus University, Denmark
- Metropolitan University of Prague.
Programs
The Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, GIR Manipal offers the following program:
Faculty
Facilities
MU has best-in-class facilities for students of all constituent institutes
Laboratories
Laboratories supplement classroom teaching with practicals
Libraries
Libraries have excellent resources for reference and study
Hospitals
Teaching in hospitals give students hands-on learning
News
Events
Workshop: Developing a Protocol for a Cochrane Systematic Review | MMMC - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
People who would like to author a Cochrane Systematic Review.
Indications and evaluation of inherited metabolic disorders | MMMC - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr Pushpa Kini, Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of inherited metabolic disorders in neonates
Dr Leslie Edward Lewis, Professor and Head, Neonatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Karyotyping and molecular diagnosis on inherited metabolic disorders | MMMC - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr Annie Q Hassan, Head, Molecular Biology & Molecular Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Science.
Clinical utility, methodology, interpretation of main classes of metabolites, amino acids and organic acids, mucopolysaccharides, oligosaccharides and acyl carnitines | MMMC - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr Brian Fowler, Former Chairman SSIEM & ERNDIM (European Network for Quality Control in Inherited Metabolic Disorders).
Premier of LC-MS | MMMC - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr Krishna Murthy Bhat, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Quality assurance, MCOPS, Manipal.
Approach to challenges in establishing inborn errors of metabolism lab | MMMC - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr Pragna Rao, Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Premier of LC-MS
Dr Sudheer Moorkoth, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Quality assurance, MCOPS, Manipal.