CPS7507 - This course explores how a Vedanta perspective can deepen our understanding of global conflicts and offer transformative approaches to international politics. Drawing from thinkers like Sri Aurobindo, it examines the concept of state ego—manifested through national prejudices and historical tendencies toward jingoism, colonialism, and imperialism. Though empires have faded, their exploitative substructures persist in new forms. Vedānta suggests that just as individuals can evolve, so can states—when guided by the ideal of human unity. The course critically evaluates institutions like the United Nations in light of their founding promises and explores whether they uphold dignity and equality for all. Students will engage major political theories, assess global conflicts through a dharmic lens, and design a Vedāntic framework for reimagining international relations grounded in unity, justice, and spiritual insight.