The salient features of the Department include:
 UGC Special Assistant Programme DRS-II Level.
 Exchange programmes with prestigious foreign and Indian universities.
 Interactions with distinguished Indian and foreign scholars through seminars, conferences, workshops and refresher courses.
 Promoting teaching and research in the areas of International Relations and Area Studies in general and South Asia in Particular
 Policy input to the makers of India’s foreign and security policies as well as the theoretical understanding of International Relations.
 Publication of Scholarly Journals titled International Journal of South Asian Studies.
 Publication of Scholarly Books on the Thrust Areas of teaching and research programmes in the Department.