News Analysis

GS 2: International RelationsGS 3: Economy

Bullying tactics, Pg 8.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India issued a strong rebuttal to criticism and punitive measures by the U.S. and EU regarding India's continued trade in Russian oil.

GS 2: International Relations

Dangerous turn, Pg 8.

In response to heightened rhetoric from Russian leadership, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines, escalating tensions in already fraught U.S.–Russia relations over the Ukraine war.

GS 2: International Relations

India’s presence amid a broken template of geopolitics, Pg 8.

Amid changing global power dynamics, Operation Sindoor, shifting U.S.–Pakistan ties, EU sanctions, and China's assertiveness have pushed India to re-evaluate its foreign policy, multi-alignment strategy, and geopolitical engagement.

GS 1: Modern HistoryGS 2: International Relations

Eighty years on from Hiroshima, Pg 9.

Renewed nuclear threats, especially in the context of the Ukraine war, have revived global debate on the legality, deterrence doctrine, and disarmament efforts surrounding nuclear weapons.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Polity

The technocratic calculus of India’s welfare state, Pg 8.

India’s transition to a digital welfare regime, driven by data and algorithms, raises concerns over erosion of democratic accountability, exclusionary practices, and weakening of rights-based frameworks.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Internal Security

How should money laundering be tackled?, Pg 10.

A Rajya Sabha report revealed that of 5,892 cases taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) since 2015, only 15 have resulted in convictions — triggering concerns over legal misuse and enforcement efficacy.

EthicsGS 2: Governance

Necropolitics: who is allowed to live and who may die, Pg 11.

The concept of necropolitics, popularised by Achille Mbembe, is gaining renewed relevance amid global conflicts, structural violence, and political abandonment—raising questions about whose lives are protected, and whose deaths are normalised.

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