[Download] PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 8 – June – 2026

Today’s brief covers these important themes:

Harsh V. Pant in ORF talks about America’s strategy to counter China in the Indo-Pacific.

Dharmakirti Joshi in Indian Express analysis India’s growth challenge and importance of domestic reforms.

Sangmian Hangsian in The Hindu focuses on Northeast as India’s strategic resource frontier.

UPSC has previously asked question on these themes:

1. 2025 PSIR Paper II: “India maintains strong ties with countries that will assure a free and open Indo-Pacific and guarantee greater connectivity with rest of the world. Analyze.”

2. 2025 GS Paper III: “What are the challenges before the Indian economy when the world is moving away from free trade and multilateralism to protectionism and bilateralism? How can these challenges be met?”

3. 2025 GS Paper III: “Mineral resources are fundamental to the country’s economy and these are exploited by mining. Why is mining considered an environmental hazard? Explain the remedial measures required to reduce the environmental hazard due to mining.”

4. 2025 GS Paper III: “What are the major challenges to internal security and peace process in the North-Eastern States? Map the various peace accords and agreements initiated by the government in the past decade.”

5. 2024 PSIR Paper II: “Discuss the rationale behind replacing the ‘Asia-Pacific’ strategy with the new term ‘Indo-Pacific’ strategy.”

6. 2024 PSIR Paper II: “Discuss the implications of the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime with Myanmar by the Indian Government on the complex ethno-political dynamics of the north-eastern region.”