[Download] PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 21 – September – 2026

Download PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 21 -September – 2026Today’s brief covers these important themes: Harsh V. Pant in ORF analyses the geopolitical transformation of BRICS to eleven members. A. Jathindra in South Asia Monitor talks about Positioning of India as a dominating power in South Asia. Sanjaya Baru in Indian Express focuses on decoupling of India from US and China. UPSC has previously asked question on these themes: • GS Paper II, 2026: “BRICS acts as a powerful counterweight in global governance, actively amplifying the voice and influence of the Global South.” Explain the role of BRICS in projecting itself as an alternative to other groupings. • PSIR Paper II, 2026: Does power transition theory reflect the dynamics of US-China relations? • PSIR Paper II, 2026: Accelerating of Chinese influence across South Asia is fundamentally reshaping the region’s geopolitical landscape. This is a big foreign policy challenge for India. Analyse. • PSIR Paper II, 2025: India continues to invoke its time-tested policy of strategic autonomy vis-à-vis both the United States of America and Russia by rejecting US’ offer of mediation on Kashmir issue and by refusing to criticize Russia in its ongoing war against Ukraine. Comment. • PSIR Paper II, 2024: Discuss the potential role that India could play as the leader of the Global South in realising the goal of establishing a new international economic order in the 21st century. • GS Paper II, 2024: “The West is fostering India as an alternative to reduce dependence on China’s supply chain and as a strategic ally to counter China’s political and economic dominance.” Explain this statement with examples.

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