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GS Paper 1
How can reservations go when caste hasn’t?
“Syllabus-Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
GS Paper 2
A Palestinian state is the foundation for regional peace
“Syllabus-Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
Why is the Supreme Court examining polygamy again?
“Syllabus-Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government.
The myth called ‘perfect victim’
“Syllabus-Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government.
BRICS is working for a future that puts people and planet first
“Syllabus-Important International institutions, agencies and fora – their structure, mandate.
How India plans to count caste this time — and what went wrong earlier
“Syllabus- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Count caste by all means. But abandon belief that counting settles anything
“Syllabus- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
The IISERs have a leadership problem
“Syllabus- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
No shortcuts to hiking health spend to 2.5% of GDP
“Syllabus- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
GS Paper 3
For deep-tech fund, members’ connections are valuable assets
“Syllabus-Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
After Naxalism, what replaces the Red Corridor?
“Syllabus- Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
