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Today’s brief covers three themes: India’s risks from the West Asian deadlock, the 2026 NPT debate on nuclear-sharing and constitutional critique of electoral roll purges.
The first article talks about how a regional conflict can become an Indian inflation, rupee, energy and diaspora problem.
The second article by Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak focuses on the deterrence versus disarmament debate.
P.D.T. Achary’s article mentions the importance of Article 324, Article 326, natural justice, citizenship and free and fair elections.
These themes have appeared in UPSC papers- Energy security (GS-II 2025), maritime security (GS-III 2025), India’s nuclear stance (PSIR 2025) & NPT refusal (PSIR 2024), West Asia engagements (Iran, Palestine, Quad), electoral reforms (GS-II 2024), and NATO/IMO’s role (GS-II 2023)
