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Today’s Brief covers these important themes:
Shashi Tharoor in The Hindu talks about trade, supply chains and technology as instruments of statecraft.
Sneha M. in IDSA focuses on India–Bhutan rail connectivity as a tool of regional integration, economic growth and strategic depth.
Kartik Bommakanti’s article in ORF analysis India–Pakistan crises as a realist lesson: the US acts according to its interests.
UPSC has previously asked question on these themes:
- 2025 GS 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?”
- 2025 PSIR Paper II: “Trump’s unilateral imposition of reciprocal tariffs on scores of countries poses impending threat to the future of the rule-based multilateral global trading system under the WTO.”
- 2025 PSIR Paper II: “Would you agree with the contention that India’s inclination to lean on a ‘more aggressive hyper-realist posture’ has gained a new momentum in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist strike?”
- 2024 PSIR Paper II: “Bhutan has historically been an ally of India, but the China-Bhutan border related issues have become a security issue for India. Discuss.”
- 2023 PSIR Paper II: “What do you mean by offensive and defensive realism?”
- 2023 PSIR Paper II: “What are the reasons for lack of ‘regionness’ in South Asia?”
