Category: PSIR Optional

POWER 50 is fifty capsules across fifty days — the whole PSIR syllabus revised once, in the order the syllabus is actually built. One topic a day, no jumping around. The method is simple and it works only if you hold to it: read the day’s capsule, write the same day, and don’t break the… Continue reading POWER 50 · Day 2 — Theories of the State: Liberal to Feminist, Scholar by Scholar

Download PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 10-June – 2026 Today’s brief covers these important issues: Isaac Kardon in Foreign Affairs talks about how the age of free, open seas is sliding into “gated seas”. Harsh V. Pant and Sreeparna Banerjee’s article in The Hindu analysis India’s engagement with Myanmar as a part of its strategic… Continue reading [Download] PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 10 – June – 2026

POWER 50 has begun. Over the next fifty days, the entire PSIR Optional syllabus gets revised once — properly — in the order the syllabus is actually built: theory and thinkers first, then Indian government and politics, then comparative politics and international relations, and finally India and the world. One topic a day. A crisp… Continue reading POWER 50 · Day 1 — Political Theory: Meaning & Approaches

Download PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 9-June – 2026 Today’s brief covers these important issues: Prerna Gandhi’s article in VIF focuses on India’s energy architecture and challenges faced by it. Ajay Srivastava in Indian Express analysis the impact of FTAs on Indian economy. Anant Goenka in The Hindu talks about the importance of CEPA between… Continue reading [Download] PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 9 – June – 2026

Download PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 4-June – 2026 Today’s brief covers these important themes: Brahma Chellaney in Project Syndicate focuses on India and the U.S as global partners but regional rivals in South Asia. Luis Núñez Vera in Observer Research Foundation analysis the relation between maritime security, geo-economics and climate governance. Shashank Ranjan in… Continue reading [Download] PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 4 – June – 2026

Download PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 3-June – 2026 Today’s brief covers these important themes: C Raja Mohan in The Indian Express talks about Japan’s new security role amid America’s uncertainty and China’s rise. Ashok K. Kantha in The Hindu focuses on China’s “early harvest” trap in the India-China boundary talks. Bahram Kalviri in Deccan… Continue reading [Download] PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 3 – June – 2026

Download PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 2-June – 2026 Today’s brief covers these important issues: Mark Suzman in Foreign Affairs talks about the future of foreign aid and development. Rajeev Agarwal in The Hindu analysis the importance of IMEC amid geopolitics challenges. Dr Vishwajeet Singh Akhawat’s article in Vivekananda International Foundation focuses on need of… Continue reading [Download] PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 2 – June – 2026