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Today’s brief covers these important themes: Dhani Mehrishi’s article in ORF talks about how rich-world rate hikes hurt vulnerable economies. Ashok K Kantha in The Indian Express analysis the Trump-Xi summit which gave China a little more than the U.S. Ashok Lavasa in The Hindu focuses on why democracy needs real competition. UPSC has previously… Continue reading PSIR Brief #55

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… Continue reading PSIR Brief #54

Today’s brief covers these important issues:  Harsh V. Pant’s article in ORF focuses on India’s multi-aligned West Asia strategy through energy security, diaspora safety, maritime security and UAE as a strategic gateway. Sachchidanand Shukla’s article in Indian Express analysis the link of foreign capital with geopolitics, tax certainty, labour reforms and India’s credibility as an… Continue reading PSIR Brief #53

Today’s brief covers these important themes: Rajeev Dhavan’s The Hindu article on just war, self-defence and West Asia explains how powerful states often use the language of law to justify force. Shashi Tharoor’s Indian Express article focuses on India-Nordic ties beyond nostalgia to green technology, blue economy, energy security and Arctic research. Vedant Chaudhary and… Continue reading PSIR Brief #52

Today’s brief covers these important themes: Raja Mohan’s Indian Express article discusses five principles for India’s diplomacy in a changing world order. Prerna Gandhi’s article analysis the impact of West Asian conflict on energy, fertilizers, shipping, food security and India’s growth. Anupam Kumar’s VIF article focuses on the Trump-Xi meeting amid tariffs, rare earths, AI… Continue reading PSIR Brief #51

Dear Students, We successfully conducted the All India Simulators 2026 – GS & CSAT Simulators Test-X for CSE Prelims 2026 on 09th May 2026, and the results have now been released. To get the regular updates of All India Simulators 2026 without any miss, join the official telegram channel of Simulators: https://t.me/forumias_simulators Students who appeared for the GS Simulators test… Continue reading All India Simulator 2026: GS & CSAT Simulator-X Result with All India Rank

Today’s Brief covers these themes: Avinash Verma and Ashok R Patil, in Deccan Herald talks about UCC as a test of gender justice and federal experimentation. Atul Kumar’s article in ORF focuses on the China-Pakistan axis as serious but not a full military alliance. The third article of K P Nayar in Deccan Herald analysis… Continue reading PSIR Brief Issue # 48

Today’s brief covers these important themes: Shashi Tharoor’s “India’s New Globalization Raj” in Project Syndicate talks about India’s shift from an inward-looking economy to a globally engaged economy. Kartik Bommakanti and Rahul Rawat’s article in Observer Research Foundation focuses on the evolution of India’s military doctrine. Milinda Moragoda’s article in The Hindu analyses the west’s… Continue reading PSIR Brief Issue # 47

Today’s brief covers these themes: Siddharth Sijoria in the article in Bar & Bench, explains how India’s basic structure doctrine has been included in Commonwealth constitutionalism. Syed Ata Hasnain in The Indian Express talks about Operation Sindoor as a lesson in calibrated force, escalation control and future multi-domain conflicts. Abhay Kumar Singh and R. Vignesh’s… Continue reading PSIR Brief Issue # 46

Today’s brief covers these important themes: Debak Das in ORF Middle East focuses on the end of nuclear arms control and its impact on the global non-proliferation order. Matthew Finkel in Foreign Affairs talks about Japan’s return to hard power and rise in its defence spending. Michael Kovrig’s article in Foreign Affairs analyses the politics… Continue reading PSIR Brief Issue # 45