Following are today’s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions
About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. UPSC Mains Answer Writing 14 February 2026
Every morning, we post 2–3 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. UPSC Mains Answer Writing 14 February 2026
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Questions
1) Examine the linkage between Bangladesh’s political stability and India’s eastern security architecture. Evaluate whether India’s strategic vigilance in the post-2026 political landscape of Dhaka represents a necessary prudence or a risk to the principle of sovereign non-interference.
2) Examine the systemic factors contributing to the ‘PhD dead-end’ in India. Analyze how institutional resistance to intellectual risk-taking and critical inquiry undermines the research ecosystem, and evaluate the necessity of structural reforms to foster a culture of transformative scholarship.
