Following are today\u2019s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions<\/p>\n
About Mains Marathon \u2013\u00a0<\/b>This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help\/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination.\u00a0UPSC Mains Answer Writing 16 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Every morning, we post 2\u20133 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam.\u00a0UPSC Mains Answer Writing 16 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Write your answers in the comment box, given below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n For Mains Marathon Archives click\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u2192<\/p>\n Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) Analyze the claim that the upward trajectory of India-US relations has stalled due to shifting geopolitical priorities. Evaluate whether India needs a new foreign policy paradigm to navigate a more transactional bilateral environment while maintaining its strategic autonomy.<\/p>\n Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n 2) Analyze the strategic necessity of accelerating the India\u2013EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) amidst global geopolitical unpredictability. Evaluate how leveraging German leadership and European FDI in electronics and infrastructure can strengthen India\u2019s strategic autonomy and economic resilience.<\/p>\n Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following are today\u2019s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions About Mains Marathon \u2013\u00a0This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help\/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination.\u00a0UPSC Mains Answer Writing 16 January 2026 Every morning, we post 2\u20133 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant… Continue reading UPSC Mains Answer Writing 16 January 2026 I Mains Marathon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,12],"tags":[144],"class_list":["post-354308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mains-marathon","category-mains-marathon-questions","tag-mains-marathon","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354308\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}