| Download PSIR & GS2 Daily Brief- 17 – October – 2026 Today’s brief covers these important themes: Amaal Sheikh in The Indian Express sets out the Supreme Court ruling of 15 October that conversion from Hinduism to Islam cannot by itself confer Backward Class (Muslim) status. Zaid Bin Shabir in Frontline reports why Leh and Kargil have rejected the Centre’s Article 371(K) offer as inadequate after six years of talks with no draft on the table. Aparna Bhattacharya in The Wire shows that 5,38,320 names were struck off West Bengal’s final roll through Form 7 objections the Commission’s own software generated, with the reason column blank in every one. Yun Sun in War on the Rocks explains why Beijing has revised India back down to a middle power, and why it now trusts supply-chain dependence more than diplomacy. Shashank Ranjan in The Indian Express argues that the campaign against Navi Pillay’s Nobel is a way of refusing enforcement without rejecting the law. UPSC has previously asked question on these themes: • GS Paper II, 2026: Is the right to vote a fundamental right? Discuss the position of the Election Commission of India while undertaking the revision of electoral rolls. Can it also examine the question of citizenship of voters? • PSIR Paper II, 2026: International Human Rights frameworks are hostage to politics among nations. Comment. • PSIR Paper II, 2026: Accelerating of Chinese influence across South Asia is fundamentally reshaping the region’s geopolitical landscape. This is a big foreign policy challenge for India. Analyse. • PSIR Paper I, 2025: Delineate the key factors that have shaped the evolving political landscape in Jammu and Kashmir post 2019. • PSIR Paper I, 2025: Caste remains a vital axis for political mobilisation in India. How would the caste census address the aspirations of people? Discuss. • PSIR Paper I, 2025: There is a debate on the procedure for appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners to the Election Commission of India. Analyse its various aspects. • PSIR Paper II, 2024: Does the idea of the 21st century as ‘Asian century’ continue to remain feasible given the growing friction between India and China? | Click Here to Download |
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