10 November 2026
In this issue
- 1
ECI’s belated U-turn on SIR exclusions
The Indian Express - 2
The Supreme Court and Delhi’s firecracker ban
Bar & Bench - 3
The Iran war after the American and Israeli elections
The Indian Express - 4
A recipe for disaster in Taiwan
Foreign Affairs - 5
Xi Jinping’s paradox of political control
The Diplomat
UPSC has asked questions on these themes
- PSIR Paper I · 2026
"The lack of political will in preventing environmental degradation is one of the major challenges that India is experiencing." Comment.
- PSIR Paper II · 2026
India has recognised that West Asia is not a single contest, but a tangle of rivalries, bargains and anxieties. Comment.
- PSIR Paper II · 2026
Does power transition theory reflect the dynamics of US-China relations?
- 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 I · 2025
Do you think that legitimacy acquired by consent or manufactured by indoctrination is an essential element in maintenance of political rule? Justify your answer with relevant examples.
- GS Paper II · 2025
"Energy security constitutes the dominant kingpin of India's foreign policy, and is linked with India's overarching influence in Middle Eastern countries." How would you integrate energy security with India's foreign policy trajectories in the coming years?
- PSIR Paper I · 2021
"The success of electoral democracy can partly be attributed to the status and role of the Election Commission of India." Explain.
- PSIR Paper I · 2017
Judiciary has acquired the role of both, a legislature and an executive in recent years. Examine with suitable examples.
Each issue takes five readings from the day’s newspapers and journals and sets them against the PSIR syllabus and the UPSC questions they bear on. All briefs