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12 August 2026

Two wars becoming one, the hands-off rule in election disputes, and the price of digital participation — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 12 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles: two wars that are joining into one, the rule that keeps courts out of an election while it is being held, and what happens to…

11 August 2026

Urban local bodies, a fragmenting world order, and the standing of international law — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 11 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles: urban local bodies in Brazil and India, the breaking up of the order that followed the Cold War, and the standing of international law.PSIR &…

10 August 2026

Iran holds the strait, Saudi Arabia buys cover, and the Election Commission must win over the losers — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 10 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. R Swaminathan in the Deccan Herald argues that the Strait of Hormuz, and not the bombing, will decide the war with Iran. Mahesh Sachdev in…

7 August 2026

Two navies hold one ocean, a corridor waits for a guard, and the last survivors of the bomb are dying — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 7 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. Om Prakash Das of MP-IDSA sets out what the visit to Indonesia added to an old defence relationship. Harsh V. Pant and Dharminder Singh Kaleka…

6 August 2026

Access to Britain is the easy half, a bigger BRICS agrees on less, and the Finance Commission puts performance before need — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 6 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. Shruti Jain of the Observer Research Foundation asks what India has to fix at home before the trade agreement with Britain pays. Ruchita Beri of…

5 August 2026

Who may enrich uranium, who must defend Europe, and whether power will still follow rules — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 5 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. Yoel Guzansky writes in Foreign Affairs on the nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Col KL Viswanathan asks in South Asia Monitor…

4 August 2026

Narrow seas, a minister’s resignation and the pradhan pati: power is not where the rules put it — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 4 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. Harsh V. Pant of the Observer Research Foundation writes that maritime chokepoints have become instruments of coercion. E.D. Mathew in the South Asia Monitor reads…

3 August 2026

Brussels deals with a government it will not recognise, Beijing takes the sea in small steps, and Tehran asks too much of a strait — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 3 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. Shairee Malhotra and Maiwand Safi of the Observer Research Foundation ask what the Taliban visit to Brussels does to the idea of recognition. Lynn Kuok…

1 August 2026

Talks can wait but the hotline cannot, Britain changes leaders because its parties still check them, and the Ghats need consent — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 1 August 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. Anand Kumar writes in South Asia Monitor on why India should keep communication with Pakistan while refusing talks. Debasish Roy Chowdhury asks in Scroll whether…

31 July 2026

China exports its own weakness, Pakistan’s provinces turn on Punjab, and India offers rules at sea — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 31 July 2026

Today's brief reads three articles. Narain Batra in The Statesman argues that China's hold on world markets grows out of the weakness of its own economy. Utpal Kumar in Firstpost…

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