PSIR & GS 2 Daily Brief
Ankara paid Turkey, Dhaka’s turn left the Chicken Neck exposed, and J&K statehood waits on a bargain — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 24 July 2026
Today's brief reads three articles. Pravesh Kumar Gupta of the Vivekananda International Foundation asks who gained from the NATO summit at Ankara. Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha in Firstpost says India…
India already answers Pakistan with more than air strikes, and is asked to lead a task force at the Bab el-Mandeb — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 23 July 2026
Today's brief reads three articles. Kartik Bommakanti at the Observer Research Foundation argues that India already answers Pakistan with a mix of tools, and should keep every one of them.…
War runs on factories again, foreign policy runs on reform at home, and a Council seat runs on African votes — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 22 July 2026
Today's brief reads three articles. Prerna Gandhi at the Vivekananda International Foundation argues that long wars have made industrial statecraft a test of military power again. C Raja Mohan in…
Seychelles needs capacity more than money, the Indo-Pacific needs content, and Canada needs Indian factories — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 21 July 2026
Today's brief reads three articles. Priya Miriam Noronha at the Observer Research Foundation reads the new agreements between India and Seychelles, and asks whether Seychelles can carry them out. Arnab…
Allies without trust, engagement without recognition, partnership without alliance — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 18 July 2026
Today's brief reads three articles. Heather A. Conley in Foreign Affairs argues that American threats over Greenland could spoil the Arctic defence the United States needs from its allies. Puspa…
Law without force in the South China Sea, competition as the point of a trade deal, and a third language nobody asked for — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 17 July 2026
Today’s brief reads three articles. Anil Wadhwa of the Vivekananda International Foundation writes that China lost the case of 2016 and took the water anyway. V. Anantha Nageswaran in The…
Civilisation as a claim to power, the ocean as India’s answer to China, and the price of a war fought to change a regime — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 16 July 2026
Today's brief reads three articles. Prerna Gandhi of the Vivekananda International Foundation writes that civilisation has become the working vocabulary of foreign policy. Utpal Kumar in Firstpost holds that geography…
A hegemon losing its followers, autonomy without money in the North East, and defence deals that never become factories — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 15 July 2026
Today’s brief reads three articles. Richard Wike in Foreign Affairs reports that the world now doubts American democracy itself. Pramod Boro in ThePrint asks that the Sixth Schedule councils be…
Kautilya’s mandala at sea, the wealth women do not own, and a nuclear plan India can build itself — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 14 July 2026
Today’s brief reads three articles. Sreemoy Talukdar in Firstpost reads five visits between April and July as one Indo-Pacific plan, drawn from Kautilya’s mandala. Bina Agarwal in the Indian Express…
American promises lose their value in the Indo-Pacific, courts move disabled litigants up the queue, and a pending petition keeps a seat empty — PSIR & GS2 Brief, 13 July 2026
Today’s brief reads three articles. Chintamani Mahapatra in Firstpost argues that deterrence in the Indo-Pacific is failing on credibility and not on capability. Rahul Bajaj in the Deccan Herald reads…
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