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Today’s brief covers these important issues: Chandrakant Lahariya in The Hindu focuses on why crisis management cannot depend on citizen sacrifice but needs strong institutions. Lawrence D. Freedman in Foreign Affairs analysis the Iran conflict and the “short-war fallacy”. Gaurav Dalmia and Chetan Aggarwal in Project Syndicate talks about how India’s external shock can become an opportunity for strategic autonomy. UPSC has previously asked question on these themes: 1. GS-III 2025: Why is maritime security vital to protect India’s sea trade? Discuss maritime and coastal security challenges and the way forward. 2. GS-II 2024: Discuss the geopolitical and geostrategic importance of Maldives for India with a focus on global trade and energy flows. Further also discuss how this relationship affects India’s maritime security and regional stability amidst international competition? 3. GS-II 2024: e-governance is not just about the routine application of digital technology in service delivery process. It is as much about multifarious interactions for ensuring transparency and accountability. In this context evaluate the role of the ‘Interactive Service Model’ of e-governance. 4. GS-III 2024: Examine the pattern and trend of public expenditure on social services in the post-reforms period in India. To what extent this has been in consonance with achieving the objective of inclusive growth? 5. PSIR Paper-II 2023: Discuss the various constraints on American hegemony today. Which of these are likely to become more prominent in the future? |
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This daily brief provides a structured and comprehensive analysis of important national and international developments through the lens of political theory, comparative politics, Indian politics, and international relations.
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