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Today’s brief covers these important themes: Dr Om Prakash Das in IDSA discusses the India-Indonesia defence, maritime cooperation and strategic partnership. Harsh V. Pant & Dharminder Singh Kaleka in ORF analysis the importance of IMEC amid Iran war. Gurjit Singh in Deccan Herald talks about remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the time or return of nuclear rhetoric in global politics. UPSC has previously asked question on these themes: PSIR 2025, Paper II: India maintains strong ties with countries that will assure a free and open Indo-Pacific and guarantee greater connectivity with rest of the world. Analyze GS 2025, PAPER II: “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 2024, Paper II: Discuss the rationale behind replacing the “Asia-Pacific” strategy with the new term “Indo-Pacific” strategy. PSIR 2024, Paper II: The changing global order and ongoing regional conflicts, with the global powers taking sides, have jeopardized the progress made towards disarmament in the past. Comment. GS 2024, PAPER II: 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. |
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