Editorials/Opinions Analysis for UPSC 19 January 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 19 January 2022 Contents: Challenge next door Challenge next door Context: The National Security Policy document issued by Pakistan recently is an effort to codify the Bajwa Doctrine into an actionable statement of purpose and a strategy for its realisation. Relevance: GS Paper – 2: Effect of Policies & Politics of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis for UPSC 18 January 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis for UPSC 18 January 2022 Contents: Red lines Just what the doctor ordered for the livestock farmer Red lines Context: The European Union (EU) has found itself caught in a bind over the worsening tensions between Lithuania and China. Relevance: GS Paper – 2: Effect of Policies & Politics of Countries on India’s […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 17 January 2022
Contents: Storm warnings of a megacity collapse Friend in need Storm warnings of a megacity collapse Context: The unpredicted spell of staggering rain over Chennai on December 30, 2021 capped a season of repeated monsoon inundation and urban paralysis, coming as a stark reminder to political leaders that they are underestimating the risk of urban […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 15 January 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 15 January 2022 Contents: Govt needs to plug loopholes, minimise irregularities, in implementation of NREGA in times when it is most needed Govt needs to plug loopholes, minimise irregularities, in implementation of NREGA in times when it is most needed Context: Over the past two years, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 14 January 2022
Contents: Even as inflation remains elevated, pivot towards normalisation of monetary policy is likely to be slow and measured Even As Inflation Remains Elevated, Pivot Towards Normalisation of Monetary Policy is likely To Be Slow and Measured Context: While it’s still early days to accurately assess the impact of the third wave of the pandemic […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 13 January 2022
Contents: Act now, recast the selection process of the ECs Talking to Russia Act now, recast the selection process of the ECs Context: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and his Election Commissioner colleagues ‘attending’ an ‘informal’ meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, late last year. This has brought renewed focus on the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC – 12 January 2022
Contents: Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst Treating the planet well can aid progress Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst Context: The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India was a grand experiment in cooperative federalism. The transition to GST is still in progress and an extension will provide comfort […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 11 January 2022
Contents: The sail that Indian diplomacy, statecraft need The Sail That Indian Diplomacy, Statecraft Need Context: The Prime Minister of India will host the five Central Asia leaders at the Republic Day Parade on January 26. It will send a strong signal — of the new prominence of the Central Asian region in India’s security […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 10 January 2022
Contents: Some Raj Bhavans are on the war path Simmering challenge Some Raj Bhavans are on the war path Context: Recent media reports about the confrontation between the Governors and the State governments, in Maharashtra and Kerala, have turned the spotlight on the rather delicate relationship between the constitutional head of the State and the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 January 2022
Contents: The baton of forest restoration in the net zero race Instability in Kazakhstan will resonate in regional geopolitics The baton of forest restoration in the net zero race Contents: India’s pledge to set a net zero target by 2070, at the COP26 summit, Glasgow, has again highlighted the importance of forests as an undisputed […]