The Big Picture: UK begins Brexit process: Implications for India Prime Minister Theresa May formally began Britain’s divorce from European Union recently declaring that there was no turning back. In one of the most significant steps by British leader since World War II, May notified EU Council President in a hand delivered letter …
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The Big Picture: India’s World- US shadow over India-Iran relations Anticipating increasing tensions between Iran and the US, the Government has apparently advised Indian firms to go slow in investments in proposed projects of Iran’s Chabahar’s free trade zone. According to a news report, there is an apprehension that India’s financial transaction …
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Insights into Editorial: India seeks access to Jadhav India has again sought consular access to former Navy official Kulbhushan Jadhav now facing the gallows in Pakistan, which has not addressed 13 earlier requests for the same. The decision has come at a time when the relations between the two neighbours are running through a …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 15 April 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Various initiatives launched Minister on Ambedkar Jayanti Enroute to the digital payments gaining the proportions of a …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 15 April 2017 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background …
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 15 April 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic: Salient features of Indian society 1) “India is intrinsically a casteist, racist and misogynist society.” Critically comment. (200 Words) EPW Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and …
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Topic: Challenges of corruption 8) “Perhaps, more than any other scam in recent times, Vyapam has exposed the cynical lack of accountability and impunity that rules the Indian polity.” Critically comment. (150 Words) EPW
Topic: Infrastructure 7) Discuss the performance of the mobile phone sector in India since the announcement of the new telecom policy in 2012 and other regulatory changes. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Infrastructure – energy; Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. 6) Over the last 22 years, there have been attempts by different governments to merge state-owned oil companies to create a mega company. Does India need a giant integrated oil company? Critically examine. (200 Words) EPW EPW
Topic: Basics of cybersecurity 5) Cyber security, in the near future, will be the main component of the state’s overall national security and economic security strategies. Are citizens, organizations and public institutions ready to face challenges of cybersecurity? Critically analyse. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora 4) China has recently floated the idea of an Integrated National Security Concept. What is it? How does it affect India? Examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3) “The idea behind the extensive push for Aadhaar does not seem to be addressing the real issues confronting people, that of hunger and deprivation, but mapping them for some intangible purposes.” Critically comment. (200 Words) Frontline
Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. 2) Discuss the contribution of Rajkumar Shukla to Champaran and national movement. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Salient features of Indian society 1) “India is intrinsically a casteist, racist and misogynist society.” Critically comment. (200 Words) EPW
