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Explain the significance of India’s growing engagement with the Arctic region. How can cooperation with Nordic countries advance India’s climate and strategic interests?

Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Q4. Explain the significance of India’s growing engagement with the Arctic region. How can cooperation with Nordic countries advance India’s climate and strategic interests? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: IE Why the question Due to increasing geopolitical competition and climate …

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India’s renewed engagement with the Caribbean reflects a transition from diaspora-centric diplomacy to multidimensional strategic cooperation. Evaluate the opportunities and constraints in deepening India–Caribbean relations.

Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Q4. India’s renewed engagement with the Caribbean reflects a transition from diaspora-centric diplomacy to multidimensional strategic cooperation. Evaluate the opportunities and constraints in deepening India–Caribbean relations. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question India’s expanding engagement with the …

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Seventh UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)

Source:  UNEP Subject: Environment Context: A deep divide has emerged among member states over UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy (2026–2030), triggering tense negotiations as UNEA-7 opens in Nairobi. About Seventh UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7): What is UNEA-7? UNEA-7 is the world’s highest environmental decision-making forum, convened under the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). It brings together all UN …

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“The credibility of the Paris Agreement ultimately rests on equitable finance, not mitigation rhetoric”. Examine the crisis in climate finance commitments. Analyse India’s interventions at COP30. Suggest reforms for a just global finance regime.

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Q6. “The credibility of the Paris Agreement ultimately rests on equitable finance, not mitigation rhetoric”. Examine the crisis in climate finance commitments. Analyse India’s interventions at COP30. Suggest reforms for a just global finance regime. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Asked …

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Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT)

Source:  DTE Subject: Environment Context: The COP30 Presidency has formally launched the Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT), creating the first permanent global platform dedicated to navigating rising tensions between trade policies and climate action. About Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT): What it is? A politically supported, non-negotiating global platform …

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The EU–India New Strategic Agenda 2025

Syllabus: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interest Source:   TH Context: The European Union and India, under the New Strategic EU–India Agenda (2025) adopted in October, agreed to link the Indian Carbon Market (ICM) with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). About The EU–India New Strategic Agenda 2025: …

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The anchors of global governance have come unstuck, and multilateral institutions are losing legitimacy. Analyse the impact of this trend on India’s foreign policy. Suggest ways India can safeguard its strategic autonomy.

Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Q4. The anchors of global governance have come unstuck, and multilateral institutions are losing legitimacy. Analyse the impact of this trend on India’s foreign policy. Suggest ways India can safeguard its strategic autonomy. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why …

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Discuss the core challenges faced by developing countries in securing technical and technological support for plastic lifecycle management. Evaluate their demands in the global plastics treaty.

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Q6. Discuss the core challenges faced by developing countries in securing technical and technological support for plastic lifecycle management. Evaluate their demands in the global plastics treaty. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question: Due to ongoing negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty …

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“The Arctic is no longer a zone of scientific cooperation but a strategic theatre of multipolar competition”. Examine. How should India prepare for the emerging Arctic dynamics?

Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests. Q4. “The Arctic is no longer a zone of scientific cooperation but a strategic theatre of multipolar competition”. Examine. How should India prepare for the emerging Arctic dynamics? Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: IE Why the question: The potential entry of new …

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