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UPSC International Relations Notes
International relations for GS Paper II: India's neighbourhood, bilateral agreements, regional groupings and maritime questions — each with the history that explains the present and the Mains questions UPSC has set.
Current-affairs explainers
Katchatheevu Island: What the 1974 and 1976 India–Sri Lanka Agreements Settled, and How Berubari Differs
The Supreme Court has again heard petitions against the 1974 and 1976 agreements that placed Katchatheevu on the Sri Lankan side. This explainer sets out what each agreement settled, why Berubari is a different case, and what UPSC can ask.
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India’s Nuclear Doctrine: No First Use, Credible Minimum Deterrence and the Review Debate — UPSC Notes
A growing debate argues that India’s two-decade-old nuclear doctrine needs periodic review given China-Pakistan alignment and new military technologies — without abandoning No First Use or credible minimum deterrence. The doctrine’s pillars, its origins and the UPSC angle.
· 8 min read