[25th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: At 75, constitutional justice and personal liberty

PYQ Relevance:Q) ‘Constitutional Morality’ is rooted in the Constitution itself and is founded on its essential facets. Explain the doctrine of ‘Constitutional Morality’ with the help of relevant judicial decisions. (UPSC CSE 2021) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on ‘Scope of Fundamental Rights’ (2017) and Components of Constitutional Morality (2021). The interpretation of… Continue reading

[24th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: India’s winding road to ‘#EndTB’

PYQ Relevance:Q) The increase in life expectancy in the country has led to newer health challenges in the community. What are those challenges and what steps need to be taken to meet them? (UPSC CSE 2022) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on Healthcare Interventions (2018) and Emergence of Drug resistant Diseases in India… Continue reading

[23rd January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: China’s moves must recast India’s critical minerals push

PYQ Relevance: Q) Discuss the multi-dimensional implications of uneven distribution of mineral oil in the world. (UPSC CSE 2021) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on Chinese dominance in Geopolitics (2024) and Mines and Minerals in Indian Economy (2021 & 2022). Despite having the fifth-largest reserves of rare earths globally, India currently lags in… Continue reading

[22nd January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Trump 2.0 as disruptor of the global legal order

PYQ Relevance: Q) The broader aims and objectives of WTO are to manage and promote international trade in the era of globalization. But the Doha round of negotiations seem doomed due to differences between the developed and the developing countries.” Discuss in the Indian perspective. (UPSC CSE 2016) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused… Continue reading

[21st January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Prioritising IMEC is in America’s best interest

PYQ Relevance: Q) The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative. Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced itself from the same. (UPSC CSE 2018) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on China Pakistan Economic… Continue reading

[20th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: A surge in radical governments, the hope of democracy

PYQ Relevance: Q) Religious indoctrination via social media has resulted in Indian youth joining ISIS. What is ISIS and its mission? How can ISIS be dangerous to the internal security of our country? (UPSC CSE 2015) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on Religious indoctrination (2015), and ‘tolerance, assimilation and pluralism ’ (2022). When… Continue reading

[18th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: India’s real growth rate and the forecast

PYQ Relevance: Q) Explain the difference between computing methodology of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) before the year 2015 and after the year 2015. (UPSC CSE 2021) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on major issues like the methodology of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (2021) and steady GDP growth and low inflation (2019).… Continue reading

[17th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Great anniversaries of peace initiatives, a role for India

PYQ Relevance: Q) In what ways would the ongoing US-Iran Nuclear Pact Controversy affect the national interest of India? How should India respond to its situation? (UPSC CSE 2018) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on the Nuclear Pact Controversy (2018), and ‘India a position in its global strategy ’ (2019). In 2025, we… Continue reading

[16th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Social justice and a lost chance by a Prime Minister

PYQ Relevance: Q) Performance of welfare schemes that are implemented for vulnerable sections is not so effective due to absence of their awareness and active involvement at all stages of the policy process. Discuss. (UPSC CSE 2019) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have previously focused on topics like ‘Concept of Social Justice’ (2016) and ‘Implementation of… Continue reading

[14th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Transforming ‘men’-talities, redefining masculinity

PYQ Relevance: Q) “Though women in post-independent India have excelled in various fields, the social attitude towards women and the feminist movement has been patriarchal.” Apart from women’s education and women empowerment schemes, what interventions can help change this milieu? (UPSC CSE 2021) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on topics like ‘social attitude… Continue reading

[13th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: India’s data protection rules need some fine-tuning

PYQ Relevance: Q) Impact of digital technology as a reliable source of input for rational decision making is a debatable issue. Critically evaluate with suitable examples. (UPSC CSE 2021) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on topics like ‘Impact of digital technology’ (2021) and ‘N. Srikrishna Committee Report’ (2018). According to the AuthBridge Report… Continue reading

[11th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Forging leadership with India’s youth power

PYQ Relevance:Q) “Demographic Dividend in India will remain only theoretical unless our manpower becomes more educated, aware, skilled and creative.” What measures have been taken by the government to enhance the capacity of our population to be more productive and employable? (UPSC CSE 2016)Q) Has digital illiteracy, particularly in rural areas, coupled with lack of… Continue reading

[9th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: River interlinking, the fount of environmental disaster

PYQ Relevance: Q) The interlinking of rivers can provide viable solutions to the multi-dimensional inter-related problems of droughts, floods, and interrupted navigation. Critically examine. (UPSC CSE 2020) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on Benefits of interlinking of rivers in (2020), and ‘Advantages and challenges of River water linking ’ in (2017). On December… Continue reading

[8th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The rebounding of Pakistan’s Afghan strategy

PYQ Relevance: Q) The proposed withdrawal of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan in 2014 is fraught with major security implications for the countries of the region. Examine in light of the fact that India is faced with a plethora of challenges and needs to safeguard its own strategic interests. (UPSC CSE 2014) Mentor’s… Continue reading

[7th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days

PYQ Relevance: Q) Critically examine the Supreme Court’s judgement on ‘National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014’ with reference to appointment of judges of higher judiciary in India.(UPSC CSE 2017) Q) The judicial systems in India and the UK seem to be converging as well as diverging in recent times. Highlight the key points of convergence… Continue reading

[6th January 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The outlook for India in the year ahead

PYQ Relevance: Q) South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment. (UPSC CSE 2016) Q) Clean energy is the order of the day.’ Describe briefly India’s changing policy towards climate change in various international fora in the context of geopolitics. (UPSC CSE 2022) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC Mains has always focused on… Continue reading

[4th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The looming threat to federalism and democratic tenets

PYQ Relevance: Q) ‘Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people’ Discuss. (UPSC CSE 2024) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on topics like ‘Election Commission of India’ (2022) and ‘Simultaneous… Continue reading

[3rd January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Reflections as the world grows more ‘polarised’

PYQ Relevance: Q) Hatred is destructive of a person’s wisdom and conscience that can poison a nation’s spirit. Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer. (UPSC CSE 2020) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on ‘tolerance, assimilation and pluralism’ (2022) and ‘spirit and tolerance’ (2017). In the book Polarization: What Everyone Needs… Continue reading

[2nd January 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The sorry state of India’s parliamentary proceedings

PYQ Relevance:Q) To what extent, in your view, the Parliament can ensure accountability of the executive in India? (UPSC CSE 2021) Mentor’s Comment: UPSC mains have always focused on Parliamentary Sessions (2017 & 2018) and Parliamentary Powers (2021). The recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament has been criticized for lacking productivity due to frequent disruptions.… Continue reading

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