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• International Relations › Energy Security

  G7 to release 100 mn barrels of crude, oil products: Will this curb diesel prices?

  GS2 · GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.

  7 Oct 2026

  Explained IOCR

• International Relations › Bilateral Relations

  India, Switzerland to strengthen ties in defence, nuclear energy sectors

  GS2 · GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

  6 Oct 2026

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• International Relations › WTO

  ‘India has no excess capacity, bans forced-labour imports’

  GS2 · GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

  3 Oct 2026

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• Science and Technology › AI

  Don’t wait for a consensus

  GS3 · GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

  2 Oct 2026

  IOCR Op-ed

• Governance › Donor Agencies

  Aid may be dead. Long live international development

  GS2 · GS2-11.Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

  2 Oct 2026

  IOCR Op-ed

• International Relations › GroupingsXRegional

  [1st October 2026] The Hindu OpED: The India-EFTA partnership, one plus one equals three

  GS2 · GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

  1 Oct 2026

  IOCR Op-ed

• Environment › Climate Change

  Rising sea level threat to India’s eroding coastline

  GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

  1 Oct 2026

  Explained IOCR

• International Relations › GroupingsXRegional

  In aftermath of BRICS, going back to Bandung

  GS2 · GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

  1 Oct 2026

  IOCR Op-ed

• International Relations › United Nations,Agencies,Adjacent Bodies

  [30th September 2026] The Hindu OpED: The United Nations’ long road to restoring trust

  GS2 · GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

  30 Sep 2026

  IOCR Op-ed

• Indian Society › Population and associated issues

  Gender disparities in contraceptive use and sterilisation

  GS1 · GS1-07.Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.

  29 Sep 2026

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