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China’s BRI & India’s Strategic Concerns
➤ CPEC: China–Pakistan Economic Corridor links China’s Xinjiang region with Pakistan’s Gwadar port, adding a major strategic dimension because it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which India disputes.
➤ Indian Ocean: Chinese-funded ports and infrastructure across South Asia have raised concerns about China’s expanding maritime presence around India.
➤ Neighbourhood…
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17 Sept 2026, 16:21 UTC47 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Indian Diaspora: Cultural Bridge to Strategic Leverage
➤ Economic link: India is among the world’s largest recipients of remittances, making the diaspora an important economic connection.
➤ Knowledge network: Professionals abroad contribute through technology, research, entrepreneurship and skilled networks.
➤ Soft power: Indian food, cinema, yoga, festivals and cultural institutions help sustain India’s cultural …
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17 Sept 2026, 16:20 UTC39 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Education: Welfare Obligation & Strategic Investment
➤ Article 21A: Makes free and compulsory education a Fundamental Right for children aged 6–14 years.
➤ RTE Act, 2009: Gives statutory effect to Article 21A and provides the framework for elementary education.
➤ Human capital: Education raises productivity, employability and innovation capacity—making it an investment in long-term economic growth.
➤ Knowledge ec…
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17 Sept 2026, 16:19 UTC33 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Rights-Based Welfare & State Capacity
➤ Constitutional vision: DPSPs, Fundamental Rights and welfare legislation together create a framework for a rights-based welfare state.
➤ Rights need capacity: Legal entitlement alone cannot ensure delivery without adequate public expenditure, institutions and administrative capacity.
➤ Convergence matters: Health, education, nutrition, sanitation and social protection often …
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17 Sept 2026, 16:18 UTC28 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Transparency, Accountability & Participatory Governance
➤ Rule of Law: Transparency makes state action visible, while accountability ensures that public authorities can be questioned and held responsible.
➤ RTI Act, 2005: Institutionalises citizens’ access to information and strengthens transparency in public administration.
➤ Social audit: Community-based scrutiny of welfare programmes turns beneficiaries into ac…
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17 Sept 2026, 16:16 UTC23 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Pressure Groups, Social Movements & Corporate Influence
➤ Pluralism: Pressure groups allow organised interests to participate in policymaking without directly seeking political office.
➤ Social movements: They can broaden democratic participation by bringing marginalised concerns into public and policy debate.
➤ Corporate influence: Greater financial and informational resources can give corporate actors disproport…
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17 Sept 2026, 16:15 UTC20 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Separation of Powers: India & USA
➤ India: Follows a parliamentary system with a functional fusion of legislature and executive; the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to Lok Sabha.
➤ USA: Presidential system with a stronger institutional separation; the President is not dependent on congressional confidence for continuation in office.
➤ Indian PM: The Prime Minister is the real executive, leading th…
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17 Sept 2026, 16:13 UTC20 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Indian Federalism & Asymmetric Federalism
➤ Asymmetric federalism: India allows differentiated arrangements rather than identical federal treatment—e.g. Fifth & Sixth Schedules and special provisions under Article 371 series.
➤ Linguistic reorganisation: States were reorganised largely along linguistic lines, helping accommodate regional identities within the Union.
➤ Sixth Schedule: Provides autonomous councils i…
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Judicial Legislation, Passive Euthanasia & Living Will
➤ Aruna Shanbaug (2011): Supreme Court recognised passive euthanasia in exceptional circumstances, subject to safeguards.
➤ Common Cause (2018): Court recognised the right to die with dignity under Article 21 and upheld living wills/advance medical directives.
➤ Living Will: A competent person can record treatment preferences in advance for a situation where t…
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17 Sept 2026, 16:10 UTC19 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
Governor & Assent to State Bills
➤ Article 200: Governor may assent, withhold assent, return a non-Money Bill for reconsideration, or reserve it for the President.
➤ Article 163: Governor ordinarily acts on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, except where the Constitution permits discretion.
➤ Key issue: The Constitution does not prescribe a specific time limit for deciding on a Bill, creating scope fo…
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17 Sept 2026, 16:09 UTC17 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
BRICS & Global Governance
➤ Global South: BRICS provides a platform for developing economies to coordinate on development, finance and global governance.
➤ New Development Bank: Created in 2015, it finances infrastructure and sustainable-development projects in member and other developing countries.
➤ De-dollarisation debate: BRICS has discussed greater use of local currencies in trade and financial transactions, …
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17 Sept 2026, 16:08 UTC18 viewsread 27 September 2026 Photo
IPMDA: Maritime Security & Indo-Pacific
➤ Full form: Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness — a Quad initiative launched in 2022.
➤ What it provides: Near-real-time information on illegal fishing, dark shipping and other maritime activities.
➤ India’s relevance: Strengthens maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean and complements the SAGAR vision.
➤ Beyond security: Better maritime informatio…
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