Mains Specials

50 Important Topics with Modal Questions

International Relations & Security

In this special section, we have come up with curated and comprehensive content on 50 important topics covering International Relations and National Security. The topics have been identified by our team of experts based on a careful analysis of the previous years’ questions. Only those dimensions of the topics have been covered which are most likely to be asked in the upcoming Mains examination. Each topic is followed by a carefully framed model question. These questions will help you prepare better for the examination.

International Relations

India & Its Neighbours

1 India-Sri Lanka: Major Issues and their Resolution

2 ​India-Indian Ocean Islands Nations: Initiatives & Impacts

3 ​India-Bangladesh Relations: Challenges and Significance

4 ​India-Maldives Relations: Key Aspects and Challenges

5 ​India-Nepal Bilateral Relations: Major Challenges and the Road Ahead

6 ​India-Bhutan Relations: Bilateral Progress and Development

7 ​Myanmar India's Gateway to ASEAN

8 ​Maritime Security Challenges in the IOR: Need for Enhanced Cooperation

9 ​India's Development Projects in Neighbouring Countries

India’s Relations With Some Major Countries & Regions

1 ​India-Africa Relations and the Changing Global Order

2 ​India-US Multidimensional Relations

3 ​India-Russia Relations: Partners in Progress

4 ​India-West Asia Relations: Significance and Challenges

5 ​India-France Relations: Economic and Strategic Partnership

6 ​India's Ambitions and Challenges in Central Asia

Global Institutions/Groupings/Agreements

1 ​International Financial Architecture: Need for Comprehensive Reforms

2 ​SCO and India: Challenges and Opportunities

3 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

4 ​Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

5 ​BRICS: Significance and Challenges for India

6 ​Global South: India's Leadership Role

7 ​BIMSTEC: Contemporary Relevance & India's Engagement

8 ​Reforming the UN: Need and India's Stance

Changing Global Dynamics & India’s Foreign Policy

1 ​Indo-Pacific Region and India: Strategic Perspectives and Engagement

2 ​South China Sea: India's Strategic and Economic Priorities

3 ​India’s Neighbourhood First Policy: Progress and Review

4 ​India's Global Rise and Regional Decline: A Paradox

5 ​India's International Humanitarian Assistance: Diplomatic Benefits

6 ​Bilateral Investment Treaties: India’s Approach and Concerns

7 ​Indian Diaspora: Contribution to India’s Development

Security

Terrorism/Extremism

1 ​Challenges of International Terrorism

2 ​Terrorism Financing: Sources, Challenges & Impact on India’s Security

3 ​Left Wing Extremism and its Varied Dimensions

4 ​Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA] and its Relevance

5 ​Terror Drones and Threat to India’s Security

6 ​Ethnic Conflicts in North-East India: Impact on Internal Security

7 ​Role of Local Communities in Countering Naxalism & Insurgency

8 ​India’s Counter Terrorism Measures

9 ​Role of Central Intelligence and Investigative Agencies in countering Internal Security Threats

Cross Border Issues

1 ​Global Nuclear Regulation & Nuclear Disarmament

2 ​India’s Border Management Challenges

3 ​Infrastructure Development in Border Areas

Organized Crime/Money Laundering

1 ​Drug Trafficking in India

2 ​Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): Concerns and Key Imperatives

3 Mob Violence

4 ​Nexus between Terrorism and Organized Crime

Data And Cyber Security

1 ​Cross-Border Cyber-Attacks: Impact on India’s Cyber Security

2 ​Data Protection: Challenges & Government Interventions

Emerging Security Challenges

1 Security Threats of Artificial Intelligence

2 Space Warfare: Emerging Security Challenges
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