June 2026 GST touched ₹1.95 lakh crore — but the lift came from imports, not domestic strength. Decoding why buoyancy driven by…
Essay Editorials
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Editorials
📖 UPSCPDF Editorial Analysis is a dedicated daily editorial initiative for UPSC Civil Services aspirants. Our team analyses important editorials from The Hindu, The Indian Express, Business Standard, Business Line, and other credible publications, mapping each directly to the UPSC syllabus.
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109 editorials
Liberty versus security in the age of anti-terror law — decoding prolonged pre-trial incarceration, the UAPA bail bar under Section 43D(5), Article…
As Australia enforces and the UK, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh propose under-16 bans, the sharper question emerges — should the State gate…
Paper leaks from NEET to teacher-eligibility tests expose insider networks, examiner conflicts and a compromised coaching nexus. This guide weighs transparency, technology…
Why India's refinery flexibility in the Strait of Hormuz crisis is only half the story — and how "coal chemistry", producing domestic…
From vibrant self-government to scheme clearinghouse — decoding gram sabha "participation fatigue," fiscal centralisation, and the right to withhold consent under PESA…
Adequacy, access, affordability and appropriate sustainability — decoding the INSA-CSTIP four-pillar framework that treats coal, renewables, gas, biomass and clean tech as…
Aggressive AI policy is the new normal. As frontier models become instruments of statecraft, India must leverage global AI while steadily reducing…
A five-month-high 5.1% industrial growth — or a statistical puzzle? Unpacking the IIP–core sector divergence, the belated WPI-to-PPI deflator shift, and the…
National identity and linguistic plurality versus student choice, exam stakes and school capacity — decoding CBSE's rollout of the three-language formula, the…
Wedged between the Golden Crescent and the Golden Triangle, India must decide whether to keep counting seizures and arrests — or start…
Not job losses, not even the concentration of power — the gravest AI risk may be the quiet illusion that machine-generated fluency…
Free AI tokens, sovereign infrastructure and a National AI Token Policy — examining the proposal against what India's IndiaAI Mission, R&D push…
China's conventional missile edge — 200-plus launchers, the DF-26 and the DF-17 hypersonic glide vehicle — versus India's deterrent posture. Decoding the…
From a curated list of top brands to entire therapeutic classes — how India's expanded Schedule H2 track-and-trace framework aims to fight…
India's adolescents face a double burden — persistent undernutrition alongside fast-rising overweight, obesity and metabolic risk. Can schools become active environments of…
From tariff walls to talent mobility — decoding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement that enters into force on 15 July 2026:…
From "digital slavery" to digital dignity — examining AI-driven manipulation, deepfakes and platform power, and the case for a rights-based, accountable and…
Why a stone-masonry dam in Koppal has become India's working template for cooperative federalism — and how dam safety, siltation and the…
Why a passport is a travel document and not conclusive proof of nationality — decoding citizenship as a legal status under Articles…