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How AI risks can outpace safeguards
GS III – Science & Technology (Emerging Technologies) | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sensing Danger Limits of AI Safeguards Export Controls Conclusion UPSC Mains Practice…
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Notes, editorials and exam explainers written by the Riyasat IAS mentor team — syllabus-mapped reading for UPSC Civil Services aspirants.
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Lessons from India’s smallholder farmers
GS Paper III – Agriculture & Rural Development Challenges Faced by Smallholder Farmers Redefining Development India’s Rural Development Ecosystem India and the Global South…
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China’s open AI advantage may not last forever
GS III – Science & Technology (Emerging Technologies) | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Five Logics Behind China’s Strategy What Would It Take for Beijing to…
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AI Cooperation
GS-II – International Relations AI at a Global Crossroads BRICS Approach to AI Challenges for the Global South Importance of Open-Source AI AI Safety…
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Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)
The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is India’s apex-level institutional mechanism for maintaining financial stability and coordinated development of the financial sector. It…
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currency crisis
A currency crisis arises when a country’s currency is depreciating rapidly against other competing currencies, generally as a result of loss of confidence in…
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Global Value Chains (GVCs)
Global Value Chains (GVCs) are production networks where various stages in the production of a good or service such as designing, manufacturing, processing, marketing,…
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Globalisation in India
Globalization refers to the increased integration of national economies through trade, investment, technology, ideas, and people across borders; it took off in India with…
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Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is a broad-based trading agreement, which goes beyond the traditional area of tariff reduction. It addresses trade in…
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Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms and Government of India Act, 1919
The Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms were introduced on the basis of the Report of 1918 and were given legal form through the Government of India Act,…
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