GS-II: Governance | Education | Public Examinations | Institutional Reforms Context Recurring examination irregularities: High-stakes examinations such as NEET, UGC-NET and other national recruitment and admission tests have witnessed repeated controversies involving alleged paper leaks and examination irregularities. Editorial's argument: The focus should move beyond the narrow definition of a "paper leak" towards securing the…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for 5 August 2026
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for 5 August 2026 covers the day’s developments in the form Mains answers need — context, stakeholders, the arguments on either side, and the way forward. Each note is mapped to the General Studies paper and topic it belongs to, so the material is ready to be used in an answer rather than only read.
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NATO’s Strategic Transformation and the Transatlantic Rebalance
GS-II: International Relations | Security | NATO | Transatlantic Relations Context U.S. policy shift on NATO: For the first time since NATO's creation in 1949, the United States is asking Europe not only to increase defence spending but also to assume primary responsibility for its own security. Editorial's argument: NATO is entering a new phase…
Ravi Raaz
Hassan Khan
Shadab Ali