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PSIR Paper 2 maybe be a surprise considering the state of world order. Please prepare yourself mentally and improvise accordingly if required. All the best !! #mains26 #psir

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CA till 28th August updated in CA Playground #ca

The most important decision in an optional paper is choosing which consolidated 50-marker to attempt. For this, try to assign grades or marks to each choice in the first 5 minutes after receiving the paper, add them up, and choose the one likely to yield the maximum marks. No further time should be wasted on this. #mains26

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” — Margaret Mead For social movements #psir #mains26

“The society is a mosaic of groups.” — Robert Dahl For pluralist theory of state #psir #mains26

“Modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of parties.” — E.E. Schattschneider #psir #mains26

"Parliament is not a gladiatorial arena of victors and vanquished" Good reads from this week Complete articles along with Mains relevant analysis on CA Playground

Henry Kissinger: "No foreign policy... has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none." #psir #mains26

S. Jaishankar: "Engage America, manage China, cultivate Europe, reassure Russia." #psir #mains26

“Nations have no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.” — Lord Palmerston For questions on national interest #psir #mains26

India-China 6T irritants : Territory, Tibet, Tawang, Third party, trade, threat perception PM Modi : No other relationship of India has as many layers as our relations with China. #mains26 #psir

Nepal's catastrophic flood was concentrated around Trishuli river. Triggered by an upstream glacial avalanche along the Tibet–Nepal border, it destroyed border infrastructure and settlements along the river basin. Here the path of flash flood is seen in Map playground @upscseeproanalytics

Can also use these references in case of a question on regionalism/Asymmetric federalism 1. Interrogating Reorganisation of States : Culture, Identity and Politics in India by Asha Sarangi and Sudha Pai 2. Hybrid Federal Unitary state essay by Rekha Saxena 3. Caste based mosaic of Indian languages article by Christophe Jeffrelot 4. Louis Tillin's Remapping India: New states and their political origins #psir #mains26