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Indian Express Analysis for IAS/UPSC Exam

18 Mar
2026

West Asia Conflict & Economy

Escalation of the West Asia conflict involving Iran has raised concerns about a potentially deeper economic impact on India than the Russia–Ukraine war, especially through energy, remittances, and Balance of Payments.

18 Mar
2026

Regulating Social Media to Protect Children

Rising global concerns over the impact of social media on children’s mental health, along with policy moves like Australia raising the minimum age to 16, have reignited debates on regulation and accountability.

18 Mar
2026

India’s GDP Debate

A recent debate on India’s GDP estimation methodology (2026 revision) has raised concerns regarding accuracy, especially related to deflators and informal sector measurement.

17 Mar
2026

Inclusive Digital Accessibility

From 15 March 2026, India mandates accessibility features like audio description and captions in all new films, ensuring inclusion of persons with disabilities.

17 Mar
2026

The ‘Discrepancies’ in India’s New GDP Data

India’s latest GDP series released by the Ministry of Statistics has raised concerns due to the rising ‘statistical discrepancies’ as a percentage of GDP.

17 Mar
2026

NavIC Challenges and India’s Navigation Sovereignty

India’s regional navigation system NavIC faced a setback after failure of an atomic clock onboard IRNSS-1F satellite in March 2026, raising concerns over its reliability.

16 Mar
2026

Energy Security & LPG Demand

India’s dependence on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) imports has increased significantly, with nearly 60% of the country’s LPG demand now met through imports.

16 Mar
2026

Renewable Grid Integration

Operational inflexibility of coal-based thermal power plants is causing renewable energy curtailment in India despite rapid growth in solar and wind capacity.

HOW TO READ INDIAN EXPRESS ANALYSIS TODAY

INDIAN EXPRESS newspaper, especially the editorial section, covers a wide range of topics that are really relevant to the UPSC CSE syllabus. It helps to inculcate a dynamic approach in mains answer writing and fetch good marks.

Here we will analyze three different pages of INDIAN EXPRESS newspaper that can help aspirants in dealing with current burning issues. These pages are – Explained, Editorials, and Ideas.

  • Explained – This page of the newspaper deals with day-to-day issues in the news that people might be aware of but lack detailed knowledge of. These are common yet important topics such as; NPA, CRYPTOCURRENCY, CYCLONES, POLICY RATES BY RBI, RECESSION, etc.
  • Editorials – Editorials are the expert opinion of different government policies and actions. They provide both positive and negative aspects on decisions taken by the government, thereby helping students to come up with their own viewpoints. Topics covered here are; Agriculture, International Relations, Indian Economy, Government Schemes, High/Supreme Court verdicts, etc.
  • At the top of the editorial page, under the WORLDLY WISE section a quote related to issues covered in the below editorials get mentioned every day. Aspirants can use those quotes to enrich their answers.

  • Ideas – Under ideas experts provide their own take on how a particular problem like Communism, Climate Change, Indian Education System, Caste system, Issues in Health Sector, Religious tensions etc. can be tackled.

Besides these above sections you can keep yourself updated on what to read on a daily basis from INDIAN EXPRESS you can click on the link below –

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