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Indian Express Analysis for IAS/UPSC Exam

06 Mar
2026

Maritime Law in Warfare

The sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena by a US submarine near Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone amid the expanding West Asia conflict has triggered debate on the legal framework governing maritime warfare.

04 Mar
2026

Coal Block Operational Delays

RTI data reveals that only 55 out of 98 coal blocks scheduled to be operational by 2025-end are producing coal, highlighting execution bottlenecks in India’s energy expansion strategy.

04 Mar
2026

Fertiliser Security & Strategy

Escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia and disruptions in global energy markets have raised concerns over fertiliser prices and India’s food security.

04 Mar
2026

Israel–Iran Escalation and India’s Strategic Dilemma

Israel conducted strikes on Iran following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, triggering geopolitical tensions and debate over India’s diplomatic positioning in West Asia.

03 Mar
2026

Navigating the Volatile Af-Pak Belt

Escalating cross-border hostilities between Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan, including airstrikes and military offensives, have intensified instability in the Af-Pak region, raising strategic concerns for India.

03 Mar
2026

Conflict in West Asia

Recent US–Israel strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliation against US-linked bases and energy facilities have expanded the conflict theatre across West Asia, raising geopolitical and energy security concerns.

03 Mar
2026

Energy Shock & Economic Stability

Indian markets fell sharply, the rupee depreciated by 50 paise, and gold prices surged after crude oil prices spiked due to escalating conflict in West Asia and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.

02 Mar
2026

Fiscal Deficit of 4.3% Needs 14% Nominal Growth: Implications for India’s Fiscal Math

The revision of India’s GDP base year to 2022–23 has reduced nominal GDP estimates, making the Union Government’s fiscal deficit target of 4.3% and the $4 trillion economy milestone more challenging.

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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