Probable Areas For PSIR Mains20

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o Covid and
▪ Importance of Local Self Government(eg.Kerala)
▪ Relevance of State as an institution(Bcoz it highlighted impce of state)
▪ Federalism
▪ Need of Social Welfare
o On the lines of Inter State Council
▪ Role and issues associated with
1. 14th FC
2. GST Council
o Northeast Ethnic Conflicts
▪ 100 years of Naga Club
o Recent Important Judgements
▪ R to Internet
▪ Reservation in Promotion
▪ Shaheen Bagh Case(does it violate FR?)
o Should AntiDefection Law be Repealed?
o Can current Party Phase be called as BJP Hegemony?
o Opposition Parties
▪ Need
▪ Reasons Behind Decline
▪ Way Fwd
o Why there is Demand for Reservation-Maratha in MH(Socio-Political Analysis)
o Coalition Governments:Good or Bad?
o Decline of Parliament
o Role of Governor
▪ Maharashtra Controversy
o Office of Speaker(Manipur Case, Karnataka case)
o Relevance of Gandhiji's ideas(Evergreen Q)
o Completion of 100 years
▪ Noncooperation Movement
▪ Malabar Revolt
▪ GOI Act 1919
o Recent Amendments/Notifications (Features and Concerns):
▪ Farmers Acts

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 ▪ RTI Amendment
▪ Environment Impact Assessment Draft 2020
▪ NCBC
o Areas for Judiciary
▪ Controversy Related to A.32
▪ Popularity of Instant Justice --Hyderabad, Kanpur Cases (Encounter?)
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o Covid and
▪ Globalization
▪ Indian role in PostPandemic Global Order
▪ Challenge to Liberal Democracy
o River and Border issues
▪ Nepal-Kalapani
▪ China- Brahmaputra(Asked in 2019), Galwan/ Laddakh
▪ Pakistan- Indus Water Treaty
▪ Bangladesh- Teesta
o Rise of Deglobalization
▪ Features, Reasons, Way Fwd
o Analysis of Indian Stand on/Impact of India of
▪ Afghan Problem
▪ South China Sea Dispute
▪ RCEP
▪ Abraham Accord
o 50 Years of NPT
▪ Need
▪ Reasons behind Failure?
o Cold War 2.0
▪ Reasons, Impacts
▪ Difference with Cold War 1.0
o Does G7 Represent the Reality?
o SAARC
▪ Reasons behind Failure
▪ Can BIMSTEC Replace it?
▪ How to Revive?
o WTO
▪ Reasons behind Decline
▪ How to revive?
o WHO
▪ Is it biased towards China?
▪ Concerns raised?
▪ Need of reforms?
o Role of India as Non Permanent Member of UN
o Need of UN Reforms (Evergreen Q)
o New Elements in Indian Foreign Policy

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 o Is Summit Diplomacy a Failure?
o Role of Virtual Diplomacy
o Role of Tech in Diplomacy
o Rise of QUAD
▪ Chinese Reaction
▪ Why Needed
o New Social Movements like Black Lives Matter
▪ Need
▪ Features
▪ Impacts they create
o Chinese Assertion
▪ Impact on Indian Rise
▪ Impact on Asia
▪ Impact on Multilaterlism
o Refuge Crisis and Human Rights
o Religious Fundamentalism and State(Issue of France)
o Impact of Regime Change in USA on
▪ Multilaterism
▪ Climate Change
▪ Indian Aspirations
o India and Climate Change
▪ Efforts taken(eg.ISA)
▪ How can contribute in Future
o New Economic World Order
▪ Elements
▪ Role of Bretton Woods
o Rise of Right Wing Parties across the globe
▪ Reasons
▪ Effects
o Future of India-UK Relations PostBrexit.
o India and IndoPacific
o India and Australia(In backdrop of Malabar Inclusion, bilateral summit etc)
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