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GS-2INTERNAL SECURITY & MIGRANT LABOUR PROTECTION

After Kulgam Killings, J&K Moves to Cluster Migrant Workers - But Is That Solving the Right Problem?

The targeted killing of Deepak Ratre and Bhupinder Bhaina in Kulgam has prompted a high-level security response, with J&K Police relocating migrant workers into clusters to consolidate protection. Officials and analysts link the attack to a tactical shift by Lashkar-e-Toiba and its alleged offshoot The Resistance Front toward "soft targets" that avoid the scale of retaliation larger attacks would invite, with around 25…

Sub TopicSOFT-TARGET TERRORISM, J&K SECURITY RESPONSESourceTHE INDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2WEST ASIA CONFLICT & INDIA'S ENERGY SECURITY

Trump Pauses Iran Strikes as Tehran's Proxies Widen the War - What This Means for India's Oil Bill

Trump announced he would hold off ordering fresh strikes on Iran as long as a "rapid" deal is reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran's nuclear programme. The pause follows five months of US-Israel strikes on Iran since February 28 and comes as Iranian proxy forces have widened attacks across the Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean, straining global energy markets that directly affect India as a major oil importer.

Sub TopicIRAN'S AXIS OF RESISTANCE, PROXY WARFARE, STRAIT OF HORMUZSourceBOTH - HINDU + IE
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2JUDICIAL PENDENCY & NDPS GOVERNANCE

3.96 Lakh NDPS Cases Pending: Why India's Toughest Drug Law Still Runs Without Its Special Courts

The Union Home Ministry held repeated meetings over six months with state chief secretaries and home secretaries after the Narcotics Control Bureau presented data showing only 65 exclusive NDPS courts functioning against a 3.96 lakh case backlog. States have now been asked to submit status reports and, where needed, push proposals through their High Courts to establish Special Courts under Section 36 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Sub TopicSPECIAL COURTS UNDER SECTION 36, NDPS ACT 1985SourceMINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2INTERSTATE RIVER WATER FEDERALISM

Karnataka Built the Institutions to End the Cauvery Fight. The Fight Didn't Notice.

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, triggering protests in Karnataka and a planned statewide bandh on August 13, while political rhetoric between the two states has sharpened rather than settled, testing whether the post-2018 statutory framework can actually depoliticise the dispute.

Sub TopicLIMITS OF STATUTORY WATER-SHARING BODIES POST THE 2018…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-2ELECTORAL ROLLS & SIR

The 2002 Rule That Delhi's Voter Revision Cannot Actually Enforce

The SIR exercise, mandated under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, is producing sharply uneven outcomes across Delhi, with the South district alone recording over 1.5 lakh exclusions, even as the exercise has become a political flashpoint with AAP alleging mass irregularities and the BJP defending the process ahead of the deadline.

Sub Topic2002-BASELINE LINKAGE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE SIR IN URBAN…SourceTHE INDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance9/10
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