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GS-2WEST ASIA CONFLICT AND INDIA'S ENERGY SECURITY

The Island That Exports 90% of Iran's Oil Is Now a Target

On September 5, US Central Command confirmed strikes on three Iranian tankers described as part of a sanctions-evasion network, days after President Trump threatened to reduce Kharg Island - Iran's primary export terminal - to "smithereens." The strikes mark six months of escalating conflict since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28.

Sub TopicUS-IRAN ESCALATION AND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CHOKEPOINTSourceU.S. CENTRAL COMMAND (CENTCOM)…
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GS-2MULTILATERALISM AND INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY

Sitting With Your Rivals for 25 Years - And Still Winning the Room

The August 31-September 1 Bishkek Summit produced a declaration condemning Iran strikes and terrorism together, while India used the platform to press its counter-terrorism message and decline endorsement of China's BRI, ahead of Pakistan hosting the SCO's next summit in 2027. The 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek concluded with a declaration condemning double standards in terrorism and US-Israel military strikes, while India…

Sub TopicSHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION AND INDIA'S STRATEGIC…SourcePIB, THE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
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GS-2ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY AND VOTER SECRECY

The Ballot Secrecy Rule That EVMs Quietly Broke

On September 1, a Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant asked the Centre to explain any impediments to introducing totalisers, in a PIL dating back to 2014 that cited alleged intimidation in Maharashtra's Baramati constituency. The Election Commission has been asked to submit its own proposal to the government.

Sub TopicRULE 59A AND THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT IN THE EVM ERASourceTHE HINDU, ETV BHARAT, CLARITY…
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GS-2CENSUS, CASTE ENUMERATION AND FEDERALISM

The One Subject States Have No Say Over - Census

Gazette notifications issued by the Registrar General on September 5 advanced Census enumeration in four states heading to elections in 2027, while deferring it in Manipur amid Meitei and Naga demands for a prior NRC. The Congress has criticised both the caste question's design and the timing as politically motivated.

Sub TopicUNION LIST POWER OVER CENSUS AND CENTRE-STATE TRUSTSourceREGISTRAR GENERAL OF INDIA, THE…
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GS-2ELECTORAL ROLL INTEGRITY AND MINORITY RIGHTS

Two Hundred Forms, One Booth, One Community

An FIR registered on September 3 in Godda accuses BLA Vinay Kumar Mandal of submitting roughly 200 Form 7 deletion applications, almost entirely against Muslim voters at Booth No. 231, during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision. The case follows a similar mass-deletion attempt flagged earlier in Godda's Maheshtikri block.

Sub TopicFORM 7 AND SECTION 31 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, ECI
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GS-2ELECTORAL ROLLS AND SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION

Marked Dead, Very Much Alive - What SIR's 15.7% Deletions Reveal

The Election Commission's draft rolls for the third phase of SIR, covering 17 States and UTs, recorded a 15.7% fall in the voter count. In Mangolpuri, Delhi, a civil society-led Jan Sunwai documented residents wrongly marked dead or absent, raising questions about verification standards ahead of the final roll publication.

Sub TopicREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950 AND VOTER…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, THE…
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