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GS-2INDIA-NEPAL RELATIONS - DISASTER DIPLOMACY & RESET

What Rebuilds a Strained Neighbourhood Faster Than Diplomacy? Often, Disaster Response

Jaishankar and Wagle met on September 18, 2026, as Nepal seeks reconstruction support following the Trishuli river floods that damaged the Rasuwa border crossing with China. The meeting follows a June visit by Nepal's Foreign Minister and a call from ruling RSP chairman Rabi Lamichhane for a "reset" in India-Nepal ties, strained in recent years over boundary disputes and economic frictions. Wagle, on his first foreign visit…

Sub TopicNEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST POLICY, RASUWA/TRISHULI FLOOD…SourceTHE HINDU, DD NEWS, RISING NEPAL…

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GS-2COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM - CENTRE-STATE EDUCATION POLICY

Why Tamil Nadu Can Defy the Supreme Court's Navodaya "Nudge" - and Why That's Not a Contempt Problem

The Supreme Court on September 18 gave Tamil Nadu three months to comply with its December 15, 2025 order to identify land for Navodaya Vidyalayas in every district. Justice B.V. Nagarathna orally remarked that Tamil Nadu must change its "mindset" on Hindi, saying "individual States cannot act like individual countries." Minister Rajmohan responded the same week by publicly refusing to allocate land, calling the observation…

Sub TopicCONCURRENT LIST, NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SCHEME, TAMIL NADU'S…SourceTHE HINDU, LIVELAW, THE NEWS…

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GS-2ANTI-DEFECTION LAW - TENTH SCHEDULE & JUDICIAL REVIEW

The Seat He Held for a Year Just Vanished - Retroactively

A Telangana High Court Bench directly disqualified MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law after the Speaker had earlier dismissed petitions against him, reviving the debate over judicial review of partisan or inactive Speakers under the Tenth Schedule, especially ahead of similar pending cases against other defector MLAs.

Sub TopicJUDICIAL CORRECTION OF SPEAKER INACTION/DISMISSAL UNDER…SourceHIGH COURT OF TELANGANA, THE…

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GS-2FCRA AMENDMENT - DESIGNATED AUTHORITY & ASSET VESTING

One Clause, Hundreds of Schools and Hospitals: The FCRA Bill's Real Flashpoint

The JPC's first sitting on the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 saw sharp questioning of a provision that would replace the existing passive "prescribed authority" with an empowered "designated authority" able to take over and manage NGO assets - including schools, hospitals and orphanages - without prior judicial determination, raising constitutional objections under Article 300A.

Sub TopicARTICLE 300A PROPERTY RIGHTS VERSUS NATIONAL-SECURITY…SourceTHE HINDU, PRS INDIA, ANI NEWS

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GS-2ELECTORAL GOVERNANCE - SIR TRIBUNAL PENDENCY

37 Lakh Votes on Hold: What Bengal's Tribunal Backlog Reveals About the Right to Vote

The EC's September 16 affidavit, filed in response to a Supreme Court order, revealed that 97% of appeals from West Bengal's SIR exercise remain undecided six months after the tribunals were set up, with municipal elections approaching and the EC declining responsibility for tribunal-level delays. The Election Commission informed the Supreme Court that over 37 lakh appeals related to West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision…

Sub TopicGRIEVANCE REDRESSAL DESIGN FAILURE IN ELECTORAL ROLL…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA, THE…

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