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GS-2MARITIME SECURITY AND SEAFARER DIPLOMACY

The Flag Holds the Law, the Crew Pays the Price: What India and Liberia's New UN Coalition Is Really About

The group held its inaugural meeting at the UN in New York on September 25, 2026, days after the attack on the MV Cape Dao. India co-chairs it as a major source of seafarers and Liberia as the country with the world's largest shipping registry by tonnage. India and Liberia launched the 'Group of Friends on Safety & Security of Shipping & Seafarers' at the UNGA to address the rising attacks on commercial vessels. This…

Sub TopicINDIA-LIBERIA GROUP OF FRIENDS ON SAFETY & SECURITY OF…SourceMINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS…
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GS-2WEST ASIA DIPLOMACY AND ENERGY SECURITY

Seven Days, Wrong Order: Why Iran's Hormuz Offer Buys Speed but Not Trust

Araghchi presented the proposal on September 24-25, 2026, on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, where he had met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner through Qatari mediation. The same week, Presidents Trump and Pezeshkian gave hostile speeches at the UN and Bahrain led 80 countries in condemning Iran's attacks on shipping and calling for the Strait to reopen without tolls.

Sub TopicIRAN'S 7-DAY HORMUZ PROPOSAL, SEQUENCING OF CONCESSIONS…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, NEW…
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GS-2CHILD ONLINE SAFETY AND INTERMEDIARY LIABILITY

A Landmark Without a Rulebook: Two Years On, the CSEAM Judgment Still Has No Enforcement Plan

At the September 24, 2026 hearing, the petitioners, a coalition of NGOs working against child trafficking and sexual exploitation, told the Supreme Court that two years after the judgment its directions had not been complied with. The bench's final-opportunity order follows the Centre's failure to file a counter-affidavit or report since August 14.

Sub TopicIMPLEMENTATION OF THE JUST RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA, INDIAN…
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GS-2STATEHOOD AND ASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM

A Promise in Place of a Ruling: Why J&K's Statehood Resolution Rests on a Question the Supreme Court Left Open

On September 25, 2026, the fourth day of the autumn session, the Chief Minister moved the statehood resolution in the Supplementary List of Business. It is the first time the elected Union Territory Assembly has formally demanded full statehood. The BJP's protest centred on the resolution's reference to the 2000 autonomy resolution, which had sought a return to the pre-1953 constitutional position.

Sub TopicJ&K ASSEMBLY'S STATEHOOD RESOLUTION AND THE UNANSWERED…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, ANI…
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GS-2FEDERALISM

The State Law Waiting on a Desk: How Article 254(2) Assent Became a Union Filter

On September 25, 2026, West Bengal's Chief Minister held a press conference to deny media reports that the President had returned the anti-goonda Bill for reconsideration. He said the Bill was still with the Union Home Ministry, that no clarification had been sought and that he expected assent, noting that other states had earlier secured Presidential concurrence for similar laws.

Sub TopicARTICLE 254(2) REPUGNANCY ASSENT AND WEST BENGAL'S…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, LIVE HINDUSTAN…
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