Mains Specials

Security

External State And Non-State Actor Challenges

1 Two-Front War Challenge for India

2 Neighbourhood First Policy and Security

3 Development as a Security Strategy

4 Proxy Wars and External Sponsorship

5 Foreign Funding and Internal Security

Data And Cyber Security

1 Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

2 Data Colonization as a National Security Challenge

3 India’s Digital Sovereignty

4 Ransomware as a Security Threat

5 Dark Web and Cybercrime Networks

6 Quantum Computing and Encryption Risks

7 Threat of Electronic Goods to National Security

8 Cyber Workforce and Skill Gaps

Border Management And Trans-Border Security Issues

1 Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System

2 Security Implications of Illegal Trans-Border Migration

3 Security Challenges of Porous and Unfenced Borders

4 Free Movement Regime FMR in North-East

Maritime And Coastal Security Architecture Concerns

1 SAGAR Doctrine and Maritime Security

2 Security of Island Territories

3 Undersea Infrastructure Security

4 Coastal Security Coordination Challenges

Terrorism/Extremism

1 Digital Radicalization and Youth

2 Lone-Wolf Terrorism

3 Deepfakes and Information Warfare

LWE And North-East Insurgency

1 SAMADHAN Doctrine and LWE

2 Tribal Development and Security

3 Post-Insurgency Security Vacuum

4 PESA and FRA as Security Tools

Organized Crime/Money Laundering

1 Cryptocurrency and Money Laundering

2 Global Cooperation Against Terror Financing

3 FATF and Anti-Terror Financing Mechanisms

4 Narco-Terrorism Linkages

5 Human Trafficking and Terror Recruitment

6 Wildlife and Resource Smuggling

Media And Social Networking Sites

1 Social Media and Misinformation: Role in Communal Tensions

2 Encrypted Communication and Security: Traceability vs Privacy Concerns

3 IT Intermediary Rules as Security Framework: Regulation of Digital Platforms

Security Forces And Institutional Framework

1 National Security Strategy: Imperative for Integrated and Coordinated Security Architecture

2 Legal Gaps in Emerging Security Threats: Need for Updated Frameworks

Space Security And Emerging Technologies

1 Space Governance and Global Norms: India’s Role in a Treaty-Less Domain

2 Satellite Warfare and GPS Spoofing: Risks to Navigation and Defence

3 UAVs Threat: Attacks on Military Installations

Model Mock Questions & Answers

Paper-III

1 Model Questions for National Security

2 Model Questions for Global Affairs

Global Affairs

Bilateral Relations

1 India–USA Relations

2 India–China Relations

3 India–Russia Relations

4 India–EU Relations

5 India–France Relations

6 India–UK Relations

7 India–Pakistan Relations

8 India–Bangladesh Relations

9 India–Nepal Relations

10 India–Sri Lanka Relations

11 India–West Asia (Middle East) Relations

12 India–Indo-Pacific & East Asia Relations

13 India–Maldives Relations

14 India–Myanmar Relations

Regional Groupings

1 ASEAN

2 BIMSTEC

3 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD)

4 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

5 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

6 Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (BBIN) Initiative

7 European Union (EU)

8 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

9 African Union (AU)

10 Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

11 Organization of American States (OAS)

12 MERCOSUR

13 Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)

14 Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8)

15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

16 East African Community (EAC)

17 Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

18 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)

19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)

20 Arab League

21 AUKUS

22 I2U2

23 Nordic Council

24 Arctic Council

Global Groupings

1 Group of Twenty (G20)

2 Group of Seven (G7)

3 Group of Seventy-Seven (G77)

4 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

5 BRICS

6 BASIC

7 IBSA

8 The Group of Four (G4) and the "Coffee Club”

9 Paris Club

10 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

11 Australia Group (AG)

12 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

13 Global Biofuels Alliance

14 International Solar Alliance (ISA)

15 Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

16 Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)

17 Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

International Organisations

1 United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

2 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

3 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

4 International Court of Justice (ICJ)

5 World Health Organization (WHO)

6 United Nations Development Programme(UNDP)

7 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR)

8 United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

9 International Labour Organization (ILO)

10 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

11 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

12 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women(UN Women)

13 International Monetary Fund (IMF)

14 World Bank Group

15 World Trade Organization (WTO)

16 World Economic Forum (WEF)

17 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

18 Asian Development Bank (ADB)

19 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

20 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

21 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

22 International Energy Agency (IEA)

23 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

24 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

25 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

26 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

27 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

28 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

29 European Union (EU)

30 African Union (AU)

Summit And Conferences

1 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14)

2 World Government Summit 2026

3 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting

4 17th BRICS Summit

5 20th G20 Summit

6 BRICS Sherpas Meeting under India’s Chairship

7 51st G7 Leaders’ Summit

8 UNCTAD-16

9 IEA Ministerial Meeting

10 16th IRENA Assembly

11 UNFCCC COP30

12 20th United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20)

13 CITES CoP20

14 11th World Green Economy Summit (WGES)

15 World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM)

16 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC)

17 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter Terrorism

18 11th Raisina Dialogue

19 Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit

20 India AI Impact Summit

21 SEMICON India 2025

22 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25)

23 World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) 2026

24 4th Coast Guard Global Summit (CGGS)

25 BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) Conference

26 SCO Summit 2025

27 6th BIMSTEC Summit

28 47th ASEAN Summit