The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is racing against time to meet the August 2022 deadline (advanced from 2023) for starting operations. Does India need a bullet train? Discuss its geostrategic significance.

Source: The Indian Express

Do you think India has risked international opprobrium of our security forces, especially the army, as a cruel occupying force? Critically comment.

Source: The Indian Express

What are “institutions of eminence”? How can India build such institutions? What should be the nature of these institutions? Examine.

Source: The Indian Express.

A true meritocracy would place equally meritorious students from rural or urban settings, richer or poorer provinces, on an equal footing. Discuss.

Source:The Indian Express

Discuss the merits and demerits of conducting simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and Assembly.Discuss the major amendments to be made in the constitution in this regard.

Source:Livemint

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