Current affairs for UPSC

Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.

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GS2 · IR

India-Brazil: USD 20 billion trade target

MERCOSUR expansion is the practical lever here; a PTA covers a narrow list of goods, so widening it is how the target gets met.

UPSC angle: Prelims: MERCOSUR, Brazil's honour. · Mains: India-Latin America trade.

8 Jul 2025
GS2 · IR

17th BRICS Summit in Rio: PM presses for UNSC and IMF reform

India hosts BRICS in 2026 (China said in August 2025 it would support India's hosting), so the Rio agenda is what India inherits [MEA].

UPSC angle: Prelims: BRICS summit venue. · Mains: reform of global governance; BRICS and terrorism.

6 Jul 2025

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