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Jaishankar: India has gone beyond advocacy on the Ukraine war
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Not just advocacy anymore: India's Ukraine peace role and the strategic autonomy idea GS2 tests
India says it is more involved in efforts to end the Ukraine war.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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External Affairs Minister S.
Jaishankar said India is in talks with both Russia and Ukraine and has gone beyond advocacy to help end the war.
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced new aid for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- EAM S. Jaishankar says India is in talks with both Russia and Ukraine and has gone beyond advocacy to help end the war.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced new aid for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv.
- India's stated position has long been dialogue and diplomacy, and it has avoided joining Western sanctions on Russia.
- Strategic autonomy means India decides its foreign policy independently, without aligning to any bloc.
- India's engagement with both Russia and Ukraine reflects a multi-alignment approach.
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How the exam will ask it
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- India has consistently called for dialogue and diplomacy to end the Russia–Ukraine war rather than endorsing either side's military position.
- Strategic autonomy and multi-alignment describe India's practice of keeping ties with multiple powers at once without formal alliances.
- Russia has been among India's key defence and energy partners, which shapes India's cautious stance on the conflict.
மெயின்ஸ்
GS2 (International Relations): India's shift from advocacy to active engagement in the Ukraine war raises the question of how a middle power balances ties with Russia and the West. The policy rests on strategic autonomy, direct talks with both Moscow and Kyiv, and energy and defence interests, with implications for India's credibility as a peace-supporting voice and Global South leader. The way forward is sustained dialogue with both sides, humanitarian support and a consistent, principle-based position.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Karnataka Public Schools (KPS), for which free school transport has been announced from 2027, are designed to offer education from which levels under one campus?
- Class 1 to Class 8
- Pre-primary to Class 12
- Class 6 to Class 10
- Class 9 to Class 12
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விடை: B — Correct: Pre-primary to Class 12 — A Karnataka Public School brings pre-primary to Class 12 (PU) under one roof. • Class 1 to Class 8 — wrong: Classes 1 to 8 cover only the elementary stage; KPS campuses also include pre-primary and the higher secondary stage. • Class 6 to Class 10 — wrong: Classes 6 to 10 cover only the middle and secondary stages; a KPS campus spans a wider range. • Class 9 to Class 12 — wrong: Classes 9 to 12 cover only the secondary and higher secondary stages; a KPS campus begins at pre-primary.
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