Indian Polity & Governance
1. The soul of the Constitution lies in its interpretation by the Judiciary.
2. Cooperative Federalism is tested most during a crisis.
3. Is electoral reform the missing link in deepening Indian democracy?
4. Civil services in the 21st century: Balancing neutrality and activism.
5. Transparency vs. Efficiency: The dilemma of governance in a digital era.
Indian Economy
1. Is India ready for a cashless economy?
2. The informal sector in India: Invisible backbone or neglected liability?
3. Inflation targeting and welfare concerns: Can monetary policy balance both?
4. Globalisation and Atmanirbharta: Competing or complementary?
5. Unemployment in a demographic dividend nation: Structural issue or policy failure?
International Relations
1. Reimagining South Asia through connectivity and cooperation.
2. Is India’s strategic autonomy under strain in a bipolar world?
3. Quad and BRICS: India’s balancing act in the evolving global order.
4. From Look East to Act East: Has India walked the talk?
5. India’s role in global climate diplomacy: Moral leader or reluctant actor?
Science & Technology
1. Artificial Intelligence: A friend to governance or a foe to privacy?
2. Data is the new oil – but who should own the well?
3. Scientific temper in Indian society: Aspirational or illusory?
4. Space exploration in India: National pride or prudent investment?
5. Biotechnology in agriculture: Between promise and peril.
Environment & Ecology
1. Climate change and India: A frontline victim or a passive spectator?
2. Development versus Environment: Is sustainable development just a slogan?
3. Forests in India: From worship to exploitation.
4. Urban floods in India: Natural disaster or man-made crisis?
5. Green energy transition: Will India’s development goals align?
Ethics, Integrity & Human Values
1. Public service is not a job, but a calling.
2. Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
3. Can laws alone ensure ethical conduct in public life?
4. The relevance of Gandhian principles in contemporary governance.
5. Is character still the most important qualification for leadership?
History & Culture
1. The idea of India as a civilisation rather than a nation-state.
2. Revisiting partition: Lessons from history for today’s geopolitics.
3. Cultural diversity is India’s greatest strength—and its greatest challenge.
4. Is Indian art losing its identity in a globalised world?
5. Historical narratives and nation-building: Whose history is it anyway?
Social Issues
1. The future of caste in a modern India: Declining relevance or deeper entrenchment?
2. Gender equality: How far have we travelled, and how far to go?
3. Mental health in India: A silent pandemic?
4. Population control in India: Rights-based or coercive approach?
5. Education as a tool of social mobility in New India.
Security & Internal Affairs
1. Cyber security: A ticking time bomb or exaggerated threat?
2. Border security and human rights: Striking the right balance.
3. Left-wing extremism in India: Fading out or evolving?
4. Nationalism and security: Are we blurring the line?
5. Terrorism in Kashmir: Local grievance or global agenda?
Current Affairs & Miscellaneous Themes
1. The promise and perils of Artificial General Intelligence.
2. Social media: Empowering the people or polarising the polity?
3. The crisis in multilateralism: Is the UN losing its relevance?
4. India’s journey from 75 to 100 years of Independence: Vision for 2047.
5. Leadership in the post-pandemic world: Compassion or competence?
