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03 Mar 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

  1. Breast cancer cases to rise by one-third globally, says Lancet study
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  • GS 2: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Health; Government policies and interventions for vulnerable sections (Women’s Health, Public Health Challenges).
     
  1. Government's silence on killing of Iran leader is not neutral, it is abdication
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India’s foreign policy, global institutions, and impact of international events on India’s interests.
     
  1. Navigating volatile Af-Pak belt requires Delhi to be nimble
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India and its neighbourhood; bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements affecting India’s interests.
     
  1. A war without a plan for the day after
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  • GS 2: International Relations: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, and issues relating to peace, conflict, and regime change in West Asia.
     
  1. AAP leaders have won a reprieve, but the system is beset with a creeping unfairness
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  • GS 2: Indian Polity & Governance: Issues relating to Separation of Powers, Role of Opposition, Electoral Reforms, Political Finance, and Independence of Constitutional & Statutory Bodies.
     
  1. US and Israel may not be prepared for Iran's resilience
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India and its interests in West Asia; bilateral, regional and global groupings affecting India’s strategic and security interests.
     
  1. Iran's power pyramid, with Supreme Leader at the top
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India and its neighbourhood & global developments affecting India’s interests; comparison of constitutional/political systems of other countries.
     
  1. Marriage as partnership: reframes role of HC 'homemaker'
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Issues relating to women, maintenance laws, constitutional rights, and judicial interpretation of gender justice.
     
  1. After strikes on Iran, expanding theatre of conflict in West Asia
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  • GS 2: International Relations: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests; important international institutions, global security, and regional stability.
     
  1. Exporters worried by UAE trade disruption, rise in freight rates
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Effects of globalization on the Indian economy; Infrastructure (ports, shipping, logistics); and Bilateral, regional and global trade agreements (e.g., FTA).
     
  1. India may look at increasing Russian oil imports as flows via Hormuz dry up
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  • GS 2: International Relations (India’s relations with West Asia & major powers) and GS: 3 Indian Economy (Energy Security, Infrastructure, and Economic Impact of Geopolitical Developments).
     
  1. Markets plunge by 1.3% as crude oil surges
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Effects of global economic developments and geopolitical tensions on India’s economy (including exchange rate, crude oil prices, inflation, and capital flows).