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The Quad countries also launched a $20 billion initiative to build resilient critical mineral supply chains amid concerns over China’s rare earth export controls.  \nKEY PERSPECTIVES FOR EXAM  \nAn article titled “In the age of AI, liberal-arts education matters more, not less” by Amitabh Mattoo in Indian Express discusses the growing importance of interdisciplinary and liberal-arts education in the AI-driven world. In this context, the following points are  \n• Liberal-arts education is becoming increasingly important in the AI era, as critical thinking, ethical judgement, and cultural understanding remain uniquely human.  \n• Future challenges will require interdisciplinary learning that combines technology with history, ethics, economics, political science, and social sciences.  \n• Therefore, integrating liberal arts with STEM is essential for building humane technology and solving complex real-world problems.  \n• India’s intellectual traditions also viewed knowledge as interconnected rather than divided into isolated disciplines.  \n• At the same time, liberal-arts education strengthens democracy through critical thinking, historical awareness, and informed citizenship.  \n• As AI reshapes labour markets, skills such as communication, adaptability, empathy, and critical reasoning are becoming increasingly valuable.  \n• In this regard, the National Education Policy (NEP) offers an opportunity to build a technologically literate, interdisciplinary, and democratically mindful society.  \nAn article titled “Bigger RBI dividend, smaller fiscal comfort zone” by Apoorva Javadekar in Indian Express discusses concerns over growing fiscal dependence on RBI surplus transfers and its implications for monetary stability and central bank independence. In this context, the following points are noteworthy:  \n• The RBI transferred surplus to the government after maintaining higher contingency risk buffers and reserve ratios, indicating that its financial safeguards remain intact.  \n• However, RBI profits and dividends remain volatile, as they depend on factors such as foreign exchange interventions, bond yields, and liquidity operations.  \n• Moreover, large liquidity injections and balance-sheet expansion require higher risk buffers, which can reduce future surplus transfers during difficult economic periods.  \n• At the same time, excessive dependence on RBI dividends may raise concerns regarding the central bank’s independence and fiscal relationship with the government.  \n• Such perceptions can affect investor confidence, currency stability, foreign capital flows, and foreign exchange reserve management.  \n• The issue also reflects broader fiscal pressures in India, including high public debt, rising interest-payment burdens, welfare commitments, and dependence on extraordinary revenue sources.  \nAn article titled “India’s energy strategy needs price correction” by S. Ramakrishnan in The Hindu discusses the need for calibrated fuel price rationalisation to ensure long-term energy and fiscal sustainability. In this context, the following points are noteworthy:  \n• The recent Rupee depreciation reflects not only the impact of the West Asia conflict, but also growing concerns over India’s medium-term growth prospects.  \n• At the same time, declining investor confidence is reflected in the sustained fall in private corporate investment compared to earlier decades.  \n• Although the government has introduced reforms such as GST rationalisation, labour law changes, FDI liberalisation, and trade agreements, these measures have not significantly revived private investment.  \n• Concerns over regulatory favouritism, arbitrary tax implementation, weakening of federal decision-making have further affected investor confidence.  \n• Therefore, the need for institutional and le","cbCaic5q6CAVtxDh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic5q6CAVtxDh","pdf",201359,"English","# Key Headlines\n## Quad cooperation and critical minerals\n# Key Perspectives for Exam\n## Liberal-arts education in the AI age\n## RBI dividend and fiscal implications\n## India’s energy strategy and price correction\n# Good Phrases for Exam\n## Gendered social isolation\n# Suggested Articles for Exam\n## Jawaharlal Nehru is central to the meaning of India","[{\"question\":\"What framework did India and the U.S. finalise under the Quad regarding critical minerals?\",\"answer\":\"They finalised a framework to strengthen cooperation in critical minerals and rare earth supply chains. 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