What to read in The Hindu newspaper
18 February 2026
| Section | Headline / Topic | GS Mapping / Exam Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Front Page | Political leaders, officials must foster fraternity: SC | GS 2 – Indian Constitution: Historical underpinnings, evolution, features; significant provisions; basic structure (Fraternity) |
| Front Page | India-French ties a force for stability in the world, says PM | GS 2 – International Relations: India–France bilateral relations |
| News | Black box of plane that crashed killing 241 in Pawan managed: AAIB | GS 3 – Infrastructure (Civil Aviation), Disaster management |
| News | Supreme Court flags the risks of using AI for drafting petitions | GS 2 – Judiciary & Governance; GS 3 – AI ethics and regulation |
| News | J&K Statehood to come through rightful process, says Law Minister | GS 2 – Federalism, State reorganisation |
| News | Global cooperation is crucial to tackle AI bias and risks, says PM | GS 3 – Science & Technology: AI governance |
| News | Indian Army puts up a show with homegrown dual-use AI systems | GS 3 – Defence technology; Indigenisation |
| News | Two digital initiatives to boost health AI ecosystem launched | GS 3 – Science & Technology in healthcare |
| News | India, France renew defence cooperation for 10 years, call to boost military partnership | GS 2 – International Relations: Defence cooperation (India–France) |
| News | Politics, security will prevail in how nations make choices: Jaishankar | GS 2 – International Relations: Strategic autonomy, global order |
| Editorial | The new world disorder, from rules to might | GS 2 – International Relations: Changing global order |
| Editorial | India’s aviation is in need of data-driven oversight | GS 3 – Infrastructure: Civil aviation regulation |
| Editorial | Front and centre | GS 2 / GS 3 – Context-based governance/economic policy analysis |