What to read in Indian Express
30 January 2026
| Headline | Page No. | GS Mapping & Theme | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey flags drying up of FDI/FII flow, Re stability | Page 1 | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Economic growth, capital flows (FDI/FII), balance of payments, exchange rate management, impact of global geopolitics on macroeconomic stability | GS 3 |
| ‘India, China should have grown-up superpower relations’ | Page 9 | GS 2 – International Relations: India’s relations with neighbouring countries and major global powers (India–China relations, emerging global power dynamics) | GS 2 |
| In Central PSU turnaround stories, there’s a lesson for the states | Page 10 | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Public Sector Enterprises, disinvestment, industrial sector reforms, role and performance of CPSEs/PSUs | GS 3 |
| When the law’s blind spots leave women vulnerable | Page 10 | GS 2 – Indian Constitution & Polity: Women, gender justice, consent, criminal and personal law reforms (IPC/BNS, POCSO, marital laws) | GS 2 |
| Eco Survey flags the key problems, solutions await | Page 9 | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Economic Survey, macroeconomic performance, growth, inflation, fiscal policy, balance of payments, external sector challenges | GS 3 |
| India-EU FTA is more than a deal, it’s a roadmap to our future | Page 11 | GS 2 – International Relations: India–EU relations, bilateral trade agreements (FTAs), economic diplomacy | GS 2 |
| Those who make unfamiliar places home | Page 11 | GS 2 – Social Justice: Social inclusion, discrimination, challenges of internal migration in urban India | GS 2 |
| ‘Economic sobriety’ while ‘running the sprint and marathon together’ | Page 15 | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Economic Survey, macroeconomic management, fiscal–monetary policy, growth in a changing global order | GS 3 |
| Survey flags India Inc’s ‘lack of investment appetite’, says Swadeshi ‘inevitable’ | Page 15 | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Investment behaviour, industrial policy (Swadeshi), corporate governance, R&D, manufacturing, technology-led growth | GS 3 |
| New inflation series: Food’s weight to fall to 37% from 46% | Page 15 | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Inflation measurement (CPI), monetary policy, inflation targeting framework | GS 3 |
| Why rupee’s challenges are primarily external | Page 17 | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Macroeconomic stability, balance of payments, exchange rate management, external sector (Economic Survey) | GS 3 |
| Thorium-based n-power key to securing energy independence | Page 17 | GS 3 – Energy Security: Nuclear Energy, India’s three-stage thorium-based nuclear power programme | GS 3 |
| Gandhi’s Gram Swaraj ideal, and why true devolution of power has remained out of reach | Page 17 | GS 2 – Polity & Governance: Decentralisation, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Gandhian philosophy of Gram Swaraj, devolution of powers | GS 2 |
| Definitions to action: The differences in 2012 and 2026 UGC rules | Page 17 | GS 2 – Polity & Governance: Statutory bodies (UGC), social justice, constitutional safeguards against discrimination in education | GS 2 |