Only Video You Must Watch Before You READ Newspapers for UPSC | How to read Hindu Indian Express

00:00 - 10th Rank from MisFits
01:35 - McKinsey and BCG at Misfits IFS
06:40 - Naman About Anxiety
07:15 - Reading Newspapers and the CSAT Edge (Analysis of Newspapers Begin)
09:05 - How to understand BRICS?
09:40 - BRICS and New Trade routes
10:23 - Who benefits the most from de-dollarization?
11:55 - Critical evaluation of BRICS
13:12 - What does it mean when we say "China is an existential threat especially to India"?
14:23 - What is de-dollarization?
14:57 - What is expected of a Misfits IFS Fellow and why?
15:25 - What is the SWIFT code?
18:14 - McKinsey/BCG Consultants V/S IAS Officers
19:44 - Is it good to outsource thinking?
20:11 - Congress govt in Punjab and JPAL
22:21 - Disclaimer
23:30 - Would you as an officer stand for banning these consulting firms?
25:55 - Solution
28:22 - Ending on How to Analyze Newspapers
29:12 - Back to Economics classes
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