Today's(February 25, 2022) Important News Headlines

Today’s(February 25, 2022) Important News Headlines

”In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important(Must Read) News Articles for UPSC Current Affairs(Prelims & Mains) Preparation, to make reading newspapers a simple, effective and time-saving task. We cover important articles for the GS paper of UPSC prelims along with four general studies papers (GS I, GS II, GS III and GS IV) as per the UPSC Mains syllabus.”

Subject	The Hindu	Headlines	Relevance(Pre & Mains)
GS 2	1	World shocked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine	1. Find Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in Atlas 2. Belarus-Russia Relations 3. Kremlin? 4. Why NATO is not sending troops to Ukraine against the Russian invasion?
GS 2	8	Shaking up Europe’s security architecture	1. U.S.-Russia acrimony 2. What is ”modus vivendi” 3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 4. Q. NATO’s expansion as a politico-military alliance, even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact is the main cause of the current Russia-Ukraine Crisis. Discuss. 5. Q. NATO countries today span a geography of uneven economic development and a diversity of political traditions and historical consciousness. Elaborate. 6. Minsk accords of 2014-15 7. How should India balance the pressure from one strategic partner to condemn the violation of international law, with that from another to understand its legitimate concerns? Discuss.
GS 2	8	Russia’s NATO problem	1. “Founding Act” between the Eastern European military alliance, NATO, and Russia?
GS 3	8	Active agent	1. Enforcement Directorate (ED) 2. Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA)
GS 2 & GS 3	9	Is the new economy creating new jobs?	Q. Startups can create high-quality jobs, which have a flywheel effect, but their mandate is not job creation. Elaborate.
GS 1	11	Manipur Meiteis’ demand for ST status hangs fire	1. Meiteis of Manipur
GS 2	Text(01)	Understanding the Indus Waters Treaty	Q. What is the river water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan and why are delegations from both countries set to meet in March?