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Indian foreign service as first preference : interview help

If someone plans or has in past given interview with ifs as top preference, what are the key pointers to be kept in mind and any other possible guidelines.
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  • I think just be well versed with geopolitics of the world. Is there any nice book?
  • I think just be well versed with geopolitics of the world. Is there any nice book?
    Geopolitics changes everyday these days so books dont capture that, however recent Book by Shyam saran (How india sees the world) is a good one.
  • Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
  • Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
    right !!
  • edited December 2018
    Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
    I've read all the others regularly, what are idsa and orf?
  • Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
    I've read all the others regularly, what are idsa and orf?
    Institute for defence studies and analyses and observor research foundation.

    I would also recommend reading articles from the diplomat on a regular basis.
  • Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
    I've read all the others regularly, what are idsa and orf?
    think tank
    observer research foundation
    institute for defence studies and analyses
  • Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
    I've read all the others regularly, what are idsa and orf?
    Institute for defence studies and analyses and observor research foundation.

    I would also recommend reading articles from the diplomat on a regular basis.
    Sir what about caspian report, now this world, visualpolitik @Arsenal752
  • edited December 2018
    Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
    I've read all the others regularly, what are idsa and orf?
    Institute for defence studies and analyses and observor research foundation.

    I would also recommend reading articles from the diplomat on a regular basis.
    Sir what about caspian report, now this world, visualpolitik @Arsenal752
    I personally restricted myself to the diplomat, idsa and orf bhai (that too I did not read them religiously, just a few articles). But feel free to read from multiple sources, interview is the one stage where varying opinions and wide reading really comes handy.

    One more source I referred to was YouTube videos by vox. They are very short and can help us to get a decent idea about happenings around the world.

    Also, have a look at some of the interview transcripts from last year and try to find out interviews where foreign policy related questions were asked and try to prepare yourself to face similar questions. More often than not they don't go too deep so don't worry so much.
  • Don't delve much into books,. Rather IDSA and ORF + columnists like H. Jacob, C Raja Mohan, Suhasini Haider etc+ RSTV debates on Foreign Policy, would help much more.
    I've read all the others regularly, what are idsa and orf?
    Institute for defence studies and analyses and observor research foundation.

    I would also recommend reading articles from the diplomat on a regular basis.
    Sir what about caspian report, now this world, visualpolitik @Arsenal752
    I personally restricted myself to the diplomat, idsa and orf bhai (that too I did not read them religiously, just a few articles). But feel free to read from multiple sources, interview is the one stage where varying opinions and wide reading really comes handy.

    One more source I referred to was YouTube videos by vox. They are very short and can help us to get a decent idea about happenings around the world.

    Also, have a look at some of the interview transcripts from last year and try to find out interviews where foreign policy related questions were asked and try to prepare yourself to face similar questions. More often than not they don't go too deep so don't worry so much.
    sure sir
    aapne abhi mains diya kya (maine nahi diya)
    1 more thing I find those three channel far better then vox, and adding 1 more monocle 24 the foreign desk podcast : )))))
    I find visiting idsa and orf and searching for relevant content a laborious task, so kya koi easy solution any compilation u recommend :) o:)
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