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SPECIAL REPORT

A Year Journey of Good Governance

18. New Policy Against Terrorism 22. Two Billion Vaccine Doses
Following the 2016 surgical strikes and the 2019 Balakot Driven by the production of Bharat Biotech-ICMR’s
airstrikes, ‘Operation Sindoor’ was launched in May Covaxin and Pune-manufactured Covishield, the
2025, targeting nine hideouts in a single night. The vaccination drive launched in January 2021 reached the
policy clearly established that terrorist attacks would be milestone of two billion doses. The CoWIN platform
met with a military response; no distinction would be managed the logistics, and India supplied vaccines to
made between terrorists and those harbouring them. nearly 100 countries.

19. Article 370: One Nation, One 23. Harnessing the Power of Rivers
Constitution The Ken-Betwa project was launched in December
Article 370, which had been in effect for nearly 70 2024, aiming to provide irrigation to 1.1 million
years, was abrogated in 2019. The Presidential Order, hectares in the Bundelkhand region. Freight transport
the parliamentary resolution, and the reorganisation act via waterways rose from 18 million tonnes in 2013-14 to
were all passed on the same day. In December 2023, 145 million tonnes in 2024-25. The Indus Waters Treaty
the Supreme Court upheld the procedure, and assembly was suspended following the April 2025 Pahalgam
elections were held in 2024. attack.

20. Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya 24. Russia-Ukraine War
After a wait spanning five centuries, the Supreme Court Following the outbreak of war in February 2022, 22,500
handed over the disputed site for temple construction Indians were evacuated via 90 flights under ‘Operation
in November 2019. The consecration ceremony took Ganga’. The share of Russian crude oil rose from 2
place on January 22, 2024, and the main construction percent to one-third, yet inflation did not reach double
was completed in November 2025 with the hoisting of digits.
the Dharma Dhwaja.
25. West Asia Conflict
21. Railway Tracks Accelerate The closure of the Strait of Hormuz after February
India’s Pace 28, 2026, strained energy supplies, as half of the crude
oil imports passed through this route. Prime Minister
Although the freight corridor project was approved Narendra Modi engaged in talks with both Tehran
in 2008, not a single kilometre of track had been and Washington; thanks to import duty cuts and the
laid by 2014. Subsequently, construction continued flow of supplies, the economy
and investment gained momentum. Freight grew at a rate of 7.8 percent.
transport was accelerated through an
expenditure exceeding ₹45,000 crore, a
significant increase from the mere ₹4,000 crore
spent previously. Today, those who spread
terrorism are on the back
foot. If Pakistan engages in
any nefarious activity, Indian
forces strike them right inside
their own territory. Peace
has prevailed across regions
ranging from Jammu &
Kashmir to the North East. The
backbone of Maoist terror and
Naxalism has been broken.
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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