Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone | UPSC Mains Essay 2025

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Each & every Essay topic this year (UPSC 2025) was a hidden debate about truth and bias, war and restraint, wealth and desire.

The art of writing them is not in collecting & dumping examples, which is usually the refrain of old school Essay frameworks (PESTLE, SWOT, Shareholders etc.) but in showing a journey: from Thesis, where you state the core idea; to Antithesis, where you confront its counter-truth; and finally to Synthesis, where you rise to a wiser perspective that reconciles the two.

This is how a single line of wisdom evolves into examples and arguments that actually connect with one another.

UPSC’s message is clear: Thematic, GS-heavy topics are a gone era. It will test the breadth of your philosophical understanding and the depth of your reflection.

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0:00 – Why this PYQ is tricky; only 7% attempted in poll
0:40 – How to approach: unravel the metaphor before frameworks
1:18 – Literal thesis, anti-thesis, synthesis for “muddy water”
3:00 – Systems thinking: question hidden assumptions
3:32 – Assumption 1: Stable environment (no new “mud” entering)
4:07 – Assumption 2: Self-correcting mechanism (markets vs ecology)
5:00 – Assumption 3: Time frame matters; intervene before wounds fester
5:47 – Assumption 4: Power asymmetry (Cold War vs USA–Vietnam)
6:52 – Assumption 5: Intent = active restraint, not indifference
8:10 – When to act: status quo vs stagnation (fail cases)
9:15 – Fortification example: conditions to “leave it alone”
10:35 – Building synthesis from tested assumptions
11:46 – Apply to CA/IR: test claims by probing assumptions
12:24 – Train critical thinking: priority, weak assumptions, cross-questioning
14:50 – Promise: full 1200-word essay + cohort invite