UPSC Current Affairs 19 February 2026 — The Hindu

• SC asks govt. to consider plea to treat ‘racial slur’ as a hate crime
• Military AI and urgency of guardrails
• Mamata govt., ED spar in SC over I-PAC raids
• Simultaneous polls panel mulling curbs on no-trust motion
• A ‘Third Way’ for AI governance
• The need for diversity in the judiciary
• Trump unveils first Japan investments post trade pact
• With her bold victory, Japanese PM is set to push hard-right policies
• Nvidia, OpenAI announce partnerships with Indian firms, academic institutes
• India stays out of statement criticising Israel’s actions
• Constitution should be amended to make it more federal in nature: Stalin
• Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea against new data law
• India’s moment to restoring balance to copyright
• AI for people, applying technology for social good
• OTC derivatives: RBI defers Unique Transaction ID
• ‘Made in Europe’ or ‘Made with Europe’? Buy-Europe push splits bloc