News behind The News – 07 December, 2020

POLITY

FARMER PROTESTS: NO BREAKTHROUGH BUT GOVERNMENT SOFTENS STANCE

‘LOVE JIHAD’ LAW: LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

JAMMU AND KASHMIR: PARTICIPATION BY MAINSTREAM PARTIES IN DDC ELECTIONS, A POSITIVE SIGN

EXPERT COMMENTS

THE STATE VS FARMERS: MISTRUST SOURS TIES

DEFENCE

NAVY DAY: CHIEF ADMIRAL KARAMBIR SINGH SPEAKS ON VARIOUS ISSUES

INDIA TEST FIRES BRAHMOS CRUISE MISSILE IN ANTI-SHIP MODE, HITS BULLSEYE

HAL DELIVERS LARGEST CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT TANK TO SPACE AGENCY

EXPERT COMMENTS

NEIGHBOURS

CHINA PLANS DOWNSTREAM DAMS ON BRAHMAPUTRA

CHINA HAS NOW RISEN, SO HAS INDIA: RSS CHIEF

INDIA - CHINA: SWARM DRONE SYSTEM WORK FAST-TRACKED

INDIA - CHINA:  ALLOW  CHINESE COMPANIES INTO NON-STRATEGIC AREAS

INDIA - PAKISTAN: IMPACT OF ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN (GB)

INDIA-SRI LANKA-MALDIVES CONSULTATIONS ON MARITIME AND SECURITY COOPERATION

CHINA’S ACTIVITIES IN BHUTAN, NEPAL: INDIA NEEDS TO CHANGE ITS GAME PLAN

NEW ENERGY IN INDIA’S NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY

EXPERT COMMENTS

STYMIEING NUCLEAR CAPABILITY THE DIRTY WAY: YET CHINA-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR AXIS IS IGNORED

PAKISTAN REMAINS VULNERABLE TO A 'TERRORIST TAKEOVER'; TALIBAN DEAL 'POORLY ADVISED', SAYS FORMER US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JOHN BOLTON

COLOMBO-DELHI-MALE DIALOGUE: LOOKING BEYOND MARITIME SECURITY

INTERNATIONAL

INDIA - CANADA: TRUDEAU’S ‘UNCALLED FOR’  INTERFERENCE

EXPERT ANALYSES: COMING TO TERMS WITH NEW  GEOPOLITICAL REALITIES IN WEST ASIA

INDIA - US: CONTINUITY IN INDIA POLICY WILL REMAIN AFTER TRUMP

INDIA HOSTS SCO SUMMIT

RCEP: INTERPLAY OF GEO-ECONOMICS AND GEOPOLITICS

EXPERT COMMENTS

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE NATION AND ECONOMY: LOOSING HOPE

EXPERT ANALYSES: SECOND-QUARTER NUMBERS: ECONOMY COULD RECOVER EARLIER

MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE (MPC) POLICY REVIEW: KEY INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

- Manufacturing PMI falls

AUTOMOBILES

- PV sales  increase 9% YoY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

- 350 million 5G users by end of 2026: Ericsson Mobility Report

ENERGY

- $66 billion investment in gas infrastructure

MONEY AND BANKING

- Trouble ahead: high bounce rates

TRADE

- Exports drop 17.84% in April-November

ECONOMIC NOTES