News behind The News – 13 December, 2021

Dec 13, 2021 - 21:42 Updated: Dec 19, 2021 - 17:54
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POLITY

  • BJP’s Vulnerabilities: Possibilities of opposition exploiting them

  • Repeal of Farm Laws: PM Modi’s deliberate change in Strategy

  • Comment: Indian Farm Bill Repeal: Setback to Reforms, Betrayal of poor Farmers 

  • 100 years of RSS in 2025

  • Expert Analyses: Nagaland after the ‘Blunder’

  • Jammu and Kashmir: Monthly Army Deaths Fall, Civilian Fatalities Rise

 

DEFENCE

  • Expert Analyses: Issues after Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat’s Death: Succession and Reforms

  • S-400 Missiles from Russia may not Impact India-US ties

  • Comment: The External Dimensions of India-Russia Relations

  • Johnnette Technologies raises about $1-Million in Pre-Series-A Funding from Hardcastle Petrofer

  • Vacancies in Armed Forces

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Comment: Don’t Trust Pakistan on Wheat to Afghanistan; Iran Oprion can be Explored

  • Comment: CPEC: A Harbinger of Utopia or Misery for the People of Gwadar?

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • President Putin’s Visit: Unstated Understanding on both Sides that each needs the other

  • Comment: The Unprecedented Rise of the Indian-American CEO in Corporate America

  • Covid 19: Africa not buying Enough Vaccines

ECONOMY

Monetary Policy Review

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • GDP forecast lowered to 8.4%: Fitch

  • Retail inflation could be higher in November

POLICY INITIATIVES

  • Encouraging semiconductor production

AUTOMOBILES

  • Negative auto retail sales

INFRASTRUCTURE

  • 144 central infra projects reported delays in 2021-22

  • 25 airports for asset monetization

FOREX

  • 4th largest foreign exchange reserves in world

CURRENCY

  • Further discussions on cryptocurrency regulatory framework