News behind The News – 17 June, 2024

POLITY

• Cover Story: Nature of The Council of Ministers

• Expert Analyses: BJP, RSS Relations: Emerging Cracks 

• Cover Story: More Analyses of Election Results

• Expert Analyses: Jammu and Kashmir: Three Militant Attacks in Three Days 

• Manipur: Naga Body Bars Congress MP, Two Others from Public Platforms

DEFENCE

• Rajnath Singh Assumes Charge as India's Defence Minister for Second Term

• ‘AGNIPATH’, Modernisation: Top of Agenda

• Comment: Political Compulsions Back in Calculus

• Lt Gen. Upendra Dwivedi Next Army Chief

• Virtual Reality Models to Boost Military Decision Making: Lt Gen Rs Raman

• Indian Air Force Contributes to Indian Election Efforts

• Need for a Third Aircraft Carrier: Issues between Navy and wit Force

• Comment: Defence Exports – An Adjunct to India’s Foreign Policy

NEIGHBOURS

• India - Maldives: Significance of President Muizzu’s New Delhi visit

• China Influencing Bangladeshi Youth Through ‘Center for China Studies’

• China’s ‘SMR’ Nuclear Technology: Threat and Opportunities to India

INTERNATIONAL

• Expert Analyses: Foreign Policy Continuity to Remain

• G7 Meet: Chance for PM to Reboot Relations with The West

• Global Peace Summit:  Modi Perfectly Placed to Mediate

• India - US: The ‘Good’ and the ‘Not So Good’

• BRICS Meet: Call for Enhanced use of Local Currencies in Trade

• India - UK: Labour may be Better for India

ECONOMY

LOOMING FINANCIAL CRISIS ?

UNEMPLOYMENT, A CHALLENGE FOR THE ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Inflation under control, IIP dips

• Manufacturing sector looks for policy continuity

TRADE

• Trade deficit widens to $23.78 billion; exports rise 9%