News behind The News – 21 August, 2023

POLITY

• Cover Story: PM Modi’s Independence Day Address: Analysis

• Expert Analyses: India’s Achievements In 76 Years: The Positive and the Not So Positive

• Haryana Communal Violence: A Silver Lining

• Criminal Justice System: Rewriting the Code

• Gyanvapi Mosque Survey: Limitations of a Scientific Survey

• Digital Personal Protection Act, 2003: A Critique

• Success of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’:  More needs to be done

DEFENCE

• With Eye on China, Pakistan Air Battles, India Forward Deploys its LCA Tejas Fighters for Ultimate Clash

• Made in India: Army Orders Rs 7,300 Cr Emergency Equipment

• Army to Induct Niche and Modern Tech in 2 Years

• India Launches New Frigates at GRSE

• Rs 40,000 Crore Indian Submarine Deal; Germany, Spain in Contest

• Moon Probe: India Surpasses China

• ISRO to Launch Solar Mission Aditya-l1 to Study Sun

• Comment: Strengthening Resilience: Atmanirbhar Bharat and Tackling Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

NEIGHBOURS

• Expert Analyses: India - China: Outcome of 19th Round of Military Talks Reflects Deep Freeze in Relations

• Comment: Another Round of India-China Military Talks: Obfuscating Ground Realities?

• Comment: Crisis-Ridden Pakistan Battles an Afghan Dilemma

INTERNATIONAL

• Expert Analyses: India - Taiwan: Visit of Three Former Indian Chiefs

• Comment: How the China Factor Influenced US-India ties in the Last 76 Years

• India’s Establishes itself as a Soft Power

• Where did India's Money Go - British Looted Nearly  $45 Trillion

ECONOMY

INDIANS LARGELY OPTIMISTIC ON FUTURE: SURVEY 

IMPORT POLICY: BACK TO THE LICENSE RAJ

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Inflation Worries

INDUSTRY

• India now 2nd largest mobile manufacturing nation: Counterpoint

• Profit jumps, revenue growth decelerates for Industry  in Q1

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Government targets 80% local value addition

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGNCE

• AI impact on full-time tech roles

MONEY AND BANKING

• RBI circular on how banks can levy penalties on loan accounts