News behind The News – 21 December, 2020

POLITY

FARMERS AND GOVERNMENT, BOTH FIRM

AGRARIAN DISCONTENT ACROSS SOUTH ASIA

AMIT SHAH, THE GREAT STRATEGIST

CONGRESS: INTERNAL TUSSLE

JAMMU AND KASHMIR: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS AFTER DDC POLLS - LG

HEALTH: MALNUTRITION IN KIDS WORSENS: 2015-19

EXPERT COMMENTS

LITTLE CHANCE OF THE FARMERS’ PROTESTS ENDING SOON

DEFENCE

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1971 INDIA-PAKISTAN WAR

REVIEW OF “THE WELLINGTON EXPERIENCE”

DEFENCE MINISTRY CLEARS ACQUISITION PROPOSALS WORTH RS 28,000 CRORE

INTEGRATED MARITIME COMMAND

PRITHVI-2 MISSILES TESTIFIED

EXPERT COMMENTS

REMEMBERING BANGLADESH’S LIBERATION WAR

IN CONTEXT: INDIA’S RENEWED IOR OUTREACH

NEIGHBOURS

INDIA - BANGLADESH: CHINA STEELING A MARCH OVER INDIA

MYANMAR: CHINA, INDIA VYING FOR INFLUENCE

INDIA LINKS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY

PROTECTING SECURITY INTEREST FROM CHINESE TELECOM VENDORS

EXPERT COMMENTS

MUCH PREACHING, BUT LITTLE SUPPORT FOR BANGLADESH IN THE ROHINGYA CRISIS

INTERNATIONAL

US BAN ON CHINA’S COTTON: OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA

INDIA - US: PARTICIPATING IN NEW TECHNOLOGY COALITIONS

INDIA - RUSSIA: STRATEGIC REALITY OF INDO-PACIFIC

CHANGING WORLD ORDER: INDIA NEEDS TO GET ITS PRIORITIES RIGHT

INDIA - UK: TIME TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS

RESTRUCTURING OF MEA

EXPERT COMMENTS

ECONOMY

ECONOMIC RECOVERY: STILL ‘QUARTERS’ AWAY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

- FY21 GDP growth estimate revised to -7.4% from -10.9%: SBI

- Weekly unemployment rate at record 23-week high: CMIE

- Caution on retail inflation

- 40% professionals expect jobs to increase: LinkedIn

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

- Spectrum auction  approved

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

- Electronics manufacturing vision

ECONOMIC NOTES