News behind The News – 29 August, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Cover Story: Road To 2024: Perceptions, Narratives Could Change  

  • Comment: Who can take on Narendra Modi in 2024? Contradictions and Ego Hassles Mar Opposition Unity

  • Corruption Cases against Opposition Leaders

  • Congress: Senior Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Resigns; Attack Led Rahul Gandhi

  • Expert Analyses: Electing a Congress Chief

  • Bilkis Bano Gangrape Case: Release Challenged in SC

  • Expert Analyses: Welfare Models: AAP vs BJP

 

DEFENCE

  • PM  Modi to Commission first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier on Sep. 2

  • Indian Coast Guard Rescues 32 Bangladeshi Fishermen

  • Boeing Unveils Aatmanirbhar Bharat Strategy for India‘s Defence Industry 

  • Comment: Increased Drug trade in Golden Triangle: Security Implications

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Sri Lanka, China, India and Yuan Wang 5

  • Comment: Sri Lanka Allays Indian Concerns, Says it believes in Regional Solidarity; Extra Regional Powers have no Strategic Leeway in South Asia

  • India - China: Diplomacy and Multilateral Military Exercises

  • India - China: Huawei to Reduce R&D Operations

  • Pakistan, The Bad Boy of South Asia

  • India - Nepal: Impact of Agnipath Scheme

  • Comment: India’s Coastal Security Challenge - and Preventing Another 26/11

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Chinese Scholar, Liu Zongyi’s Thesis: India will be a major Beneficiary in a China, US Conflict

  • India - US: US Predator Acquisition waits Govt Approval

  • SCO Members Should Fight, Eliminate Terror Jointly: Rajnath Singh

  • UNSC: Respect Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity and International Agreements - India

  • Expert Analyses: Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order

  • Comment: Indian Outreach to Latin America and Caribbean: Needed More Frequent and Diversified Interactions

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Q1FY23 GDP growth expected at 15.7%: SBI Ecowrap

POLICY INITIATIVES

  • A drones procurement framework in works

  • Forex rule modified to ease investment in foreign fintech companies

MONEY AND BANKING

  • Russian banks in talks with Indian lenders to facilitate bilateral business in local currencies

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  • Changes 5G could bring about

  • Plan to restrict China in sub-₹12k handset segment