News behind The News – 27 December, 2021

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Jammu and Kashmir: The Politics of Delimitation

  • Expert Analyses: Modi does not use Religion for Politics: Politics is only the Periphery, The Core is Religion

  • Paradoxical Phenomenon of Regional Parties

  • Electoral Reform: Linking Electoral Rolls with Aadhar - Pros and Cons

  • Himalayan Glaciers Undergoing Mass Loss at an Alarming Rate

  • Comment: Growing Income Disparities in India can Upset Social Equilibrium

 

DEFENCE

  • Self-Reliance in Defence Systems, Emphasises  Rajnath Singh

  • DRDO “Working on Multiple Varieties of Missiles”

  • DRDO Successfully Conducts 2nd Flight-Test of Surface-to-Surface Missile ‘Pralay’

  • DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight-Test of Indigenous Aerial Target ‘Abhyas’

  • Rajnath Singh Unveils Bharat Forge's Indigenous Multi-Terrain Artillery Gun (Marg) 155 – Br

  • Bel's Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle Inducted

  • Saudi Company Ties up with BEL for A&D Technologies

  • MBDA Fined 1 Million Euros for Delay in fulfilling its offset Obligations

  • Aerospace and Defence Indubator Launched

  • President Kovind witnesses Naval Operations, Visits Under-Construction Aircraft Carrier

  • India Decommissions Naval Warship after Over Three Decades of Service

  • Comment: Visit of Chairman Vietnam’s National People’s Assembly and India-Vietnam Relations

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • US Ambivalent on Pakistan’s Support of Terrorism

  • India - Sri Lanka: Arrest of 68 Fishermen from Tamil Nadu

  • India - Myanmar: Pragmatism Needed in Dealing with Military Junta

  • India - Bangladesh:  Growing Trust

  • Comment: India-Bangladesh Ties Headed For a 'Golden Phase', with Enhanced Connectivity Creating New Opportunities

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Expert Analyses: Foreign Ministers Meeting of Central Asian Republics

  • Comment: India’s Outreach to Central Asia: Afghanistan Factor gives it Added Importance

  • Balancing Relations between Russia and US

  • India - Taiwan: Talks on Free-Trade Agreement

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • CII poll of CEOs: expect 9-10 pc growth in current fiscal

  • India heading towards stagflation: Amit Mitra

POLICY INITIATIVES

  • Semiconductor policy announced

INDUSTRY

  • Domestic retail sales in November up 9%

  • Trial production of iPhone 13 commences

  • $36 billion funds for Startups in 2021

TRADE

  • Record India-China trade

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

  • M&A act near an all-time high