News behind The News – 30 June, 2025

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Concentrated Power in PMO

  • 50 Years since Imposition of Emergency: Lessons

  • Manipur: Restoration of Peace and Development

 

DEFENCE

  • India Coast Guard Inducts ‘Adamya’, First Indigenous Fast Patrol Vessel with Advanced Tech Edge

  • Taking Flight: Raphe Mphibr Raises $100 Million to Supercharge Aircraft Innovation in India

  • Army Emergency Buying Spree to Boost Defence Readiness against Pakistan, China

  • Solar Industries Bags ₹158 Crore Defence Order for Loitering Munition as Market Cap Hits ₹1.5 Lakh Crore

  • Indian Army Orders ₹137 Crore Ideaforge Drones after Operation Sindoor Success

  • Reliance Defence Secures INR 600 Crore Ammo Export Deal with Germany’s Rheinmetall

  • Safran to Build First Overseas Rafale Engine MRO in Hyderabad, Boosting India’s Defence Ecosystem

  • Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla aboard Axiom-4: Indian Contribution

  • HAL Rockets into Space, To Launch Small Satellites in New Spaceflight Era

  • Comment: Why India’s Defence Start-UPS and MSMEs Must Think Civilian Too

  • Comment: Lions, Shadows, And Silk Roads: How the Israel-Iran Clash Reshaped West Asia's Strategic Chessboard

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Cover Story: India - Pakistan: US Complicating Bilateral Relations

  • India - China: Rivalry Extends Beyond Land Borders 

  • India - Bangladesh: India Considering Amending the Ganges Treaty

INTERNATIONAL

  • India - US: 'Very Big' Trade Deal on the Way - Trump

  • Expert Analyses: Israel, Iran War: India in The New Regional Dynamic

  • SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet: India Refuses to Sign Document That Skipped Pak Terror

  • India - Russia: Talks on S-400 Air Defence System Deliveries and Future Missile Supply

  • ‘Voice of Global South’ Silent on the Israel-Iran War

  • India - Canada: A Thaw in the Making

ECONOMY

INDIA’S PROBABLE STRATEGY  IN A WORLD MARKED BY SHIFTS IN TRADE POLICIES AND CONTINUING GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS

TRANSFORMING INDIA INTO A GREEN   ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • FY26 GDP growth estimates raised to 6.5%: S&P

  • Inflation  and  unemployment

  • Impact of geopolitical tensions  on  workplaces

  • Household income survey tentatively scheduled for 2026

AUTOMOBILES

  • Govt considers easing fuel efficiency norms for small cars

  • India's low EV growth: Report

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  • 5G subscriptions set to hit 2.9 billion

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • Mini ‘AI missions’ sprout in states

  • Nine in 10 Indian employees embracing GenAI tools: Report

TRADE

  • Android phones exports rise