News behind The News – 30 November, 2020

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

 ‘LOVE JIHAD’: FOUNDATION OF HINDU ‘RASHTRA’ (NATION)

 JAMMU AND KASHMIR: LOCAL BODIES’ POLLS

 CONGRESS: POSSIBLE ORGANISATIONAL ELECTIONS

 KERALA ORDINANCE: RESTRICTING  FREE SPEECH

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

 IS “LOVE JEHAD” A TACTICAL PLOY ?

‘LOVE JIHAD’ BILLS BY BJP-RULED STATES AGAINST INDIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES

 

DEFENCE

MIG-29K COMBAT JET CRASHES AT SEA

INDIA GETS TWO AMERICAN DRONES ON ONE-YEAR LEASE FOR SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS

REVIVED INDIA-MADE JET TRAINER PROJECT SHOWS PROMISE, SPIN FLIGHT TESTS BEGIN

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

CONVERGING PRIORITIES: INDIA, FRANCE AND GERMANY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

INDIAN NAVY: TIME TO EXPAND THE GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE OF MISSION BASED DEPLOYMENTS

 

NEIGHBOURS

INDIA - CHINA: 43 MORE APPS BANNED; CHINA’S STRONG REACTION

INDIA - CHINA: RENEWED THREAT IN DOKLAM

LADAKH CONFLICT: COUNTERING THE MISMATCH THROUGH THE IAF

PERILS OF A DISENGAGEMENT TRADEOFF WITH CHINA

NEED FOR A COORDINATED TIBET AND HIMALAYAN POLICY

INDIA - CHINA: THE RIVER WATER ASPECT OF THE CONFLICT

INDIA - PAKISTAN:  ENVOYS BRIEFED ON NAGROTA AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

INDIA SHOULD CONSIDER A SURGICAL STRIKE RERUN AS PAKISTAN CONTINUES TO VIOLATE CEASEFIRE

WITH DRASTIC TROOP CUTS IS US HANDING OVER AF-PAK TO CHINA?

 

INTERNATIONAL

INDIA - US: UNDERSTANDING BIDEN’S CABINET

G20 SUMMIT: FOCUS ON COVID-19 AND TERRORISM

DEFENCE RELATIONS WITH US, RUSSIA

JAISHANKAR’S VISIT TO BAHRAIN AND THE UAE: STRATEGIC POSSIBILITIES

INDIA - PALESTINE: MODI FORMULATES AN INDEPENDENT APPROACH

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

BEYOND MALABAR: QUAD NEEDS TO SUPPLEMENT MILITARY EXERCISES WITH ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS

 

ECONOMY

EXPERT ANALYSES: CORPORATES IN BANKING: CONTROVERSIAL SUGGESTION BY RBI PANEL

EXPORTS, NOT PROTECTIONISM  CREATE JOBS

 

ENERGY

- India to double refining capacity in next five years: PM Modi

- Solar tariffs at record low of Rs 2.00 per unit

 

INVESTMENT

- Single window approval for FDI by March

- India can attract $120-160 billion FDI annually by 2025: CII-EY report

- India 4th major host of greenfield FDI projects during 2004-2015

 

ECONOMIC NOTES