News behind The News – 02 November, 2020
STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS
POLITY
RSS CHIEF’S ANNUAL SPEECH: CLOSE ALIGNMENT WITH BJP
BIHAR ELECTIONS: IMPACT BEYOND THE STATE
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: CENTRE OPENS UP LAND SALE
NAGALAND: THE RECALCITRANT MUIVAH AND NSCN (I-M)
EXPERT COMMENTS
DEFENCE
INDIA-US SIGN GEOSPATIAL DEAL, PLAN INDUSTRY SUMMIT THIS YEAR, AS POMPEO HITS CHINA
5 MILITARY THEATRE COMMANDS
16 MORE RAFALE FIGHTERS TO BE INDUCTED BY APRIL
INDIA DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY RELEASES 2020 PROCUREMENT MANUAL
HAL SIGNS $54-MILLION DEAL FOR ERP PROJECT WITH TECH MAHINDRA
EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE LAUNCH
EXPERT COMMENTS
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY IN INDIA-CHINA NUCLEAR RELATIONS
WHY THE REVIVAL OF CPEC NOW?
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: INDIA REJECTS DISENGAGEMENT PROPOSAL
MOMENTOUS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN PAKISTAN, WITH POSSIBLE IMPACT ON INDIA
INDIA - NEPAL: R&AW CHIEF’S VISIT
EXPERT COMMENTS
TIME FOR INDIA TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH TAIWAN
INTERNATIONAL
INDIA - US: 2+2 DIALOGUE: STRONG REINFORCEMENT OF THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
TRUMP OR BIDEN: WHO IS BETTER FOR INDIA
MODI AND TRUMP: MUCH IS SIMILAR, MUCH DIFFERENT
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA STANDS BEHIND FRANCE: CONDEMNS TURKEY
EXPERT COMMENTS
THE FIRMING UP OF INDIA-US TIES
INDIA, US DRAW STRATEGICALLY CLOSER IN SHIFTING GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS
ECONOMY
CAN INDIA BE AMONG FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMIES IN FY22 ?
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
- April-Sept fiscal deficit exceeds the full-year target
- COVID-19 to erode 3 yrs of fiscal consolidation gains of states: RBI
MONEY AND BANKING
- India’s biggest bank merger, possibly
ECONOMIC NOTES