News behind The News – 07 July, 2025

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

Jul 7, 2025 - 11:16 Updated: Jul 14, 2025 - 14:14
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POLITY

  • Expert Analyses: Debate on Emergency, Nationalism and Secularism

  • Poverty: Conflicting Views on Methodology of Poverty Measurement

  • Karnataka’s Draft Bill on Fake News: Criticism

  • The Prospect of Energy Exploration at Andaman 

 

DEFENCE

  • Defence Ministry Removes Reference to Pakistan in Statement on Rajnath Talks with Pete Hegseth

  • Parag Jain Takes Charge as R & AW Chief: Quiet Force behind India’s Boldest Intelligence Strikes

  • India Drops Anchor in Colombo: Mazagon Dock’s $53m Buyout Bolsters Maritime Reach, Counters China

  • India Navy Commissions Last Foreign-Built Warship INS Tamal In Russia, To Counter China, Pakistan

  • Udaygiri Delivered: India Navy Latest Stealth Frigate Boosts Indigenous Firepower and Self-Reliance

  • Apache Helicopters Delivery Soon

  • India Eyes Custom Eurodrone Deal as DRDO Explores Deep Tech Tie-Up in Germany

  • India Clears ₹1 Lakh Crore Defence Deals for Indigenous Systems to Boost Combat Readiness

  • ‘Atmanirbharta’ (Self Reliance) in Air Force

  • Axiom-4 Mission: Space Programme Entering a Bold New Era

  • Comment: India and the MQ-9b Sky/Sea Guardian Deal

  • Comment: Pakistan’s False Conflation of Gaza Crisis with Kashmir

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Cover Story: India - Pakistan: Also Dealing with a China, Bangladesh Axis

  • India - Sri Lanka: Mazagon Dock’s Strategic 51% Stake In Sri Lanka's Largest Shipyard

  • Expert Analyses: Tibet: Dalai Lama Confirms He will be Reincarnated; India in A Fix

INTERNATIONAL

  • PM Modi’s Week Long 5-Nation visit Including Attending the Brics Summit

  • Expert Analyses: India - US:  July 9 Deadline On the Trade Deal

  • Expert Analyses: Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Not to India’s Complete Liking

  • Expert Analyses: Brics, Quad Not Answer to India’s Security Concerns: Delhi’s Priorities must be Pragmatic

ECONOMY

EXPERT ANALYSES: THE GCC BOOM: POTENTIAL TO

TRANSFORM THE  JOB MARKET

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Low growth in June

  • Good growth momentum, but with external risks

INDUSTRY

  • Slowdown in IIP

  • Services sector growth hits 10-month high: PMI shows

  • Electronic parts PLI approvals to start in  August-September

  • Startups to raise over Rs 18,000 crore via IPOs