News behind The News – 14 July, 2025

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Electing BJP’s Next President

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Developing Strategic Infrastructure

  • Jammu and Kashmir: Full Statehood needs to be restored

 

DEFENCE

  • Defence Exports Surge

  • India’s Research Development and Innovation Scheme

  • Shakti-VIII: A New Chapter in INDO-French Defence Cooperation Concludes

  • India, Australia Launch Undersea Surveillance Research Project to Tackle Emerging Maritime threats. Here’s what they seek to do

  • Collaboration with UK or France to Co-Develop Aircraft Engines in India

  • Turkey Eyes Strategic Inroads into Bangladesh amid SAARC’s Decline and Asian Realignment

  • Comment: Ankara’s Pakistan Tilt: Fallout on India–Türkiye Relations

  • Keel-laying Ceremony for Indian Navy’s Third Fleet Support Ship held in Tamil Nadu

  • Hindustan Shipyard Delivers First ‘Made in India’ Diving Support Vessel ‘NISTAR’ to Navy

  • Hindustan Shipyard to Integrate Anti-Drone, NLOS Comms Systems on Indian Naval Ships

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Expert Analyses: Enhanced Security Threat to India: China-Pakistan Battlefield Collusion; Enticing Bangladesh and Revival of US, Pakistan Military Ties

  • India - Pakistan: The Cryptocurrency Challenge

  • Huge Push for Drone Manufacturing

  • India - Pakistan: Mistakes Foreign Governments Make in Understanding Relations

  • India - Afghanistan: India’s Abstention from UNGA Resolution Criticising Taliban

  • Expert Analyses: India - China: Beijing UPSET at India Role in Dalai Lama’s Birthday Celebrations

  • India - Iran: Eam Jaishankar, Iranian Foreign Minister Meet

INTERNATIONAL

  • Cover Story: India - US: Difficulties in Bilateral Relations and in Getting a Trade Deal Through

  • Expert Analyses: BRICS Summit:  Questions over India Investing so much in a BLOC That Does Little to Serve Its Current Interests

  • India-Brazil: PM Modi, President Lula Discussions Strengthen Ties

  • PM Modi’s Bilateral Meetings on Summit Sidelines

  • India-Greece- Cyprus Defence ties to Counter Türkiye!

  • Critique on India’s Foreign Policy

ECONOMY

INDIA IS THE THIRD ECONOMY IN TERMS OF PPP

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Services sector surge

INDUSTRY

  • Non-Chinese JVs by local electronics parts vendors

  • 11 companies set to double profits with up to 2,500% surge