News behind The News – 21 July, 2025

POLITY

• BJP: The Battle for Succession

• Karnataka’s Draft bill on ‘Misinformation and ‘Fake News’

• Jammu and Kashmir: Martyr’s Day 

• Manipur: Peace Remains Elusive

• Mizoram: Influx of Refugees from Myanmar

DEFENCE

• Pakistan’s Chinese-Origin Drones begin Incursions in India Once Again: Why, How & More

• India Approves Rs 36,000 Cr Defence Deal, Three Qrsam Regiments to be acquired

• India, France Collaboration OS Next-Gen Jet Engine

• India Receives Second GE-404 Engine for LCA Tejas Mark 1a Fighter Jets

• ULFA-I Says Drone Attacks in Myanmar Killed Senior Leaders, Indian Army Denies Involvement

• CDS Chauhan on Self-Reliance in UAVS Etc

• India requests U.S. for Co-Production of Javelin Missiles

• Russian S-400 Maker to Collaborate with Indian Firm for MRO Facility for System: Report

• Army Partners with IIT Kanpur for Developing Avalanche Victim Detection System

• Indian Air Force, DRDO Successfully Test Astra Missile with RF Seeker from SU-30 MK-I

• Army Conducts Successful Trials of Akash Prime Air Defence System in Ladakh

• India’s First Indigenously-Designed DSV Nistar to Boost Undersea Rescue Capacity: Here’s how

• ISRO Achieves Major Milestone in Gaganyaan Mission with Successful Test of Service Module Propulsion System

• An Indian in Space: Spinoffs

• Comment: China’s Fighter Aircraft Development: A Brief History

NEIGHBOURS

• India - Pakistan: The Challenge from Pakistan is Greater Now

• INDUS Waters Treaty Ruling: Setback for India

• Cover Story: India - China:  Relations may Not Have Truly Turned a Corner

INTERNATIONAL

• India - UK: Imminent FTA

• Expert Analyses: India - US: The Trump Challenge Deepens 

• India’s Rare Earths Resource-Linked Diplomacy

• India - South America: Politics Secondary to Business

• India - Africa: PM Modi's visit to African Nations

ECONOMY

ECONOMY: THE GOOD AND THE BAD

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Declining inflation

TRADE

• Trade data: some cheer but dangers loom large

AUTOMOBILES

• Car sales drop to 18-month low in June

• Tesla arrives

ENERGY

• India achieves 50% non-fossil fuel power generation ahead of 2030 target

CYBER FRAUDS

• Indians losing Rs 1,000 crore every month to cyber frauds originating from Southeast Asian countries