News behind The News – 01 February, 2021

POLITY

• Farm Protests: Unclear Future after Violence

• Expert Analyses: The Republic Under Stress

• Mood of the Nation Poll:  its Modi all the way

• Congress: Vacuum of a Decisive Leadership

• Covid Exacerbated Inequalities: The Right Winning Over the Left, Globally

• Jammu and Kashmir: Increase in Militant Recruitment Even as Security Improves

• Climate Change Impact on India

EXPERT COMMENTS

• Violence Mars Farmers’ Movement

DEFENCE

• Republic Day Fly Past: Focus of Rafale

• DRDO Opens Two New Weapon Facility in Hyderabad

• Successful Test of Next Generation Akash Air Defence Missile

NEIGHBOURS

• India - China: Uneasy Border

• Pakistan Accusations of India Supporting Terrorist Organisations, A Charade

• India - Sri Lanka: Fishing Disputes in Palk Bay

EXPERT COMMENTS

• US Reviving Military Ties with Pakistan for Afghan Peace Amounts to Chasing a Chimera

• Pakistan's slow assimilation of Gilgit-Baltistan: A Strategic Challenge for India

INTERNATIONAL

• India will watch Biden Moves on its areas of Interest

• Russia will not choose between India and China

• Operation ‘Vaccine Maitri’

EXPERT COMMENTS

• Health Diplomacy: India-Made Vaccine at Centre Stage of Pandemic Management

ECONOMY

• With 11.5% projected growth in FY22, India fastest growing economy: IMF
• Economy estimated to clock 7.3% growth in 2021: UN

POLICY INITIATIVES 

• New disinvestment policy

TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

• 5G roll out

MARKETS

• 100% jump in IPOs in Q4 2020

INVESTMENTS

• 13% rise in FDI in 2020
• Overseas investment by Indian companies dips 42 pc

ECONOMIC NOTES