News behind The News – 01 September, 2025

POLITY

• Bihar Elections and Rahul Gandhi’s ‘VOTE ADHIKAR YATRA’ (Right to Vote)

• BJP Confident, But Gaps in Delivering Development Promises

• ‘Samudrayaan' Mission: Deep Sea Exploration

DEFENCE

• How will India’s ‘Iron Dome’ work? CDS General Chauhan reveals ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ blueprint

• Project Kusha: India’s Own Dome of Protection; An S-400 Style Defence System in the Making?

• India Readies $1 Billion Deal for Additional GE Engines from the US

• Army Upgrades LOC Defences after Operation Sindoor, Steps up Counter-Drone Measures in J&K

• Army Chief General Dwivedi’s Algeria visit A Step towards Boosting India–Africa Defence Cooperation

• IADT-1 the Gaganyaan Test Conducted on August 24

• Comment: Charting India–Maldives Relations under Muizzu

• Comment: Resetting Ties: Modi’s visit Reinvigorates India–Maldives Relations

NEIGHBOURS

• India - China:  Curtain Raiser on PM Modi’s visit

• Expert Analyses: India, Russia and China: An Odd Threesome

• China-Pak-Afghan Confederation: Looks Unlikely

• India - Bangladesh: India should adopt a more Realistic Policy

INTERNATIONAL

• Cover Story: India - US:   As Trump’s 50% Tariffs kick in, India Remains Firm

• Cover Story: India - US: Sergio Gore, the New Ambassador to India

• India - US: 2+2 Dialogue Amid Tariff Tensions

• India - Russia: Impact of Trump Tariffs on India’s Russian Oil Imports

• India - Japan: Strengthening Economic Ties

• India, Fiji Announce Defence and Security Action Plan AMID Rising China Influence in Pacific

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Economy likely slowed in April-June: Reuters poll

• Fitch affirms India at 'BBB-' with stable outlook; tariff impact on GDP will be 'modest'

• India could be  second-largest economy by 2038 in PPP terms: EY report