News behind The News – 02 August, 2021

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

Aug 2, 2021 - 15:56 Updated: Aug 8, 2021 - 13:27
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POLITY

  • Opposition Rallies against BJP  

  • Reservations for OBCS ahead of State Elections

  • Assam, Mizoram Border Clash

 

DEFENCE

  • Kargil Victory Day Celebrations

  • 50th Anniversary of the Historic Victory in 1971 War

  • Air Force Inducts Rafale at Hashimara

  • Tata-Boeing JV Delivers 100th Apache Gunship Fuselage

  • Indian Warship in Kenya for Maritime Exercise

  • Within Three Days, India Again Tests Akash New Generation Missile

  • Chandrayaan-3 Likely To be launched during Third Quarter Of 2022

  • Comment: Xi Jinping visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India

  • Comment: India Needs to Become Drone-Conscious to Counter Aerial Cross-Border Threats

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • India - China: An Environment of Distrust Prevails

  • India - China: Historical Strategic Mistakes 

  • Expert Analyses: Afghanistan: India’s Options

  • Afghanistan: The Significance of Central Asia

  • Afghanistan's Civil War is there to Stay: Taming the Taliban is No Easy Task

  • India - Pakistan: India’s Objection to Reference to Kashmir in Pakistan-China Press Statement

  • The Facade of Elections in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK)

  • India - Nepal: This Time, India must get it Right

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Blinken in India: Focus on Democracy

  • Blinken visit Outcome: India not reassured

  • Challenges in Indo-US Relations: A Perspective

  • West Bengal can play a Critical Role in The Success of India’s Act East Policy

 

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Growth projection downgraded to 9.5%: IMF

  • Second wave may have more lasting damage on economy: Moody’s

  • India’s GDP growth lower than Bangladesh’s: Government

  • National unemployment rate rises to 7.14%

  • 320 foreign companies registered in India between 2018-2021

AGRICULTURE

  • Uneven monsoon hits total area under ‘Kharif’ sowing, stokes inflation worries

INVESTMENT

  • Industry seeks Rs 20,000 crore more in IPO season

  • Sebi wants alternative investment funds raising money to hire investment banks

MONEY AND BANKING

  • Digital payments up 30.2% in FY21: RBI data