News behind The News – 02 May, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Cover Story: Opposition Unity: Another Attempt

  • Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi’s Outreach

  • The ‘Yogi Model’ of UP vs The ‘Modi Model’ of Gujarat

  • Silence of the AAP against Bulldozer Politics

  • Debate over the Growth of ‘Majoritarian’ Tendencies

  • India a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ on Religious Freedom Grounds: USCIRF

 

DEFENCE

  • BHEL Signs a MOU with Ge Power Conversion for the Development of Integrated Electric Propulsion Systems for the Navy

  • Rajnath Singh Urges Induction of Aircraft Carrier This Year

  • 'Buy Global, Make in India’ Model for Fighter Jets

  • IAF Readies Bagdogra Airfield for Resuming Civil Flights

  • Defence Acquisition Procedure Amended to Promote Indigenous Capability in Defence

  • Boost to Make-in-India: HAL & BEL Sign Contract for Indigenous IRST

  • Atal Tunnel Receives IBC best Infrastructure Project Award

  • Comment: India–Australia Relations on the Upswing

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund to Counter China’s BRI

  • India Should Align with Allies against the Moscow-Beijing Nexus 

  • Comment: Will India-Pakistan Peace Remain A Chimera?

  • Learning from the Crisis in Sri Lanka, Pakistan

  • Comment: New Indian Army Chief Faces a Daunting Task: Maintaining Combat Efficiency in Face of Multiple Challenges

  • Energising India’s “Neighbourhood First” Policy

  • Comment: Maldives’ Domestic Politics Has Potential for Fallout on India Ties

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Expert Analyses: Ukraine Conflict: Positives and Negatives for India in a New World Order

  • India - US: On the Same Page

  • Raisina Dialogue: Jaishankar Counters Attempts to Corner India on Ukraine

  • India Considering buying Russian Oil Assets

  • India -EU Agree to Launch Trade and Technology Council

  • India - Europe:  Strategic Shift in Ties

  • India - UK: Modi and Johnson Agree on Most Issues

  • India - Canada: Working on a FTA

  • Human Rights Abuses: India Stands up to the US

  • India - France:  India Comfortable Dealing with France

  • India’s Nuclear Doctrine vs Asymmetric Escalation

ECONOMY

EXPERT ANALYSES: CONTINUED INFLATION WORRIES

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • GDP likely to grow 7.5-8 pc in FY23

  • RBI to hike repo rate in June to tackle rising inflation: Report

MARKETS

  • Experts continue to remain hopeful