News behind The News – 05 June, 2023

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Cover Story: A New Parliament: New Challenges for BJP and Opposition

  • Nine Years of Modi Government: The Positives and Negatives

  • Indian Diaspora in US: Rahul Gandhi and PM Modi Compete for Influence

  • A Way around Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act

  • Expert Analyses: Manipur: Getting Dangerous

 

DEFENCE

  • Cross Staffing Of Army Officers to IAF, Navy Soon

  • Army HQ's Stern Message to Northern Command to Counter Terrorists

  • US Naval Central Command Chief visit India

  • Rafale Jets Carry out Long-Range Mission in Indian Ocean Region

  • Defence Production Crosses Rs 1 Lakh Crore Mark: Rajnath Singh

  • 2g Navigation Satellite Placed into Orbit: ISRO

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Expert Analyses: India - China: Rivalries Extend Across Global Platforms  

  • India - China:  Claim to Arunachal has no Basis

  • Inside Pakistan:  Chaos Should Worry India

  • India - Afghanistan: India Should Deal with Taliban more openly

  • Global Supply Chain Relocation: India, Vietnam To Gain

  • Comment: EU’s Growing Engagement in South Asia will Benefit India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan

INTERNATIONAL

  • 9 Years of BJP: Increasing Diplomatic Footprint: S Jaishankar

  • G7 Meet: Nothing Concrete Emerged

  • Expert Analyses: US, China Rivalry, Mixed Bag for India: Strong Response by India in The Pacific  

  • BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Summit:  No Clear Stand on Ukraine Conflict

  • SCO Virtual Summit in July in Delhi

  • India - Turkiye:  Erdogan Extended Rule Not Good for India

ECONOMY

INDIAN ECONOMY AFTER 9 YEARS

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • GDP expanded 6.1% in 2022-23’s last quarter: 2022-23 growth  at 7.2%

  • Growth momentum likely to sustain in 2023-24: RBI

  • Global downturn impacting India

  • India may have achieved current account surplus: experts

INDUSTRY

  • Manufacturing PMI hits 31-month high

  • Infrastructure output slows to 6-month low of 3.5% in April

  • India Inc’s revenue grows, but decelerates in Q4

ELECTRONICS

  • India semiconductor ambitions

INVESTMENTS

  • FDI equity inflows dip 22 pc to USD 46 bn in 2022-23

MONEY AND BANKING

  • RBI to expand e-Rupee pilot to include more banks and locations

MARKETS

  • FIIs buying in equity market