News behind The News – 07 June, 2021

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

Jun 7, 2021 - 07:58 Updated: Jun 13, 2021 - 15:19
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POLITY

  • All is not well for the BJP

  • Modi Still Commands a huge approval ratings: But Centre-State Relations Deteriorating

  • Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls: Opposition Remains Disunited

  • Legal Battle between whatsapp and Government will Determine India’s Internet Future

  • Covid-19: The Worst is over

  • Covid-19 Data: What does it indicate

  • Supreme Court on what is Sedition

  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Kerala tops index

  • Arunachal Pradesh: Chakma-Hajong’s Seek Citizenship

 

DEFENCE

  • Negative List for Defence Imports being Expanded

  • ‘Positive Indigenisation’

  • Critical Technology for Aeroengines Developed

  • Centre approves rs 50,000-Crore Project to build Six Submarines

  • $45-Million Deal with Mahindra Telephonics for Airport Radars for Maritime Forces

  • Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel Commisioned

  • New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff

  • India to Lease Israeli Heron Drones for China Border Deployment

  • Army Seeks Foreign Vendors for Future Tank Project

  • One Year of Chinese Aggression: Case of Unintended Consequences

  • The Geopolitics of Power Configuration in South Asia: Understanding Chinese Defence Minister’s Visit to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • India - China: Ladakh not a 'Border Dispute’, but a war for Occupation of South Tibet

  • SINO-US Confrontation: Impact on India and Pakistan

  • Maritime Collaboration between India and France

  • A Scary Future awaits Pakistan post Foreign Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

  • Can Colombo Port City become South Asia’s new Offshore Financial Center?

  • China’s Strategic Foothold in Sri Lanka: Tough Choices for India

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • India - US: Assessment of Minister Jaishankar’s 5 day visit

  • Engaging with China: India should bond with United States

  • India - Australia: ‘2+2’ Meet Soon

  • Israel-Palestine Conflict: India’s Shift away from The Palestinians and Towards Israel

  • How the Israel-Palestine conflict Polarised Society in India's Communist-Ruled Kerala State

  • India-EU resume Trade Negotiations: Issues

  • What PM Modi’s Foreign Policy critics are ignoring

 

ECONOMY

EXPERT ANALYSES: ECONOMY HAS BEEN STEADILY WORSENING

RBI MONETARY POLICY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Economy likely accelerated in Jan-Mar

  • Economy to grow 9.3 pc in FY22, 2nd COVID wave raises risks to credit profile: Moody's

  • FY21 fiscal deficit at 9.3% of GDP

  • 1 crore jobless; 97% households’ incomes declined: CMIE

INDUSTRY

  • Business Confidence Index falls: FICCI

  • Manufacturing PMI lowest in 10 months

  • Services sector shrinks

  • Consumer goods’ sales crash

TRADE

  • Exports rise to $32.21 billion; trade deficit at  $6.32 billion

MARKETS

  • Sensex holds 52,000