News behind The News – 10 January, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Security Breach as PM Modi Stranded on Highway

  • Modi 2.0 Half way Mark: Mixed Story of Success and Failures

  • Anti-BJP Opposition Front Bereft of Ideas

  • Online “Sale” of Muslim Women:  Criminal Bigotry and Misogyny

  • Haridwar ‘Dharam Sansad’ (Religious Assembly):  Threat to Social Harmony

  • ‘Kashmirification’ & ‘Gujaratification’ of India

  • Comment: India: A Nation in Disharmony with its Philosophical and Constitutional Values

 

DEFENCE

  • India Should Produce “Open Source” Strategic Papers

  • Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University

  • DRDO Celebrates its Foundation Day

  • Border Roads Organisation Breaks Record at Zoji La Battling Extreme Weather Conditions

  • India's Home-Grown Jet Trainer Completes Six-Turn Spin Tests

  • Comment: Distilling A Strategic Vision for The Future

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • India - China: China’s Provocative Moves; Russia Crucial for India

  • Comment: China: An Abiding Challenge for India

  • India - Pakistan: NGOs used for Exporting Terror

  • Comment: Afghanistan’s Problems Require a Collective Regional Solution; India Must Play a Leading Role

  • Comment: A Success Story Turns Sour: Rise and Fall of a Sri Lankan Strongman

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Central Asia: India, China and Russia Competing

  • Carving out Spheres of Influence: Sensitive Approach Needed

ECONOMY

EXPERT ANALYSES: OMICRON THREATENING ECONOMIC RECOVERY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • December jobless rate rises to 7.9%: CMIE

INDUSTRY

  • Manufacturing Purchasing ManagersIndex (PMI)  falls

  • Likely investment boom: poll

  • Component disruptions again

AUTOMOBILES

  • Vehicle retail decrease