News behind The News – 10 July, 2023

POLITY

• Maharashtra: BJP Splits NCP with 2024 General Elections in Mind

• Expert Analyses: Manipur: Demand to Bring Zo People under a Single Administrative Unit

• Comment: Breaking Down ‘Statelessness’ in Manipur

• Uniform Civil Code: Quest for Unity in Diversity

• Draft Digital Personal Personal Data Protection Bill Approved by Cabinet

DEFENCE

• Rajnath Singh Chairs Day-Long Defence Ministry Brainstorming Session

• P-8I, Predator Drones 'Critical Assets', Should be Used in All Forces: Navy Chief

• Coast Guard, Navy Signs up with Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation for National Maritime Heritage

• Government is committed to Quality Assurance in Military Aviation: Defence Secretary

NEIGHBOURS

• India - China: Strong Case for Upping India’s Defence Spending

• India - China: Catching up with Chinese Economy

• China’s New Foreign Affairs Law

INTERNATIONAL

• Cover Story: SCO Online Summit: PM Modi Emphasises Threat from Terrorism and   Respect for Territorial Integrity

• Expert Analyses: SCO, BRICS, Swing States and ‘Active Non-Alignment’

• India, US and NATO Plus

• View from Russia on India-US Defence Cooperation

• India - China: The Race for Influence in Africa

• India - Russia: Refiners Start Yuan Payments for Russian Oil IMPORTS

• Khalistan: India Objects to Vandalism in US, Canada & Australia

• India's Space Programme to 'Transform Planet's Connection to Final Frontier’: New York Times

ECONOMY

ASSESSMENT OF THE PLI SCHEME

RBI’S FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT: WELCOME  TREND BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Economy poised for sustained growth momentum: Fin Min

• Rising prices likely to get worse

• India's capex cycle not a durable mode yet: Report

• Service sector growth weakens

E-COMMERCE

• Small online businesses outperform traditional traders globally: Report

ENERGY

• Green hydrogen India's future fuel