News behind The News – 14 August, 2023

POLITY

• Cover Story: No-Confidence Motion Fails: Government and Opposition make Political Points 

• Rahul Gandhi's MP Status Restored: Congressmen Celebrate ‘Victory of Love against Hate’

• Comment: The Continuing Tragedy of Manipur: Time for Stern Decisions to Safeguard National Security

• Haryana: High Court Raises Serious Questions on Communal Riots

• Jammu and Kashmir: Four Years after Abrogation of Article 370

• General Elections 2024: Three Neutral Parties and Their Strategy

• Selection of Election Commissioners: Bill to Remove CJI from Panel

• Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023: Analyses

• The Politics of Data

DEFENCE

• Parliament Passes Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control & Discipline) Bill, 2023

• Indian Warships in Australia for Malabar Exercise with Quad Navies

• Coast Guard's Eastern Seaboard Commander Paramesh Appointed as Additional Director General

• Vikram the Lander of Chandrayaan-3 to Make a Soft Landing on August 23

NEIGHBOURS

• Expert Analyses: Targeting China through Policies like Laptop Import Curbs, Unlikely To Work

• India -Pakistan: Vendetta Politics

• India - Pakistan: The Nuclear Challenge

• Two-Front War Would Mean Defeat: Gen Naravane

INTERNATIONAL

• Jeddah Peace Conference: India’s Interests

• India - Myanmar: India’s Policy Options

ECONOMY

EXPERT ANALYSES: MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE (MPC) MEETING: POLICY RATE UNCHANGED

RUPEE AS AN INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• PHDCCI’s GPS Index increases 14.1% on-year

• A decades-long investment boom ?

• Demand now for  ‘all things premium’

ENERGY

• July fuel demand up 1.9% year on year

AUTOMOBILES

• Auto sales up 10% on-year in July but see 5% decline on-month: FADA