News behind The News – 14 November, 2022

POLITY

• Expert Analyses: Supreme Court upholds Constitutional Validity of Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)

• Gujarat Assembly Elections: Congress the Dark Horse

• Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections: Freebies on Offer

• BJP: Factionalism within the Party

• Bypoll Outcomes Confirm Some Established Political Trends

DEFENCE

• Rajnath Singh calls for Global Counter to Emerging Security Threats

• Terror-Funding, Recruitment Module in Kashmir Busted

• Navy Chief visits Japan, Joins Fleet Review, Naval Symposium and Maritime Exercise

• BEL Signs MOU with Goa Shipyard

• Ambitious ISRO Plans

• Comment: Gunboat Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics: Why the Yuan Wang 5’s Arrival in Sri Lanka Is Consequential for South Asia

• Comment: A Practitioner’s Expert View of India’s Relationship with Pakistan

NEIGHBOURS

• India - China: Statistical Methods and Game Theory Analysis Confirms China’s ‘Expansionist Strategy’

• India - Pakistan: Attack on Imran Khan Detrimental to Peace in the Neighbourhood

• Comment: Is The Army’s ‘Political Engineering’ Doing Pakistan in?

INTERNATIONAL

• Cover Story: India - Russia: Analyses of Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow

• India - Russia: India Still Paying in Dollars for Oil

• India - US: US Treasury Chief’s visit

• India - US: Outcome in Midterm Polls Unlikely to Impact Relations

• India - France: India as a Key Partner to Stabilise Indo-Pacific Region

• G20 Presidency: Opportunities for India

• India’S Technology Talent Pool Attracting Global Companies

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Balance of Payments likely to be in deficit

• Facilitating international trade in domestic currency is a good idea, but with limitations

AUTOMOBILES

• High vehicle sales

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• 5G roll out at frenetic pace

MARKETS

• Indian stocks over-valued ?

• Deadlock between RBI and ESMA because of CBDC

TRADE

• Exporters flag concerns amidst falling exports