News behind The News – 14 October, 2024

POLITY

• Cover Story: Haryana Assembly Election:  National Significance for BJP and Congress

• Cover Story: Jammu and Kashmir: NC, Congress Wins in Kashmir, BJP in Jammu - Anlayses

• BJP’s Golden Era Fails to Develop Mass Leaders in States

• Maoist Insurgency: Blow After 31 Killed

DEFENCE

• Sixth Missile-cum-Ammunition Barge Launched at Secon Engineering

• US approves $175 Million Sale of MK-54 Torpedoes to India for Enhanced Navy Capabilities

• Quad Nations' Malabar Maritime Exercise Opens Off Visakhapatnam

• GRSE Delivers Nirdeshak Survey Vessel to Indian Navy

• 92nd Anniversary of the Indian Air Force: Air Chief’s Message

• IAF Quietly Shooting down 'Chinese Spy Balloons' at High Altitudes

• 'China Rapidly Building Infrastructure along LAC': IAF Chief Amar Preet Singh

NEIGHBOURS

• Expert Analyses: India - Maldives:  Muizzu’s Visit - Commitment to Working Together

• India - China: Differing Perceptions

• India - Pakistan: Jaishankar’s upcoming visit Pakistan for SCO Summit - No Bilateral Expectations

• South Asia: India’s Neighbourhood First Policy Not Delivering 

• India - Bangladesh: China has the Upper Hand

• Colombo Security Conclave (CSC): Focus on the Bay of Bengal

INTERNATIONAL

• East Asia Summit:  PM Modi Emphasises Respect Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity and International Laws

• India - US:  MOU on Mineral Partnership

• Foreign Policy: India’s Re-Balancing Act and Inadequate Leveraging Its Economic Heft

• Arab States, Iran or Israel: Respective Importance for India

• Russia Seeks to Expand Trade in Rupee-Rouble; Government Remain Wary

ECONOMY

RBI MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING: POLICY RATE UNCHANGED;  CHANGES STANCE TO ‘NEUTRAL’

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• World Bank ups India's growth forecast for FY25 to 7%

• Retail inflation may rise

E-COMMERCE

• E-commerce market to reach $325 bn by 2030: Deloitte

ENERGY

• India’s clean energy tech capacity to rise

• Hitachi Energy to invest around Rs 2,000 crore