News behind The News – 15 August, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Cover Story: Bihar Cm Nitish Kumar Kumar Dumps Bjp:  Could Change Hindi Heartland  Politics And Also Have National Resonance

  • Congress in Confrontation Mode

  • Comment: Modi’s call to woo pasmanda muslims: clever politics or change of stance?

  • Debate on Freebie Culture

  • India at 75: Democracy and the Promised Republic

  • Jammu and Kashmir: Elections Not yet on the Horizon

  • Opportunity to Leverage India’s Demographic Dividend

 

DEFENCE

  • India, Bangladesh hold 4th Annual Defence Dialogue

  • French Rafale Jets Stopover in India on Long-Range Deployment

  • Trust in Indian Shipbuilding Capacity

  • 'Fidayeen' Attack on Army Camp Foiled; Four Soldiers, Two Ultra Killed

  • India to Hold Postponed 12th Defexpo in Gandhinagar October 18-22

  • Defence Hi-Tech Platforms: Entry of Private Sector

  • Developing Long-Endurance Drone

  • India’s Space Programme: From SSLV failure to Gaganyaan Mission

  • Comment: Engaging Central Asia

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Expert Analyses: India - China: Possibility visit of Chinese Military Vessel at Hambantota - The Larger Game

  • China Puts on Hold Listing of Jem Deputy Chief a Designated Terrorist

  • India - Afghanistan: Cautiously Engaging with the Taliban

  • India - Bangladesh: Mutually-Beneficial Relationship

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • India - NATO: Significance of First Dialogue

  • India - Russia: Imports of Russian Refined Product Treble

  • Airlines to Provide International Traveller Data to Customs

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Positive trends: low inflation, return of FPIs, less supply chain worries

  • Indian bonds most attractive in Asia-Pacific region

AUTOMOBILES

  • Record passenger vehicle sales

MONEY AND BANKING

  • Regulatory framework for Digital lending apps

  • Crypto exchanges allegedly laundering over Rs 1,000 crore

TOURISM

  • India’s outbound tourism to surpass USD 42 bn by 2024: Report