News behind The News – 18 July, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • PM Modi’s Heir Apparent

  • Democracy: Splits and Defections

  • "Democracy can never be a Police State ": Supreme Court

  • Comment: Diversity as Soft Power: India’s Cultural Diplomacy Should Spread Message of its Inclusive Democracy

  • Tamil Nadu: Rumblings in Dravidian Politics

  • India loosing its Demographic Dividend

  • Economy and Geopolitics: Catching up with the World

 

DEFENCE

  • DPSUS Non-Official Directors should Safeguard National Interests: Rajnath Singh

  • HAL, Safran to Develop New Helicopter Engines in Joint Venture

  • India Launched 75 AI in Defence Projects

  • India to Commission New Aircraft Carrier Next Month, Trials Complete

  • India to Launch Dunagiri Frigate, Built by GRSE, in Hooghly River

  • IAF Luanches Excellence Centre for AI

  • Comment: Agnipath Merits Constructive Debate by MPS

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Cover Story: India - Sri Lanka: High Stakes for NDIA

  • Comment: Lessons from Sri Lanka for Autocratic Regimes

  • Comment: Sri Lanka’s Spectacular Uprising: Dismantling of its Most Powerful Political Family

  • Expert Analyses: India - China: No Breakthrough at Jaishankar-Wang Yi Meeting

  • India - Maldives: Yameen, a Threat to India

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Expert Analyses: I2U2 Virtual Summit: Gains for India

  • India - Israel: Relations at an All-Time High

  • US House of Representatives Approves Amendment on Caatsa Waiver to India

  • Expert Analyses: Ukraine Conflict: India, China are Obstacles

  • India - Canada: Canada must Deepen Strategic Ties with India

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Fiscal deficit contained, CAD a concern: Finance Ministry

  • 2023 GDP forecast  cut  to 4.7%: Nomura

  • Retail inflation to remain elevated

  • Wholesale Price Index (WPI) eases a bit

  • Economic outlook for FY23: depends on private consumption, investment demand

  • No concerns over $620.7 bn external debt

INDUSTRY

  • Six sectors to drive manufacturing export growth to $1 trillion by FY28: Report

  • Financial risks to firms to remain 'elevated: Report

  • Tech cos generated $103 bn revenue, employed 207K people in the US in 2021: Study

MONEY AND BANKING

  • Rupee hits life low

  • Launch of  international trade  in Indian rupees may bring annual savings of $36 billion

TELECOM

  • 5G auctions: Jio may spend up to ₹60,000 crore, Airtel ₹50,000 crore

CIVIL AVIATION

  • Air India, Jet to drive global aircraft  sales