News behind The News – 18 October, 2021

POLITY

• Lakhimpur Kheri Killing of 4 Farmers: Tipping Point for BJP!

• Pressure on BJP, But Congress alone cannot make the Opposition

• PM Modi’s on Human Rights and Basic Needs

• Expert Analyses: Jammu and Kashmir: Targeting Minorities; New Tactics by Militants

• J&K: Lack of Press Freedom

• New It Law in the Works

• India Slips in Global Hunger Index 2021

DEFENCE

• PM Modi Launches Indian Space Association

• PM Launches Seven New Defence Companies

• India-US Defence Policy Group Meeting in Washington DC  

• Sela Main Tunnel

• Army Team leaves for us to participate in Military Exercise

• Defence Minister’s Address at SCO Webinar On 'Role of Women in Armed Forces’

• New Joint Chief Hydrographer

NEIGHBOURS

• India - China: No Breakthrough in Border Talks

• Expert Analyses: Minorities Under Attack in Kashmir and Afghanistan: Copycat Strategies

• The Global War on Terror Has Not Ended: Implication for India

INTERNATIONAL

• India - US: Sanctions Over S-400 Could Damage Ties

• Doctrine on use of Force

• G20 Meet on Afghanistan: Modi’s Call for ‘Humanitarian Help’

• India-US: Financial Dialogue; Focus on Climate Change

• India - UK: Vaccine Reciprocity

• India - Europe as Strategic Partners

• India - Germany: Challenges for Bilateral Relations

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Economic recovery at 90% of pre-pandemic level: Finance Ministry

• Retail inflation at 4.35%; industrial output growth up

• Jobs increase in September

ENERGY

• Power / Coal crisis

• 24 bids for 21 blocks: exploration licensing round

TELECOM

• ₹3,300-Cr investment from 31 companies over 4 years

TRADE

• Sept trade gap at 14-year high

MARKETS

• $52 billion PE funding over the last 12 months: too much of a good thing