News behind The News – 19 April, 2021

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Covid-19 Second Wave: Policy Inadequacies

  • West Bengal Elections: Not easy for BJP

  • Expert Analyses: Neutralising Maoists:  A Security and Doctrinal Challenge

  • The Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Dispute

  • Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Religion

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

  • The Covid Nightmare is back

  • Pandemic's Devastating impact on Education in South Asia: Need for Intra-Regional Cooperation

  • Chhattisgarh Massacre: Responding to battlefield Setbacks

DEFENCE

  • IAF Commanders’ Conference

  • Coast Guard apprehends Pakistani Boat with 30 Kgs of Heroin off Gujarat

  • India, France Sign Space Agreement on ‘Gaganyaan’ Mission

  • Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with Kazakh Defence Minister

EXPERT COMMENTS

  • Yes, The Quad will endure!

  • Russia-Pakistan Relationship is a Red Herring

NEIGHBOURS

  • India - China: Need for new thinking

  • US Intel report sees China Harassing India

  • Tibet: Massive changes will have consequences for India

  • India - Pakistan: Back channel parleys

  • Afghanistan: India concerned about a Vacuum Developing

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

  • Dark Clouds over India-Pakistan trade: Will Politics Continue to Mar Prospects?

  • Whither Afghan Peace? Taliban throws the gauntlet to Washington

  • Western Pullout from Afghanistan's 'Forever War'; Kabul's future a strategic challenge for India

  • Modi visit to Bangladesh: A new turn to South Asia's complex Geopolitics

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Raisina Dialogue: Focus on Vaccine Diplomacy and China

  • US Navy in India’s EEZ: An act of Impropriety

  • India - Russia: Despite differences, ties remain strong

  • India evolving relations with Russia, China and US

ECONOMY

  • Expert Analyses: Impact Of Covid Restrictions: Fy22 GDP may take 0.2-1% Hit

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Nomura revises India's FY22 growth to 12.6% from 13.5%

  • Fresh lockdowns push India jobless rate: CMIE

INFLATION

  • WPI inflation rises to over 8-year high of 7.39% in March

MONEY AND BANKING

  • India must capture all segments of financial market to fuel growth: IMF

INVESTMENT

  • India Inc's outward FDI halves to $1.93 billion

ECONOMIC NOTES