News behind The News – 19 February, 2024

POLITY

• Cover Story: Farmer Protests: Potential to Become an Election Issue Ahead of 2024

• The Politics of Awarding ‘Bharat Ratna’ the Highest Civilian Award

• Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme Unconstitutional

• Expert Analyses: Manipur: No end to Violence

DEFENCE

• 3rd Biggest Recipient of Indian Aid, Delhi may Downsize Military Aid, Financial Grants to Maldives?

• Comment: Russian ‘Nuclear Explosion’ in Space Could Cripple Satellites; US Sounds Alarm over Putin’s Possible Plans

NEIGHBOURS

• Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: India’s Dilemma - Who does it Talk To 

• India - China: China Occupying Vacant ‘Defence Villages’ Along LAC

INTERNATIONAL

• Expert Analyses: PM Modi’s UAE visit:  UAE becomes The Most Important Linchpin of India’s Engagement in the Gulf Region

• Expert Analyses: Pm Modi’s visit to Qatar: Deepening Cooperation in Trade, Investment, Energy and Regional Security

• Focus on Smaller Plurilateral Groups

• WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference:  Tough Road for India

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Interpreting economic data

MONEY AND BANKING

• Bank margins set to fall, credit growth to moderate in FY25: S&P

AUTOMOBILES

• Passenger vehicles, three-wheelers post highest sales ever in January: SIAM

TRADE

• India’s trade deficit