News behind The News – 21 February, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

Feb 21, 2022 - 10:04 Updated: Feb 27, 2022 - 13:20
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POLITY

  • Cover Story: Assembly Elections: No Wave in Favour of any Party  

  • Winning Elections Bigger Than Hating Dynasties for PM Modi

  • Hijab Ban Controversy Lingers

  • Comment: In India's Hijab Row, Muslim Girls' Education Trapped Between Extremists of both Religions

  • Hate Speech: The Law

  • Comment: An Adrift Congress in India is a Serious Problem for Democracy

 

DEFENCE

  • Union Budget: Resource Crunch Limits Modernisation

  • Light Combat Aircraft Joins Singapore Air Show

  • Joint Security Exercise at Port Blair Airfield

  • Oman Navy Chief Visits India

  • Awaited Since 2008, India Gets Its First Maritime Security Coordinator

  • Comment: PLA Border Defence Troops’ Winter Preparations: Signalling Deterrence

  • Comment: Growing Presence of Women in India’s Armed Forces: An Issue That Should not be politicized

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • India - China: China Gaining in Trade War  

  • India - Pakistan: JEM and LET Terror Factories Active in Pakistan

  • India - Pakistan: franchisees of S. Korean Companies Express Solidarity with Pro-Pakistan Kashmiris

  • Comment: Has Quest for 'Strategic Depth' Become Pakistan’s Tactical Disaster?

  • India - Myanmar; High Stakes for India

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Expert Analyses: Quad Foreign Ministers Meet: India more Forthcoming Now

  • India - Australia: Relations Have Evolved beyond Quad and Geo-Politics

  • Quad, Aukus and the Indo-Pacific Vision: India as a Key Player

  • Growing Sino-Russian Ties and Its Impact on India

  • India Unveiling a Major 'Connect Central Asia’ Policy

  • G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting: India for Expeditious, Equitable Distribution of Vaccines

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • GDP likely at 5.8% in October-December: SBI report
  • Inflation eases
  • A $40 trn economy by 2047: Blueprint

POLICY INITIATIVES

  • Changes in drone policy to boost manufacturing and exports

INDUSTRY

  • Manufacturing boost through ambitious PLI scheme

  • PLI for auto industry to create 7.5 lakh additional jobs in 5 years

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  • IT industry crosses $200 billion in revenues