News behind The News – 24 January, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Assembly Elections: Overview 

  • Hate in the Digital World

  • Expert Analyses: ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self Reliant India): Economic and Security Implications

  • Kashmir: Press Club Shut Down

 

DEFENCE

  • Army Chief, Gen Naravane’s Legacy

  • Swedish Firm Saab Wins Indian Contract for AT4 Support Weapon

  • Rear Admiral K. P. Arvindan takes over as Mumbai Naval Dockyard Admiral Superintendent

  • 3 Navy Personnel Killed in Accident Onboard INS Ranvir

  • Amidst Export Order Buss, India Tests Brahmos Missile with Extended Capability

  • HAL Signs Contract for Export of Helicopters to Mauritius

  • India Opens Virtual Museum Hosted on Gallantry Awards Portal

  • Comment: Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement: Roadmap to India’s Strategic Access in the Arctic

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • India Skeptical about Pakistan’s National Security Policy That Emphasises ‘Geo-Economics’ Over ‘Geopolitics'

  • Comment: Pakistan’s National Security Policy: Old Thoughts in New Packaging

  • India - Pakistan: Demilitarising Siachen

  • Ladakh Standoff: Costs on China Higher than India’s

  • Not a Two-Front War, India Faces ‘Jointmanship’ from China and Pakistan

  • Comment: Bringing Peace to India's Northeast: Greater Engagement with Bangladesh and Myanmar Holds the Key

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • World Economic Forum (WEF): Contrasting Addresses by PM Modi and  President Xi Jinping

  • Comment: India’s Export of Brahmos Missiles to Then Phillipines has Larger Geopolitical Significance

  • Russian Military Build-Up in Ukraine: Impact on India

  • India - UK: Trade Deal Beneficial to Both

  • The Devas-Antrix Satellite Deal:  ‘Fraud of a Huge Magnitude’

  • India’s N-Project

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • FY23 GDP growth seen 7.6%: India Ratings

  • Omicron poses limited downside to economy: economists

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 53 million unemployed as of Dec 2021: CMIE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  • Attractive production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme delivering

INVESTMENTS

  • FDI flows down 26% in 2021: UN report

  • Solid performance by India Inc bonds overseas

MARKETS

  • Preparing for  the biggest-ever IPO