News behind The News – 25 August, 2025

POLITY

• NDA Candidate for Vice Presidential Election: CP Radhakrishnan

• Expert Analyses: Call for Next Generation Governance Reforms: PM Modi

• Expert Analyses: Rahul Gandhi: Another ‘Yatra’ (March) for Right to Vote in Bihar

• New Bills on Ministers with Criminal Charges

• Jammu and Kashmir the Written Word - Narratives Matter as Much as Weapons

DEFENCE

• Rs 62,000 cr Plan Approved! India to acquire 97 Tejas MK1A Fighter Jets to replace old MIG-21S

• Agni 5 Test-Fired: India’s reply to Asim Munir’s Nuke Threat? What makes Nuclear Capable Missile Formidable?

• Top 10 Takeaways from Wang Yi’s India visit; Border Talks, Trade Easing, and Modi’s Upcoming SCO Summit

• Made in China Weapons Found from 2 LET Terrorists in Bandipora: Beijing’s Rising Influence in Terror Acts

• Special Mechanism: Russia’s Answer for Oil Supply to India amid Us Tariffs; IOCL, BPCL Resume Buying

• India-Russia ties Steadiest since WWII: Jaishankar’s Loud Message to Trump? EAM meets President Putin

• OP Sindoor: While Indian Warships Advanced, Pakistan Navy Warships Took Shelter

• China Delivers 3rd Hangor-Class Submarine to Pakistan; the Dependence Trap Deepens

• Comment: The Western Indian Ocean and Maritime Domain Awareness

• Comment: Compressing The Mod’s Capital Procurement Timelines

NEIGHBOURS

• Cover Story: India - China:  Wang Yi’s Visit; A Cautious Thaw after Trump’s U-Turn

• India - Myanmar: Meeting the Chinese Challenge

INTERNATIONAL

• Cover Story: India - US: Not about Trade Alone; Strategic Partnership Reduced to Transactional Leverage

• Cover Story: India - Russia: Jaishankar’s three-Day Visit

• India - UK: Assessing the Digital Trade Compact

• India - Namibia: A Three-Step Approach

ECONOMY

DOMESTIC DEMAND SLOWDOWN A WORRY: BT-C FORE BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SURVEY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• GDP growth in Q1 projected at 6.7%

• Retail inflation may get relief from proposed GST cut

• S&P’s upgrade raises questions