News behind The News – 25 January, 2021

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Farmer protests: Talks Breakdown
  • Implications of a ‘Legal’ Minimum Support Price (MSP)
  • BJP: Pressure from State Leaders Growing 
  • Covid-19: Reasons for Optimism 
  • Thumbs up for Made in India Covaxin by Lancet

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

  • Battle for Bengal: Can Mamata Banerjee Survive the BJP Onslaught?

 

DEFENCE

  • After Tejas, India to Procure More Mig-29s & Sukhois
  • Delivery of 83 Tejas in Time by Hal, is Crucial 
  • India Hal-Built Hawk-I Successfully Test Fires Anti-Airfield Weapon
  • F-21 to be Top Lockheed Martin Attraction at Aeroindia 2021
  • Army should remain Apolitical

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

  • India beefs up Air Force with Indigenous Fighter Jets: Dawn of a New Era in Military Self-Reliance
  • Producing a World-Class Helicopter: India Needs to Develop a Strong Indigenous Industry
  • Expectations from India in the UN Security Council

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Vaccine Diplomacy: Shipments to Neighbours Begin
  • India - China: Beyond Winter, Border May See Activity
  • India - China: Chinese Village in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Except India, World Warming up to China for Trade
  • Indians ‘Ill-Informed’ of Chinese History
  • India - Pakistan: Important to Mend Fences with Pakistan
  • India - Afghanistan: India Intensifying Support to the Government when the World is engaging with Taliban
  • India - Nepal: Pronounced Rough Edges during Nepal Minister’s Visit

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

  • Bangladesh: When Democracy Becomes a 'Hybrid Regime'
  • With SAARC Stalled, India must invest in Alternative Regional Mechanisms

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • India is a ‘Bipartisan Success Story’: Biden
  • Trump Legacy May Restrict Biden 
  • India-France-Japan Workshop on The Indo-Pacific
  • India - UK: Civil Society and Government at Odds in UK!
  • Jaishankar Explains Foreign Policy to Congress Leaders

 

EXPERT COMMENTS

  • India will be wary of Biden
  • New Geopolitics: India’s Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021

 

ECONOMY

  • Expert Analyses: Economy Recovering, but challenges ahead

 

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Financial Boom amidst Economic Stagnation
  • Sustainable growth recovery will need Government support
  • Industry Expectations from Budget 2021
  • Mood of the Nation (MOTN) Poll on Covid-19

 

ECONOMIC NOTES