News behind The News – 27 March, 2023

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • Rahul Gandhi Disqualified from Lok Sabha after Arrest Verdict

  • Cover Story: BJP Planning Beyond 2024, Even 2029: Opposition Stuck in 2018

  • Cover Story: Efforts at Opposition Unity

  • Expert Analyses: Punjab: The Pakistan Link to Khalistan 

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Rs 70,000 Crore Mega Project Threatens Environment

  • From 5g to 6 G: India’s Plans

 

DEFENCE

  • Challenges Faced by Armed Forces: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

  • India Signs two Defence Deals with State-Run BEL for Air Force Systems

  • Air Force Slashes Procurement Budget on Russia Supply Delays

  • Defence Industry should work on Directed Energy, Hypersonic Weapons: IAF Chief

  • JET Engine Tech Sharing offer Big, Says US Secretary of Air Force Frank Kendall

  • Border Issue Very Complicated; But Neither Side Want War, Confrontation: Chinese Envoy

  • Parliament Panel for Enhancing Army's Capital Budget

  • ISRO Mission to Moon

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • India - China: Attempts to Restore Peace at Border  

  • Comment: India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline is a Major Milestone in Bilateral Cooperation, Will help Regional Energy Integration

  • Comment: Has Myanmar had a Change of Heart on Rohingya Repatriation?

INTERNATIONAL

  • Expert Analyses: India - Japan: A Partnership beyond The INDO-Pacific

  • Expert Analysis: India Stumped by the Saudi, Iran Deal

  • India Stumped by the Saudi, Iran Deal

  • XI’S Moscow visit: Challenge for India

  • India - Australia: Cooperation on Climate, Energy and Technology

  • India - US: Walmart in Talks for Sourcing Indian Manufacturers

ECONOMY

EXPERT ANALYSES: STRONG REGULATIONS PROTECT INDIAN BANKS

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Economy may do better in 2023: Economists

  • Fear of stagflation

AUTOMOBILES

  • Unsold cars numbers high; low  bookings

AGRICULTURE

  • Rain, heat damage to ‘Rabi’ (winter) crop: fear of inflation

TRADE

  • Exports, imports shrink

  • Exports to the UAE may cross $32 billion

  • India to cross $10 bn in smartphone exports

MONEY AND BANKING

  • MSME sector to soon become the largest employer

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • Future AI jobs in India