News behind The News – 31 October, 2022

POLITY

• Congress: A New Non-Gandhi President and a Dalit

• Changing Equation between Tradition and Modernity

• Hate Speech: Supreme Court Intervention

• Assam: Closing down ‘Miya Museum’, Sign of a Cultural Conflict

DEFENCE

• Achieving Self-Reliance in Defence not easy   

• India, France Air Forces hold Joint Exercise

• Rajnath Singh opens 75 Border Roads Projects of 6 States, 2 Union Territories during Ladakh Visit

• C-295 Transport Aircraft to be manufactured in Gujarat

• India's BEL Signs MOU with Meslova for AI and MI Services

• India has been a Drone Laggard

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Launches 36 Oneweb Satellites into Orbit

• Comment: Defence Minister's visit to Egypt: Significance for India–Africa Defence Cooperation

• Comment: IADD Reinvigorates India’s Defence Cooperation with African Countries

NEIGHBOURS

• Expert Analyses: India - China: Xi’s Rise Ominous for India

• India - China:  Geopolitics Boosting India's Manufacturing

• Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: Pakistan off FATF’s ‘Grey List’; India Sends a Tough Message

• Inside Pakistan:  Imran Khan Disqualified from Completing his Term in Parliament

• Comment: Can Indian and Pakistani Leaders Rise Above Politics to Build Bridges Through Cricket?

INTERNATIONAL

• Cover Story: India - UK: Rishi Sunak’s Probable Impact on Relations with India

• India - Russia: Putin all Praise for PM Modi

• UN Day: India will always stand with the Global South

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• FinMin report: worsening geo-political crisis could fuel inflation

• Recovery will be cut short despite strong foundations

• Industry  confident of  surviving recession

• GoTo survey: India confident

• IMF, World Bank have lowered growth forecasts, but acknowledge India's strength

• Unemployment: manufacturing must create jobs 

• Twin challenges for the economy:  oil and the dollar

POLICY INITIATIVES

• One database for all welfare schemes

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Tough times ahead