INDIAN POLITICAL MAINSTREAM 3
COVER STORY: NITISH KUMAR’S U-TURN TOWARDS NDA UNDERMINES OPPOSITION 3
COVER STORY: BJP DOMINATING THE POLITICAL RHETORIC AND NARRATIVE 5
COVER STORY: CONGRESS’ ‘STRATEGY 255’ 7
BJP TARGETING OPPOSITION CMs AND EX CMs 9
COMMENT: WITH GROWING RADICALIZATION, MANIPUR REMAINS ON THE BOIL 11
MUNICIPAL /CORPORATION POLITICS 13
POLLS TO 56 RAJYA SABHA SEATS IN FEB END 13
JUDICIAL REFORMS: STRUCTURAL ISSUES 14
DEFENCE AND SPACE DIARY 15
AMIDST CHINA CONFLICT, INDIA’S PLEDGES $75B FOR DEFENSE IN 2024-25 FISCAL; 10 TIMES LOWER THAN BEIJING 15
INDIA BOOSTS ‘MILITARY INTEROPERABILITY’ WITH WEST ASIA; LOOKS TO EXPAND STRATEGIC REACH IN INDIAN OCEAN 18
COMMENT: GAZA WAR AND THE RISK OF MAJOR REGIONAL ESCALATION 20
INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS 26
EXPERT ANALYSES: CHINA’S ECONOMIC DECLINE OPENS NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR INDIA; BUT ITS INFLUENCE IN THE REGION INCREASES 26
ANTI-INDIA SENTIMENT IN BANGLADESH 29
INDIA - MYANMAR:  POLICY OPTIONS FOR INDIA 31
INDIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL KALEIDOSCOPE 32


Cover Story: General Elections: Despite Serious Concerns on Ground, PM is Still Unmatchable
Expert Analyses: RSS-BJP Separation?
The Relevance of Arvind Kejriwal 
Expert Analyses: Jammu and Kashmir:  Upswing in Voter Turnout could be Harbinger of A ‘POK Spring’
DEFENCE
Weapon Systems from Russia-Ukraine, Gaza: Lessons for India 
Exercise Cyber Suraksha to Further Enhance Collaboration, Integration among Military, National Agencies
Becoming ‘Net Security Provider’
ICG Conducts Pollution Response Seminar & Mock Drill in West Bengal
Indian Warships Complete visit to Manila, Philippines
‘Agnipath’ Scheme being Reviewed 
Theatre Commands to Lay the Foundation for Catapulting the Armed Forces: India's CDS
Azad Chosen to Build Advanced Turbo Engine for India’s Defence Programs for GTRE, DRDO
Comment: INDO-US Defence Industrial Cooperation: Reaching for The Next Level or A Bridge too Far?
Comment: Evaluation of INDO-Bangladesh Strategic Relations
NEIGHBOURS
India - China: India Should Join the Pushback Against China
India - Pakistan: Making Punjab the Focus of ‘Par Diplomacy’  
India - China - Tibet: Speculation Over Post-Dalai Lama Period 
India - Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Hails ‘Excellent’ Relationship
Comment: Sri Lanka's Coming Presidential Election has Implications for Region; India Better watch Out
India - Maldives: Rupay Service 'To Bolster the Maldivian Rufiyaa’
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - Iran: Post Raisi Death, Fundamental Bilateral Factors will not Change
India’s view on Palestine and The Muslim Factor at Home
Expert Analyses: Russia, China Convergence of Strategic Interests: Worries for India 
ECONOMY 
GEOPOLITICAL FACTORS PRESENT OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA

Cover Story: General Elections:  Is it a Done-Deal ?
Cover Story: Controversy On PM Modi’s Retirement and his Probable Successors Amit Shah and Yogi
Jammu and Kashmir: High Voter Turnout and Peaceful Conduct of The Elections
Myths about Muslim Population 
Manipur: Change in Approach Needed 
Reform of Archaic Laws
Explaining Surge in Employment
DEFENCE
Integrated Commands Structure
Comment: Has the Chief of Defence Staff post Improved India’s Combat Efficiency?
India-Mongolia Joint Working Group Meet to Bolster Bilateral Defence Ties
Director General Defence Intelligence Agency Lt Gen DS Rana visits to Tanzania
Technology is Driving the Revolution in Military Affairs: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan
ICG Apprehends Fishing Vessel, with Five Crew, Five Tons Diesel Worth Rs 27 Lakh
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Celebrates 250th Foundation Day
Comment: Underwater Challenge in Indian Ocean
Hindustan Aeronautics Shares at One-Year High
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: Election Rhetoric and Protests in POK 
India - China:   Blaming Modi’s Electioneering for Fanning Anti-China Mood
Interplay between Maldives, China and INDO-Pacific
Expert Analyses: India - Nepal: Countering Chinese Influence 
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - Iran: Strategic Significance of Chabahar Agreement 
Expert Analyses: India - US: Impact on India of Trump’s Return and of The US, China Trade War 
India - Russia - China: Putin’s China visit  
India’s free Trade Agreement Diplomacy
India - Russia: Oil Imports Determined by National Interests  
Khalistanis’ Nexus with Organised Crime in Canada

Cover Story: General Elections: The Many Speculative Challenges to PM Modi
Congress will Contest in 328, Lowest Lok Sabha Tally: Gives 101 Seats for Allies
Cover Story: Rahul Gandhi to Contest from Rae Bareli in UP, Calculated Gamble
Negative Campaigns by BJP, Congress:  Impact on Marginalised Communities, Democracy 
BJP, Congress Manifestos:  Comparison on National Security Related Issues 
Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Elections: Enduring Distrust 
Assembly Elections: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim
Manipur: Inquiry into Ethnic Violence Receives 11,000 Affidavits
Rural Distress: Living on the Margins


DEFENCE
Vice Admiral Bhalla Takes Over as Indian Navy's Personnel Chief
Indian Coast Guard MOU with Private Sector for Marine Grade Steel
Army's Western Command holds Exercise Gagan Strike
Jordan Armed Forces team visits Indian Military Training Establishments
India Urges Infra Firms to Contribute in Border Areas Development
Comment: Indian Special Forces Operations Since 2014: Key Inferences
Comment: What Explains the Decadal Upswing in India-UAE Relations?



NEIGHBOURS
India - China: The Trust Deficit
India - Myanmar: Little Debate on how to Deal with The Myanmar Crisis
India - Nepal: The Simmering Border Issue

INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: Xi Jinping’s Europe visit:  A Divided Europe and India’s Challenge
Expert Analyses: Indian Intelligence Operations in Focus 
West Asia War: Why are Indians so Quiet 
Indian Workers Treated As ‘Disposable Casualties of War’
Indian Democracy: Western Bias

COVER STORY: GENERAL ELECTIONS: BJP ALLIES MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH A POWERFUL PM MODI WITH A 370 SEAT MAJORITY  
CONSTITUTION, RESERVATION  AS KEY CAMPAIGN ISSUES
EXPERT ANALYSES: LOW VOTER TURNOUT WORRIES FOR BJP 
RAHUL GANDHI  RESURGENCE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO SCORE VICTORY 
DELHI CHIEF MINISTER ARVIND KEJRIWAL AND AAP CHIEF ARREST: SUSPECT TIMING
EXPERT ANLAYSES: INEQUALITY:  DEBATE OVER WEALTH AND INHERITANCE TAX 
SPECTRUM ALLOCATION: SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT PLEA ON ‘ADMINISTRATIVE ALLOCATION’ 
DEFENCE
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY:   NO PROGRESS 
ADMIRAL TRIPATHI TAKES OVER AS INDIAN NAVY CHIEF
VICE ADMIRAL KRISHNA SWAMINATHAN TAKES OVER AS NAVY VICE CHIEF
SUPERSONIC MISSILE-ASSISTED RELEASE OF TORPEDO SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT-TESTED BY DRDO OFF THE ODISHA COAST
ICG RESCUES FISHERMAN WITH HEAD INJURY ONBOARD IFB ST. FRANCIS OFF THE GUJARAT COAST
COMMENT: INDIA AND THE SCORPENE CLUB
AIR MARSHAL KAPOOR TAKE OVER AS AIR FORCE TRAINING COMMANDER
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA: THE DISSIMILARITIES 
ALLOWING CHINESE ELECTRONICS COMPANIES TO INVEST:  ALSO, PRESSURE FROM TEXTILE LOBBY IN GUJARAT
INDIA - CHINA: INCREASING THREAT PERCEPTIONS
INDIA - PAKISTAN: EX-ENVOY TCA RAGHAVAN ON FUTURE OF BILATERAL RELATIONS
SOUTH ASIA: INDIA IN A SLIGHTLY MORE FAVOURABLE THAN IT HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE

Cover Story: General Elections: Advantage Clearly with BJP Despite Critical voter Concerns   
Expert Analyses: Assessing The Manifesto of BJP and Congress
Left Wing Extremism: 29 Maoists Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter
Jammu and Kashmir: PM’s J&K Outreach, But Significant Challenges Persist
The Inequality Crisis Could Worsen 
Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023: Shortcomings 
DEFENCE
Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi Appointed as The India's Next Navy Chief
Coast Guard Apprehends Fishing Boat with Unauthorised Cash
Space will Cast its Influence on Air, Maritime and Land Domains: India's CDS
India-Uzbekistan Defence Collaboration: General Manoj Pande Inaugurates State-of-The-Art It Lab
AFMS, IIT-Kanpur to Collaborate on Developing Healthcare Technologies for Soldiers
India-US JET Engine Deal is Revolutionary, Says US Defence Secretary Austin
DRDO Flight Tests Indigenous Cruise Missile
Premier DRDO Testing Hub for Navy's Sonar Systems Inaugurated in Kerala
Breakthrough with Lightweight Carbon-Carbon Rocket Engine Nozzle
Comment: On Screen Portrayals of Left-Wing Extremism: ‘Bastar, The Naxal Story’ as Example
Comment: Harnessing The Potential for Defence Cooperation Through Defence Attachés
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - China: PM Modi’s Olive Branch?
India - Pakistan: Hot Pursuit is Recognised in Law
Comment: A Security Crisis Looms in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts: Need for Coordinated Regional Action
INTERNATIONAL
Foreign Policy: Left and Congress Critique
Expert Analyses: West Asia:  Iran, Israel Escalation, Impact on India’s Oil Trade
Expert Analyses: Indo-Pacific: China’s Assertiveness has Made India’s Stance Nuanced and Less Cautious

Cover Story: ’Narendra Modi and the Unstoppable Rise of India’: But there are Areas of Discomfort 
‘INDIA’ Well Placed in South but Northern Comfort Elusive
Congress Manifesto:  Areas of Focus Identified 
Assembly Elections in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim 
Expert Analyses: CSDS-Lokniti 2024 Pre-Poll Survey: Issues for Elections
Jammu and Kashmir:  India Bloc in Disarray
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act: Contentious 
Citizen’s ‘Right to be Free from the Adverse Effects of Climate Change’: Supreme Court


DEFENCE
Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Military Infrastructure Upgrades
Need to Develop a ‘Joint Culture’ for the Forces 
CDS Stresses the Need for Developing a Joint Culture for Armed Forces
India Receives a Fresh Batch of IGLA-S Air Defence System from Russia, to be deployed at LAC
India's HAL Bags Rs 65k Crore Tender for 97 Tejas Combat Jets
Steel Cut for First Fleet Support Ships at Hindustan Shipyard
Tata's Military-Grade Satellite Successfully in Orbit
ISRO’S ‘Zero Orbital Debris’ Milestone 


NEIGHBOURS
China’s setting UP Border Villages along Lac and The Indian Response 
Expert Analyses: Domestic issues Could Potentially Damage Ties 
India - Pakistan: Revival of Trade will benefit both  
India - Maldives: India’s Positive Gesture
India - Sri Lanka: More on Katchateevu
India - Bangladesh: India out Campaign


Cover Story: India’s Delhi Rally: Forced Unity 
Cover Story: The Election Challenge: The Process Itself 
Using Media for the 2024 Campaign
Modi, Industry Friendship Cracking?
The Intricate Web of Migration Patterns

DEFENCE
Arunachal Pradesh: Major Development Activities along the LAC 
Indian Air Force Activates Emergency Landing Facilities Nationwide
Royal Australian Navy Chief visits India for Enhancing Maritime Ties
Indian Coast Guard Vessel Calls on Vietnamese Port
Royal Thai Navy Chief visits India to Boost Maritime Ties
India Tests N-Capable Ballistic Missile
India's Arms Export Touches Record rs 21,083 Crore in 2023-24
BEL Achieves record turnover of Rs. 19700 Crores
HAL Registers Double Digit Growth with Record Revenues of Rs 29,810 Crores for Fy2023-24
Comment: India–Bhutan Relations after Prime Ministerial Visits



NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - China: Competing with China 
Comment: It’s Critical to Handle China with Strategic Clarity
India - Pakistan: Improving Relations Not Easy  
Expert Analyses: India - Sri Lanka: BJP Raises Katchatheevu Island Issue
India - Bhutan: Modi’s Bhutan visit is about Neutralising China’s Influence
India - Myanmar: Legal and Other Issues Concerning Rohingya






INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - US: Emerging Differences  
India’s New Geopolitics: Focus on Indian Ocean Islands, Eurasia and Europe
India - ASEAN: Commitment to Boosting Ties
Surge in Defence Exports


COVER STORY: GENERAL ELECTIONS: BJP ON THE OFFENSIVE 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: TROOP PULLBACK AND AFSPA REVOCATION
EXPERT ANALYSES: UNEMPLOYMENT: A CLEAR ELECTION ISSUE 
RISING INEQUALITY IN INDIA: WORLD INEQUALITY LAB REPORT  
INDIA’S SPACE ECONOMY HANDICAPPED BY GAPS IN LAW
TEJAS COMBAT JET'S LATEST VARIANT COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT TEST.
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES (IAI) OPENS AEROSPACE SERVICES INDIA (ASI)
INDIAN NAVY GETS DELIVERY OF AMMO, TORPEDO, MISSILE BARGE
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - BHUTAN: PM’S VISIT TO NEUTRALISE CHINA 
CHINA ON THE DECLINE, DOMESTICALLY AND  AND GEO-POLITICALLY 
INDIA - CHINA: RIVALRY IN INDIAN OCEAN
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - PAKISTAN: CHALLENGES IN RESUMING  TRADE
INDIA  - SRI LANKA: INDIA COURTING JVP, ONCE A BANNED PARTY 
INDIA -MYANMAR: FENCING THE BORDER  
DEFENCE SECRETARY OPENS COAST GUARD HOVERCRAFT UNIT AT OKHA
ASTRONAUTS PREPARING FOR GAGANYAAN SPACE FLIGHT
COMMENT: P75 (1) SUBMARINES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP MODEL
COMMENT: BRIDGING GAPS IN CYBERSECURITY WITH CYBER INSURANCE

Cover Story: General Election 2024: Understanding Bjp’s Strategy 
Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi’s visit
Ladakh: Centre Mulling Granting Article 371-Like Protection 
MPs and Mlas Taking Bribes Stripped of Immunity
Manipur: Ethnic Polarisation
Indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR)
The Pre-Wedding Ceremony of Mukesh Ambani’s Son: Show of Power
AI Knowledge Consortium Launched




DEFENCE
India's Defence is more vital than Ever as Government bolsters it with Indianness: Rajnath Singh
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Creates Eight Engineering World Records
Navy Commissions Romeo Squadron in Kochi
US Coast Guard Ship visits Port Blair for The Joint Exercise with India
Navy Commission Naval Station Close to Maldives
Preparing for Gaganyaan-12: Rigorous Training for Astronauts 
Comment: Tiers of Motivation: Bilateral and Regional Drivers of the Iran-Pakistan Missile Strikes


NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: Normalcy in Relations Still Far Away 
India - China: Implications of China Increasing its Defence budget by 7.2%
India Blocks China-Led Investment Pact at WTO
India - Maldives: Maldives’ Free Military Assistance Pact with China



INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - Korea: Jaishankar visit, More Than a Mere Diplomatic Engagement
India - Taiwan: Agreement on Migration and Mobility 
West Asia War Underscores Complexities of Global Trends and Conflicts
India-US: Limits to Strategic Partnership
Comment: A Battle of Competing Narratives


Cover Story: General Elections 2024: BJP Targets 370 Seats and 50% Vote Share
Expert Analyses: Rajya Sabha Elections:  BJP Keeps Sharpening its Strategy While Congress Fails to Spot Dissent
Conducting Free and Fair Elections: The Process
CAA Rules Likely to be notified 
Expert Analyses: Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey 2022-23: Rural India Spending Less on Food
Cabinet Approves Three More Semiconductor Units; Big Breakthrough 




DEFENCE
Shipyard Lays Keel For Navy's Cadet Training Ship
Actcm Barge Launched
All-Women Crew Embarks On Double-Handed Expedition On Board INSV Tarini from Goa to Mauritius
Navy Joins Narcotics Control Bureau to Bust Smugglers
Comment: Antarctica: The ICY Continent and Indian Engagements
Defence Sector Poised for Growth Amid Global Geopolitical Shifts
DRDO Successfully Flight Tests Very Short Range Air Defence System
Gaganyaan Mission and Beyond


NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: India’s Options with New Government 
India - China: High Duties Impacting India Adversely 
China’s Multilateral Diplomacy
India - Bhutan: China’s Repalcing India 
India - Sri Lanka: Fishermen Dispute

Cover Story: Farmer Protests: Potential to Become an Election Issue Ahead of 2024 
The Politics of Awarding ‘Bharat Ratna’ the Highest Civilian Award
Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme Unconstitutional
Expert Analyses: Manipur: No end to Violence
DEFENCE
3rd Biggest Recipient of Indian Aid, Delhi may Downsize Military Aid, Financial Grants to Maldives?
Comment: Russian ‘Nuclear Explosion’ in Space Could Cripple Satellites; US Sounds Alarm over Putin’s Possible Plans
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: India’s Dilemma - Who does it Talk To  
India - China: China Occupying Vacant ‘Defence Villages’ Along LAC
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: PM Modi’s UAE visit:  UAE becomes The Most Important Linchpin of India’s Engagement in the Gulf Region
Expert Analyses: Pm Modi’s visit to Qatar: Deepening Cooperation in Trade, Investment, Energy and Regional Security
Focus on Smaller Plurilateral Groups
WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference:  Tough Road for India
ECONOMY 
STATE OF THE ECONOMY 
- Interpreting economic data
MONEY AND BANKING 
- Bank margins set to fall, credit growth to moderate in FY25: S&P

Cover Story: BJP alone will Get 370 Seats; NDA will Cross The 400: PM Modi
Cover Story: Political Assessment of BJP’s Budgetary Strategy: The Problems 
Expert Analyses: Rahul Gandhi Plays down India Divisions
Manipur Fallout in Northeast, Nagaland in Partcular  
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code: Questions of Privacy & Liberty
Challenges Arising from Rapid Population Growth and Demographic Changes



DEFENCE
Munitions India Bags Largest Export Order from Saudi Arabia; To Supply 155mm Artillery Shells Worth $225m
Comment: Address Gaps in Defence Allocation
Comments: India–Maldives Ties in Choppy Waters
Comment: Maldives’ President’s China Visit
Comment: PM Modi realizes Indira Gandhi’s dream! First LCA Tejas MK1A variant to take to Skies by February end



NEIGHBOURS
India - Pakistan: Viewing the Elections from India’s Point of View 
India - Maldives: The Maldives Challenge
China Supports Pakistani Allegations on Killings of its Nationals on Its Soil
India - Myanmar: Smart Fencing The 1,624 Km Border


Cover Story: Ram Temple Consecration: ‘Symbol of Peace, Patience, Harmony and Amity’
Economic Fallout: Ayodhya Can Become the Domestic and Global Tourist HUB
Gyanvapi: Another Temple-Mosque Dispute in the Making 
Expert Analyses:  Mounting Problems for India Alliance 
Rahul Supporters Have a Tradition to Dessert Him 
Manipur:  Continuing Hostilities
'One Nation, One Election’: Status
The Government’s AI Push



DEFENCE
Indian Air Force (IAF) Renaming Itself as the Indian Air and Space Force (IASF)
India Joins France, UAE in Air Exercises over the Arabian Sea

Indian Navy Emerges as First Responder to Piracy, Drone Attacks in Arabian Sea; Expands its Global Clout
India Signs Rs. 1,070-Crore contract with MDL for Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessels
Comment; France ‘Overshadows’ Russia as India’s most Trusted Defense Partner; Overtakes UK as ‘Most Invited’ Nation to Republic Day
Comment: Eam Jaishankar in Tehran: Renewed Focus on Maritime Security and Regional Connectivity


NEIGHBOURS
India - Maldives: Chinese Research Vessel in Maldives 
Expert Analyses: India - Myanmar: India takes Measures as Conflict Myanmar Widens
Comment: Iran-Pak Clash Adds to the Chaos
India - Neighbours: Economic and Development Indicators





INTERNATIONAL
India - France: 
Gaza war Comes close to South Asia
India - Canada: Ties Set to Worsen


Cover Story: Ayodhya Temple Issue:  Religion, Faith and Politics 
Cover Story: India Bloc: Main Fault Lines 
Cover Story: Pm Modi’s Domestic and Global Challenges in 2024
Manipur:  No end to Ethnic Conflict
Poverty: 250 Million People Out of Poverty: Niti Ayog and UNDP
Education: Widening Learning Gaps:  Annual Status of Education (AES) Report 2022
DEFENCE
Analyses of Army Chief Press Conference 
LT Cols who specialize in Niche Tech Opt out of Command Posts
Navy Intercepts Cargo Ship Hit by Drone Attack
Mahindra Aerostructures Expands Strategic Relationship with Airbus
Comment: Maritime Security Architecture and Western Indian Ocean: India’s Stakes
Comment: Free Movement Regime: A Unique Feature of the India-Myanmar Border
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - Maldives: Relations Worsen 
Expert Analyses: India - Myanmar: Security Challenges for India Posed by China 
Expert Analyses: Iran Attacks Two Baluchi Militant Group Bases in Pakistan
India - China: China Targeting India’s Neighbours
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway: Close to India’s Border
India - Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges for India
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - Iran: Jaishankar’s Timely visit in The Context of Widening Israel-Hamas Conflict  
India - UK: Naval  Cooperation 
Quad Games and Domestic Compulsions

Cover Story: Ram Temple Inauguration: Congress Declines invite; BJP Set to Make Political Capital 
India Alliance: The Leadership Crisis
The Contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) Rules
Jammu and Kashmir: Local Bodies, Assembly Polls Likely as Militancy Character Changes 
Tamil Nadu, Gujarat:  $1 Trillion Economies by 2030  
SC holds Remission the Bilkis Bano Case Unlawful: Blow for the Rule of Law 
1,111 NGOS  Granted Permission to Receive Foreign Donations under FCRA in 2023




DEFENCE
India ‘Knocks Out’ Chinese Spy Ship from Colombo; Its Sri Lankan Victory turns into A Failure in Maldives
UK’S ‘5th-GEN’ Carrier Strike Group to Conduct Wargames with Indian Navy to Check China in Indian Ocean
Despite Israel-Hamas war, India gets Timely Delivery of Israeli-Origin, Adani-made Hermes 900 Drone
IAF Lands C-130j Aircraft at Night on Kargil Airstrip
DRDO Conducts Successful Flight Test of New Generation Akash Missile off Odisha Coast
Aditya-L1 Mission
After Beating US, China & Russia to Moon’s South Pole, India Puts Aditya-L1 in HALO Orbit to Study Sun
Comment: Why Djibouti and the Gulf of Aden Matter for India and The Indo-Pacific


NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES 
India - Maldives:  Relations under Stress; China Gains
India - China: Perceptions on India’s Approach 
India - Russia:  Ties at Crossroads
Expert Analyses: India - Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina gets Fourth Straight Term 
Comment: BNP’s Miscalculation can Prove Costly for Party and Bangladesh
India  - Myanmar: Ending Free Movement Regime (FMR)
India - Nepal: Joint Commission Meeting


The Ram Temple in Ayodhya: Embedded in the Hindu Psyche
Cover Story: Unlike BJP, Congress, Opposition Need Clarity on Its Message and Mission
Jammu and Kashmir: Winning Hearts and Minds
Assam Accord: Cautious Optimism
DEFENCE
Defence Ministry Signs Contracts worth Rs 802 Crore for Procurement of Military Equipment
Navy Rushes Destroyer to Respond to Pirate Hijacking of Cargo Vessel in Arabian Sea
Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi Takes Over as Indian Navy's Vice Chief
ISRO’S New Observatory
Comment: J-31 Fighters: How will Indian Air Force Respond to Pakistan’s Acquisition of ‘Plaaf Rejected’ Stealth Jets?
Comment: Red Sea Attacks: Should Indian Navy Join US-Led Naval Coalition & Expand its Global Power & Influence?
NEIGHBOURS
India - Maldives:  Maldives Revoke Agreement with India for Joint Hydrographic Surveys in Maldivian Waters
India - Bangladesh:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Likely to be Re-Elected
India - Pakistan: Diplomatic Protocols Still Relevant
India - Myanmar: Free Movement Regime (FMR) to Go
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: Israel, Hamas war Spills Over to the Red Sea: Indian Concerns 
India - EU:  FTA Negotiations
2024, a Year of Challenges
India - Korea: Defence Cooperation

Cover Story: Jammu and Kashmir: Fragility of Peace 
Ayodhya Ram Temple Consecration Ceremony:  Congress Dilemma 
Congress: The Relevance of Rahul Gandhi
CWC Meeting: Old Wine in New Bottle
2024:  Key Issues that will determine the Election Year
New Criminal Laws:  Some Progressive, Others Not So 
DEFENCE
Rajnath Singh visits Border Areas of Jammu and Kashmir to Review Security
Navy Inducts 4th Missile-cum-Ammunition Barge
Navy Commissions Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal
Comment: Lost Bets: Rethinking India’s Myanmar Strategy
Comment: Islamic Triad of Turkey, Pakistan & Azerbaijan Rake up Kashmir Issue as India Firmly Stands behind Armenia
NEIGHBOURS
India - China: China’s Aggressive Strategies to Expand Strategic Influence in the Indian Ocean
India Loosing Influence in South Asia?
INTERNATIONAL
India - France:  Significance of Macron as Republic Day Chief Guest
Expert Analyses: West Asia War Escalates to Red Sea, Closer to India
2024: Some Key Foreign Policy Challenges 
Comment: Myriad Challenges on the Security Front
 ECONOMY 
STATE OF THE ECONOMY 
- Finance Ministry’s response  IMF’s  statement on debt 
MONEY AND BANKING 
- Banks well capitalised

COVER STORY: FOURTH MEETING OF THE INDIA BLOC: ELUSIVE CONSENSUS 
COVER STORY: SUSPENSION OF OPPOSITION MPs
COVER STORY: INDIA ALLIANCE NO MATCH TO BJP AS PM MODI RE-SHAPES BJP
COVER STORY: 2024: LOOKING AT THE CRYSTAL BALL
EXPERT ANALYSES: J&K SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON ARTICLE 370; POLITICALLY ACCEPTABLE, NOT CONSTITUTIONALLY CORRECT
ASSAM RIFLES: FOCUS ON CHINA  
BRITISH-ERA CRIMINAL LAWS REPLACED 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BILL, 2023: ANALYSES
GPAI SUMMIT IN DELHI: INDIA’S CHALLENGE IN AI
‘AFFORDABLE DEFENCE’  VS ‘AFFORDABLE EFFECTIVENESS’
INDIA IS CO-CHAIR OF IONS WORKING GROUPS ON MARITIME SECURITY AND HADR
COAST GUARD TO PROCURE 6 NEXT-GEN OFFSHORE PATROL VESSELS FROM MAZAGON DOCK
PIRACY ATTACK ON MV RUEN IN CENTRAL ARABIAN SEA, INDIAN NAVY DEPLOYS SECOND WARSHIP
MODELED ON US B-2 SPIRIT, INDIA JOINS ELITE GROUP OF NATIONS WITH INDIGENOUS, HI-SPEED, FLYING-WING UAV
COMMENT: ’NEW HIGHWAY’, ‘OLD DREAM’: CHINA BUILDS NEW ROAD NEAR LADAKH TO BETTER PREPARE FOR GALWAN-LIKE CLASH
COMMENT: PAK TALIBAN GIVEN ‘FREE HAND’ TO ATTACK PAKISTAN; AMBASSADOR AT UNSC TAKES A POTSHOT AT INDIA
COMMENT: CHANGE OF WIND IN PAKISTAN’S SINDH: WHY CALLS FOR HOMELAND ‘SINDHUDESH’ GREW POST-BANGLADESH CREATION

COVER STORY: JAMMU AND KASHMIR: SUPREME COURT VERDIT ON ARTICLE 370 - ASSESSMENT 
PARLIAMENT SECURITY BREACH
EXPERT ANALYSES: POST ELECTION STATE OF THE NATION 
THE GEOGRAPHY OF POWER, IN NORTH, SOUTH & WEST INDIA
THREE OF FOUR INDIANS UNDERFED: UNITED NATIONS
DEFENCE
INS VISHAL: 9 REASONS WHY INDIA’S 3RD AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST TO COUNTER CHINA, SAFEGUARDS IOR
INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONING REFURBISHED INS TARMUGLI FAC
INDIAN EXPEDITION TEAM RETURNS FROM ANTARTICA
COMMENT: INDIA TO RAISE 1ST SQUADRON OF LCA TEJAS MARK 1A NEAR PAKISTAN BORDER AMID RISING “NUCLEAR THREATS”
COMMENT: THE PERMANENCE OF CHAOS IN KASHMIR
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: CHINA DESTROYING TIBET’S IDENTITY
INDIA - MYANMAR: SPILLOVER  OF MYANMAR CRISIS INTO  INDIA 
COMMENT: MALDIVES AND THE #INDIAOUT CAMPAIGN
INTERNATIONAL
ISRAEL -HAMAS WAR:  INDIA SHIFTS POSITION, VOTES IN FAVOUR OF IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - US - CHINA SECURITY TRIANGLE  
INDIA-EU:  TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (TTC) MEETING 
COP 28: BABY STEPS TO FOSSIL-FUEL FREE FUTURE
GPAI MINISTERIAL COUNCIL MEETING: 28 COUNTRIES ADOPT NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON AI
ECONOMY 
FUTURE OF INDIA’S GROWTH 
DEMYSTIFYING GDP GROWTH RATES
RBI STUDY ON STATE FINANCES

Cover Story: Assembly Elections: Interpreting the Outcome
Cover Story: Is This A Semi-Final for 2024?
Cover Story: Understanding the North-South India 
Expert Analyses: Mizoram Assembly Election Outcome: Newcomer ZPM Beats Congress and MNF
Manipur: UNLF Peace Accord; Peace could remain Allusive 
Jammu and Kashmir: Two Important Bills Cleared
DEFENCE
Modi Attends Programme Marking Navy Day in Maharashtra, Witnesses Operational Demonstrations
Domestic Defence Industries must Bolster Technological Capabilities: Chief of Defence Staff 
Comment: When Russia thwarted US Aircraft carrier to help India! Why did Jaishankar say ‘This Relationship has saved us at Times?’
NEIGHBOURS
India - Bhutan: Results of Primary Elections in Bhutan Good for India 
Understanding India’s Policy Dilemmas in its Neighbourhood
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - US - Canada: Dealing with Issues Concerning Terrorism  
India Hosts Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit
COP28 Summit: India holds Firm
ECONOMY 
MONETARY POLICY REVIEW: RBI KEEPS REPO RATE STEADY AT 6.5% FIFTH TIME
POVERTY ESTIMATE FLAWS 
STATE OF THE ECONOMY 
- India to become the third largest economy
- Services activity falls to a one-year low
AUTOMOBILES 
- Auto sales in November record 18% growth
- Domestic EV market  poised for significant growth: Report

POLITY
COVER STORY: ASSEMBLY ELECTION OUTCOME: NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE 
THE POLITICS OF GOVERNORS
STRIVING FOR A PERMANENT POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR THE DARJEELING HILLS
DEFENCE
DEFENCE PANEL NOD FOR RS 2.23 LAKH CRORE CAPITAL PROCUREMENT FOR ARMED FORCES
TORPEDO & AMMUNITION BARGE DELIVERED TO INDIAN NAVY
NAVY LAUNCHES THREE SHALLOW WATER ANTI-SUBMARINE CRAFT
ISRO’S DIAMOND JUBILEE OF FIRST SOUNDING ROCKET LAUNCH
COMMENT: S&T INITIATIVES AND THE STRATEGIC ADVANCE OF INDIA–US RELATIONS
COMMENT: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: INDIAN PM MAKES 6TH VISIT TO THE UAE BUT CALLS TO END MIDDLE-EAST CONFLICT MAY GROW
NEIGHBOURS
India - Pakistan:  15 years after 26/11 Mumbai Attack, Mounting challenges for India  
Comment: Review Internal Security Challenges
India - China: Government alert on Huawei’s Collaboration with Top Tech Schools
India - Bangladesh: India’s High Stakes in January Elections in Bangladesh 
INTERNATIONAL
India - Maldives: Turkey is Muizzu’s First Destination
Expert Analyses: BRICS’ Extraordinary Session on West Asia: India’s Position Self-Defeating
Expert Analyses: India - Canada - US Allegations Against India Targeting of Sikh Separatists
India - US: Unrealised Potential of Civil Nuclear Deal
New Maritime Threats: Challenges for the Global South
Cop26: India’s Pledges
Waging Wars Resulting in a Food Crisis: India’s Role 
ECONOMY 
STABLE FISCAL SITUATION 
BT500: THE INDIA INC. STORY IN 2023

Expert Analyses: Assembly Elections: BJP Strategy - Hindutva Plus Welfare Emerges
Manipur: Off The National Political Radar
Jammu and Kashmir: High Court Draws a Red Line on Defining ‘Terror’
DEFENCE
3 MEGA Defence Projects Worth Rs 1.4 Lakh Crore
Battered in Ukraine War, India ‘Bets Big’ On Archaic T-72 Tanks to Counter Double Threat of China & Pakistan
MSME Shipyard Delivers 3rd of The Eight Missile-Cum-Ammunition Barges
Indian Warship Deployed at Maputo, Mozambique
Indian IDS Hq Signs MOU with CSIR for Joint R&D On Defence Technology
Comment: Afghan Taliban Continues to Inflict Pain on Pakistan as Pashtunistan Movement Grows Louder
Comment: After Jf-17, J-10c Fighters, Cash-Strapped Pakistan Turns to China for Light Combat Aircraft JL-15
NEIGHBOURS
India - Maldives: Muizzu’s Stridency is the Bigger Challenge Than Removal of The Troops
Cover Story: Biden-Xi Summit:  India Need Not be Worried  
India - China:  Need to Promote Mutual Trust 
India - Myanmar: Concern Over Civil War Leading to  Refugee Influx
India - Bangladesh:  Steady Improvement in Relations 
Comment: Bangladesh’s Coming Election Draws Big-Power Attention: New Delhi Against External Interference
India - Afghanistan: Afghan Embassy Shuts Down
Comment: Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean Rim: Challenges and Opportunities for Region
INTERNATIONAL
Israel-Hamas Deal: Increase in US Heft in The Middle East
Islamic-Arab Summit: Religion Not a Major Factor in Islamic States’ Foreign Policy
India, Japan as Security Providers for Southeast Asia
India - Canada: E-Visas Restored, But Restoration of Normal Ties a Long Way Off


Cover Story: Assembly Elections: Congress Confident in Assembly Polls, BJP in General Elections 
Manipur: Ethnic Divide Widens  
Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Restraint or Belligerence 
DEFENCE
India Committed to Freedom of Navigation, Overflight & Unimpeded Lawful Commerce in International Waters: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh holds Bilateral Meetings with Indonesian, Vietnamese Counterparts
Navy’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier – INS Vikrant – Achieves full Operational Status; India Joins ‘Elite Club’ of Nations
India Launches 4th Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft at L&T Shipyard
Comment: ASEAN’s INDO-Pacific Priorities
NEIGHBOURS
India - China: Stalemate in Eastern Ladakh
Pakistan’s Economic Crisis: How China’s Vicious ‘Debt Trap’ Under $25 Billion CPEC Loan has Ruined its Economy
Comment: Nawaz Sharif’s Return and Prospects for India–Pakistan Relations
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Discussions in UN and India’s Position
India - Myanmar: Violence by Ethnic Minorities Escalates 
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - US: Significance of the 2+2 talks
Comment: Despite India-US 2+2, A Long and Solitary HAUL
Expert Analyses: Xi-Biden Meeting: Significance for India
Palestine Conflict: Two Parts to India’s Response
Khalistani Activities in UK and Canada
India - UK: Irrespective of Much-Delayed Trade Deal, Relations on Right Track 

Cover Story: Assembly Elections: BJP Worries; A Confident Congress
Mizoram Assembly Elections: Issues in a Three Cornered Contest 
Pollution: Supreme Court Directive
Semiconductor Fabrication: Issues 
India becomes most Represented Country in qs University Asia Rankings; Overtakes China
DEFENCE
First Indus-X Investors meet held in Delhi Ahead of 2+2 INDO-US Ministerial Dialogue
Comment: India’s LCA Tejas, Pakistan’s Jf-17, Chinese J-10c Aircraft Set to Clash for Attention at Dubai Air Show
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - Bhutan: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visit 
Critique on India’s Foreign Policy in S. Asia and in the Region 
Comment: Muizzu as The Eighth President of The Maldives: Implications for India-Maldives Relations
INTERNATIONAL
India - US: 2+2 Dialogue 
Israel - Hamas War: BJP Embraces Israel in Theory but BJP Supports Two-State Solution
Israel - Hamas War: Lesson for India - Operational Superiority No Solution to Political Process
India - Iran discuss Israel-Hamas Conflict
Expert Analyses: India, Qatar: Relations at Cross Roads 
Indian Products Replacing China in US
ECONOMY 
SHRINKING MIDDLE-CLASS 
EMPLOYMENT: CORRECT FACTS
STATE OF THE ECONOMY 
- Growth forecast for 2023 and 2024 unchanged at 6.7 and 6.1 per cent: Moody’s
- India vulnerable to "recurring and overlapping" food price shocks: RBI
MONEY AND BANKING 
- India Finance Report:  cautions for RBI and government 
AUTOMOBILES 
- Passenger vehicle retail sales drop 1.36% in October 
- Tesla to enter India in 2024
ELECTRONICS
- Tata Electronics acquires 100% stake in Wistron India

Expert Analyses: BJP Over-Exposing PM Modi in the Coming Elections
One Worldview, Not Democracy: Alternative Perspectives
Electoral Bonds (EBS) Promote Secret Political Party Funding
Cover Story: Kerala Blasts: Mix of Diverse Radicalisations
Apple Spyware Alert:  Individuals being Targeted by A State-Sponsored Attacker
Jammu and Kashmir:   Lurking Terror Threat
Expert Analyses: Manipur:  Full-Blown Civil War
Maritime Security in The Indian Ocean Region:  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s views 
With Active Industry Participation, India will soon Become 'Aatmanirbhar,' A Global Manufacturing Hub: Rajnath Singh
15th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue Agrees to Enhance Military Interactions, Bilateral Exercises
Navy Bids Farewell to Il-78sd Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Second Ship of Five Diving Support Craft Launched at Titagarh
Rattanindia Enterprises' Company Receives DGCA's Certification for its Drone
Comment: The Permanence of Chaos in Kashmir
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA-MALDIVES: INDIAN APPREHENSIONS 
INDIA - PAKISTAN: NAWAZ SHARIF CAN  IMPROVE TIES WITH INDIA ONLY AS FAR AS THE ARMY ALLOWS
INDIA - BANGLADESH: RAIL, POWER SECTOR PROJECTS  INAUGURATED
EXPERT ANALYSES: WEST ASIA WAR: EXPLAINING INDIA’S ABSTENTION
LESSONS FROM ISRAEL’S BORDER DEFENCE DEFEAT: TECHNOLOGY CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR THE TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS
INDIA - QATAR: TEST FOR INDIA’S DIPLOMACY
INDIA - CANADA: INDIA CHALLENGING THE WEST  

POLITY
COVER STORY: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS:  CASTE SURVEY, PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR I.N.D.I.A

RSS CHIEF’S  ‘VIJAYADASHAMI’ SPEECH
SUPREME COURT DECISION ON RIGHT TO MARRY: DEBATE
DEFENCE
‘FIGHTING’ BOTH CHINA & INDIA, CANADA ‘SUCCUMBS’ TO PRESSURE; CRACKS DOWN CHINESE DISSIDENTS IN COUNTRY?
COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE:  RAJNATH SINGH FOR STRENGTHENING AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
NAVY'S OUTREACH INITIATIVE FOR 'HARNESSING MARITIME THOUGHT'
RAJNATH SINGH VISITS FORWARD POSTS IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH; REVIEWS DEFENCE PREPAREDNESS ALONG LAC
RAJNATH SINGH INAUGURATES FIRST MILITARY HERITAGE FESTIVAL 
INDIA, ZAMBIA DEFENCE OFFICERS MEET TO DEEPEN BILATERAL TIES
CREW ESCAPE SYSTEM: A STEP CLOSER TO A MANNED FLIGHT TO THE MOON
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - PAKISTAN: NAWAZ SHARIF’S SIGNAL TO INDIA
GAZA WAR: CHINA ADVANTAGE - IT CAN INFLUENCE IRAN
AFGHANISTAN: CELEBRATING ITS WIN OVER  PAKISTAN; ITS NOT JUST CRICKET 
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - MALDIVES: DIFFICULT TIMES FOR INDIA  
BHUTAN, CHINA,  INDIA AND THE BOUNDARY ISSUE 
INDIA - SRI LANKA: CHINESE RESEARCH VESSEL SHI YAN 6 DOCKS AT COLOMBO PORT

COVER STORY: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS TO 5 STATES: PROBABLE OUTCOME AND NATIONAL IMPACT 
HARYANA: CONGRESS HAS A CHANCE IF IT PLAYS WELL ON THE CASTE FACTOR
KERALA: A CONFIDENT CONGRESS
EXPERT ANALYSES: NO FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO MARRY BETWEEN PERSONS OF SAME SEX: CONSTITUTION BENCH OF SUPREME COURT 
GOVERNMENT ASKS WHATSAPP TO DIVULGE IDENTITIES OF THOSE WHO FIRST SHARED CERTAIN VIDEOS
DEFENCE
FORMER ARMY CHIEF ON THEATERISATION
DELIVERY OF SECOND MCA BARGE, LSAM 8 (YARD 76)
FRENCH NAVY WARSHIPS DOCKS IN MUMBAI FOR A FIVE-DAY VISIT
NAVY PROVIDES OPERATIONAL SEA TRAINING TO SOUTH AFRICAN SHIP CREW
DEFENCE MINISTRY SIGNS CONTRACT WITH MDL FOR FIRST INDIAN COAST GUARD TRAINING SHIP
INDIAN WARSHIP DOCKS AT LAGOS IN NIGERIA
ARMY'S VAJRA CORPS HOLD CBRN DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
AIR SHOW IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH !
COMMENT: TANZANIA: A KEY PARTNER FOR INDIA IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN REGION
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: ASSESSING THE BRI FROM INDIA’S PERSPECTIVE 
CHINA HOSTS LARGEST-EVER BRI EVENT: FEARS EMERGE NEPAL’S POKHARA AIRPORT COULD BE A “CHICKEN FARM”: ANALYSIS
STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN RIM (IOR) COUNTRIES FOR  INDIA
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERT ANALYSES: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: ANALYSING  INDIA’S POSITION
HAMAS - ISRAELI WAR: LESSONS FOR INDIA
INDIA - CANADA: GROWING REPUTATION OF CANADA AS A ‘SAFE HAVEN FOR TERRORISTS….’

Cover Story: Assembly Polls in 5 States: National Implications  
Expert Analyses: Ladhakh: NC-Congress Alliance Sweeps Kargil Election
Jammu and Kashmir: Solutions to Militancy  
Manipur: Rebuilding Trust between Ethnic Groups
Rural India catching up with Urban India
Global Hunger Index: India Ranked 111 out of 125
DEFENCE
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Meets Ceos of Top French Defence Companies in Paris
Setting up Theatre Commands: No Progress
Defence Forces Studying Hamas Attack
Israel-Hamas War ‘Shatters’ India’s Dream; Modi’s Ambitious Project to Counter China’s BRI Jeopardized?
ICG Conducts 21st National Maritime Search and Rescue Board Meeting
DRDO’S Oceanographic Research Vessel ‘INS Sagardhwani’ Embarks on Sagar Maitri Mission-4
Indian Navy's Annual Joint HADR Exercise Chakravat-2023 Concludes
Comment: Aircraft Carrier: US, India ‘Bet Big’ On Fighter Jet-Armed Warships to Shift Balance Of Power in the Region
ISRO Looks beyond Earth
NEIGHBOURS
India - Maldives: Advantage China
Comment: With China Tightening Hold on South Asia, Maldives a Wake-Up Call for India
Comment: Islamic State's Expanding Footprints Pose Grave Security Threat to Pakistan and South Asia






INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: Israel - Palestine Conflict: Has BJP Abandon India’s Nuanced Middle East Policy Approach?
Foreign Policy: Claiming the High Moral is Hypocrisy
India - Canada: A Tale of Three Punjabs
India - Saudi Arabia: India Closer to Its One Sun One World One Grid Mission

Cover Story: Caste Census: A Political Hot Potato on The Eve of 2024 General Elections 
Jammu and Kashmir: Release of Mirwaz Reflects Shift in BJP’s Approach  
India’s ‘Soft Power’ vs ‘Hard Power’
Crime Against Women 
Comment: Continued Ethnic Strife in Manipur Making Region Vulnerable to External Exploitation
Comment: Gandhi’s Core Principles under Threat



DEFENCE
IAF Handed Over Twin-Seater LCA Tejas Aircraft
India Announces 5th Positive Indigenisation list Comprising 98 Items; Highly Complex Systems, Sensors, Weapons & Ammunition Included
Comment: India’s Military base in Maldives ‘Jeopardized’ as Pro-China Muizzu Vows to Evict its Biggest Defense Supplier?
Comment: India’s Deep Sea Mining Endeavours: A Search for Climate Solutions in Deep Waters



NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - Maldives: Countering Anti-India President Mohamed Muizzu 
Comment: Maldives Election: India Should Not Align Its Neighbourhood Policy to Individual Leaders
India - China: Addressing the Chinese Challenge
India - Pakistan - US: Strategic Reset of Ties   
Comment: Shedding The Misconceptions: Bangladesh's Ties with China Should not be A Concern for India
World Bank’s Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI): India’s Score 


INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - Canada: Relations not Beyond Repair, But not Anytime Soon   
Politicisation of Indian Diaspora
Minister s. Jaishankar’s Policy Statements at the UNGA
Crude Oil Imports: Russia, Iraq Gain, Saudi Arabia Looses

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News behind the News Magazine - NbN 05 February, 2024

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