Get expert opinions on whether PM Modi is serious about implementing his policies; who runs the show between RSS and BJP; a roundup on parliamentary proceedings of the week. Catch the other top three stories: Assembly elections: situation report, India – Pakistan: Swaraj-Aziz meeting & Defence Minister Parrikar to visit to China

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

COVER STORY: BJP STILL  LOOKING FOR THE ‘BIG ISSUE’ BEFORE  2024
BOYCOTT OF JOURNALISTS BY OPPOSITION: ANALYSES  
EXPERT ANALYSES: PUNJAB : TROUBLE IN THE BORDER STATE 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: MIRWAIZ RELEASED; TIME FOR ELECTIONS 
MOODY’S RAISES ISSUES ON  AADHAAR: STRONG COUNTER BY GOVERNMENT 
INDIA AGEING: UNFPA REPORT
DEFENCE
COMPLEXITIES, UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF INDO-PACIFIC REGION DEMAND CONCERTED EFFORTS: RAJNATH SINGH
NAVY’S 3RD AIRCRAFT CARRIER, PROJECT 75I SUBMARINES NEED ‘BIG PUSH’ TO COUNTER CHINA’S BULGING NAVY
STRENTHENING NAVY’S UNDERWATER ASSETS
INDIA’S QUEST TO EXPORT LCA TEJAS HITS ‘ROADBLOCK’; HAL MUST FIRST MEET INDIAN AIR FORCE’S NEEDS
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA:  GEOPOLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER SPORTING EVENT 
EXPERT ANALYSES: NEPAL, CHINA, INDIA TRIANGLE 
CHINA ‘RIDICULES’ NEPAL AHEAD OF BEIJING MEET; DERIDES ‘NEPAL’S PRIDE’ THAT IT EXPORTS TO INDIA
INDIA - SRI LANKA: CHINESE VESSEL ENTERS INDIAN OCEAN, SRI LANKA SENDS MIXED SIGNALS
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CANADA STANDOFF: INDIA TALKS TOUGH   
INDIA - US: JAISHANKAR, BLINKEN DISCUSS IMEC, iCET etc
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA-MIDDLE EAST-EUROPE ECONOMIC CORRIDOR: INTERPLAY OF OF ISRAEL AND SAUDI ARABIA   


SPECIAL SESSION OF PARLIAMENT:  STATE OF THE PARLIAMENT AS OF TODAY
COVER STORY: WOMENS RESERVATION BILL: UNANIMOUSLY PASSED IN PARLIAMENT 
TV MEDIA: PROVOKES AND GENERATES A HEAVILY POLITICAL AND POLARISED CLIMATE
COMMENT: CHALLENGES CONFRONTING INTERNAL SECURITY
INDIA’S DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
DEFENCE
INDIA, MALAYSIA HOLD 12TH DEFENCE COOPERATION MEETING
SUKHOIS FROM RUSSIA SENDS OUT A CLEAR SIGNAL
INDIA MUST INVEST MORE IN LAND FORCES
BOEING OUTLINES 'AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT' (SELF SUFFICEINT INDIA) FUTURE FOR P-8I MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - PAKISTAN: PAKISTAN’S STRATEGY AND TERRORIST TACTICS
INDIA - PAKISTAN: INDUS WATERS TREATY - NEED TO RENEGOTIATE TO MITIGATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
PAKISTANI ARMS FOR UKRAINE
SNUB TO CHINA? NEPAL PM PREFERRED INDIA FOR FIRST DIPLOMATIC VISIT; IS KATHMANDU UPSET WITH BEIJING’S BADGERING

COVER STORY: G20 SUMMIT ADDS TO PM MODI’S  PERSONAL PRESTIGE, BUT PARTY HAS INTERNAL ISSUES 
PARLIAMENT’S SPECIAL SESSION:  AGENDA 
CONGRESS: ANOTHER UNITY MARCH
EXPERT ANALYSES: THE  ‘SANATAN DHARMA’ CONTROVERSY: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS 
‘BHARAT’ VS INDIA CONTROVERSY
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: WARNING ON MILITANCY FROM ANANTNAG 
DEFENCE
BRIGHT STAR-23 INDIA - EGYPT EXERCISE
INVEST MORE IN R&D FOR INDIA TO MOVE WITH WORLD’S PACE: RAJNATH SINGH
DEFENCE MINISTRY IS TOP PROCURER ON GOVERNMENT E-MARKETPLACE (GEM)
BAE SYSTEMS, LARSEN & TOUBRO TEAM UP TO BRING BVS10 ALL- TERRAIN VEHICLE TO INDIA 
COMMENT: INDIAN RAFALE, SU-30 MKI WARPLANES SET TO OPERATE FROM WORLD’S HIGHEST AIRFIELD NEAR CHINA BORDER
COMMENT: INDIA–US JET ENGINE DEAL: A MAJOR MILESTONE
COMMENT: TATA EMERGES ‘BIGGEST CHALLENGER’ TO STATE-RUN HAL; SET TO PRODUCE CUTTING-EDGE AIRBUS AIRCRAFT FOR INDIAN AIR FORCE
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: 90 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INAUGURATED 
EXPERT ANLAYSES: INDIA - CHINA: MATCHING CHINA’S DEFENCE WILL TAKE A LONG TIME DESPITE WEAKNESSES IN PLA
INDIA-MIDDLE EAST-EUROPE ECONOMIC CORRIDOR: COUNTER TO CHINA’S BRI
INDIA - MALDIVES: PRO-INDIA SOLIH LOOSES  TO PRO-CHINA MUIZZU; NASHEED TO DECIDE FINAL FATE 
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERT ANALYSES: G20 SUMMIT: INDIA’S GLOBAL MOMENT
INDIA - SAUDI ARABIA: MBS, MODI  PARTICIPATE IN FIRST STRATEGIC COUNCIL MEETING 
INDIA - UK: ECONOMIC AND TRADE PARTNERSHIP 
ECONOMY 
RATING AGENCIES BIAS AGAINST EMERGING ECONOMIES LIKE INDIA 
CONSUMER SENTIMENTS DOWN; GDP GROWTH OUTLOOK CONSERVATIVE  
STATE OF THE ECONOMY 
- India growth may moderate: Fitch
- Wholesale inflation rate in negative category;  WPI down 0.52% in Aug
- Bilateral trade in Rupee

COVER STORY: OPPOSITION  CHALLENGE TO BJP: STILL WORK IN PROGRESS 
INDIA vs BHARAT CONTROVERSY 
EXPERT ANALYSES: ONE NATION, ONE ELECTION (ONOE) 
MANIPUR: INDIA REJECTS 'UNWARRANTED AND MISLEADING' COMMENTS OF U.N. EXPERTS
JAMMU AND KASHMIR:  PRE - ELCETION MACHINATIONS  
DEFENCE
CARTOGRAPHIC WAR: CHINA’S WORST DIPLOMATIC BLUNDER COMES AT MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME FOR XI JINPING
CHINA’S XI JINPING HIT BY ‘CEREBRAL ANEURYSM’; POSSIBLE REASON FOR SKIPPING CRUCIAL G20 MEET IN INDIA? 
THAILAND NAVY DELEGATION VISITS INDIA'S WARSHIP DESIGN BUREAU
WARSHIP SUMEDHA JOINT EXERCISE BRIGHT STAR 2023 AT ALEXANDRIA IN EGYPT
PRIVATE SHIPBUILDER DELIVERS SECOND BARGE TO INDIAN NAVY
IAF TO JOIN HANDS WITH DFI TO HOST BHARAT DRONE SHAKTI 2023
CHANDRAYAAN-3 IN SLEEP MODE
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: BORDER STRESS ALONG THE LAC 
COMMENT: INDIA-CHINA TIES AND THE G20 SUMMIT
INDIA - PAKISTAN: STARK CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES   
INDIA’S STRATEGIC DEPTH OF LITTLE VALUE

COVER STORY: COUNTDOWN TO 2024 GENERAL ELECTIONS 
‘ONE NATION, ONE ELECTION’: BJP SETS THE BALL IN MOTION
OPPOSITION INDIA ALLIANCE:  SEPTEMBER DEADLINE FOR SEAT-SHARING PLAN
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: SUPREME COURT ASKS GOVERNMENT TO COMMIT TO A TIME FRAME FOR RESTORATION OF STATEHOOD 
MANIPUR: REPORT ON HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
MONSOON, EL NINO AND MJO WORRIES
DEFENCE
INDIA, KENYA DISCUSS CAPACITY BUILDING & DEFENCE INDUSTRY COOPERATION
CHINA’S TROUBLES IN PAKISTAN MOUNT OVER POOR SERVICEABILITY OF JF-17 FIGHTERS, CPEC SECURITY
CHINA’S MILITARY, PAKISTAN’S NUKES BIGGEST THREAT TO INDIA; NEW DELHI’S NUCLEAR DOCTRINE MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY
CHINA’S ‘GREAT GAME’ IN AFGHANISTAN: BEIJING EXPANDS INFLUENCE WITH TALIBAN TO CHECK UYGHURS, EXPLOIT RESOURCES
NEW WARSHIP TO BE LAUNCHED ON SEPTEMBER 1
BEL HANDS OVER CBRN HAZMAT VEHICLE TO NDRF
SULPHUR ON MOON
ADITYA-L1’S SUN  MISSION
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA:  TALKS  GOING NOWHERE
INDIA - CHINA:  NEW MAP CLAIMS ENTIRE  ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND THE AKSAI CHIN REGION 
‘NEED FOR INDIA, CHINA TO INCREASE COOPERATION: SBI REPORT ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR BRICS+6 
INDIA - PAKISTAN: INDUS WATERS TREATY DISPUTE
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - SRI LANKA:  CHALLENGES AS RELATIONS IMPROVE

COVER STORY: 2024: PM MODI  WILL WIN AGAIN  BECAUSE HE DELIVERED, NOTWITHSTANDING CHALLENGES
A HINDU, MUSLIM SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COMPARISON 
EXPERT ANALYSES: CONGRESS: CWC RESHUFFLE - STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN ‘BALANCE’
MANIPUR: PEACE STILL ELUSIVE
DEFENCE
EXPERT ANALYSES: CHANDRAYAAN-3: ASSESSMENT, ANALYSES  AND  BEYOND
INDIA CAN WIN A TWO-FRONT WAR:  FORMER  ARMY CHIEF 
DAC APPROVES PROPOSALS WORTH RS 7,800 CRORE TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMED FORCES
COMMITTEE TO REVIEW DRDO
COMMENT: THE FOURTH POSITIVE INDIGENISATION LIST: A STEP FORWARD FOR INDIA
COMMENT: DEFENCE PUBLIC SECTOR UNITS AND EXPORTS
LCA TEJAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES INDIGENOUS ASTRA BEYOND VISUAL RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE OFF GOA COAST
AIR FORCE CHIEF REVIEWS LCA PROJECT, TO INDUCT NEW VARIANT IN 2024
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA: XI TELLS MODI TO CONSIDER ‘OVERALL INTERESTS’ OF TIES AND ‘PROPERLY HANDLE’ BORDER ISSUE
IMPORT CURBS: DEFINITION OF ‘TRUSTED SOURCES’ AN ISSUE
COMMENT: CHINA POSES NO THREAT TO THE MULTI-FACETED INDIA-BANGLADESH PARTNERSHIP
INDIA - SRI LANKA: EFFECTIVELY COUNTERING CHINESE INFLUENCE 
COMMENT: INDIA’S CORE STRATEGIC STRENGTH STANDS DILUTED
COMMENT: WHY DESPITE FEW RETURNS INDIA REMAINS INVESTED IN AFGHANISTAN

Cover Story: PM Modi’s Independence Day Address: Analysis 
Expert Analyses: India’s Achievements In 76 Years: The Positive and the Not So Positive 
Haryana Communal Violence: A Silver Lining 
Criminal Justice System: Rewriting the Code
Gyanvapi Mosque Survey: Limitations of a Scientific Survey
Digital Personal Protection Act, 2003: A Critique 
Success of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’:  More needs to be Done 
DEFENCE
With Eye on China, Pakistan Air Battles, India Forward Deploys its LCA Tejas Fighters for Ultimate Clash
Made in India: Army Orders Rs 7,300 Cr Emergency Equipment 
Army to Induct Niche and Modern Tech in 2 Years
India Launches New Frigates at GRSE
Rs 40,000 Crore Indian Submarine Deal; Germany, Spain in Contest
Moon Probe: India Surpasses China
ISRO to Launch Solar Mission Aditya-l1 to Study Sun
Comment: Strengthening Resilience: Atmanirbhar Bharat and Tackling Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - China: Outcome of 19th Round of Military Talks Reflects Deep Freeze in Relations 
Comment: Another Round of India-China Military Talks: Obfuscating Ground Realities?
Comment: Crisis-Ridden Pakistan Battles an Afghan Dilemma
INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - Taiwan: Visit of Three Former Indian Chiefs 
Comment: How the China Factor Influenced US-India ties in the Last 76 Years
India’s Establishes itself as a Soft Power
Where did India's Money Go - British Looted Nearly  $45 Trillion

Cover Story: No-Confidence Motion Fails: Government and Opposition make Political Points  
Rahul Gandhi's MP Status Restored: Congressmen Celebrate ‘Victory of Love against Hate’
COMMENT: THE CONTINUING TRAGEDY OF MANIPUR: TIME FOR STERN DECISIONS TO SAFEGUARD NATIONAL SECURITY
HARYANA: HIGH COURT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ON COMMUNAL RIOTS 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: FOUR YEARS AFTER ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370
GENERAL ELECTIONS 2024: THREE NEUTRAL PARTIES AND THEIR STRATEGY 
SELECTION OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS: BILL TO REMOVE CJI FROM PANEL
DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2023: ANALYSES
THE POLITICS OF DATA
DEFENCE
PARLIAMENT PASSES INTER-SERVICES ORGANISATION (COMMAND, CONTROL & DISCIPLINE) BILL, 2023
INDIAN WARSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA FOR MALABAR EXERCISE WITH QUAD NAVIES
COAST GUARD'S EASTERN SEABOARD COMMANDER PARAMESH APPOINTED AS ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL
VIKRAM THE LANDER OF CHANDRAYAAN-3 TO MAKE A SOFT LANDING ON AUGUST 23
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: TARGETING CHINA THROUGH POLICIES LIKE LAPTOP IMPORT CURBS, UNLIKELY TO WORK
INDIA -PAKISTAN: VENDETTA POLITICS 
INDIA - PAKISTAN: THE NUCLEAR CHALLENGE
TWO-FRONT WAR WOULD MEAN DEFEAT: GEN NARAVANE
INTERNATIONAL
JEDDAH PEACE CONFERENCE: INDIA’S INTERESTS
INDIA - MYANMAR: INDIA’S POLICY OPTIONS

POLITY
Cover Story: No-Trust Motion in Lok Sabha on August 8
Expert Analyses: Manipur: Grief And Rage of Both Sides 
Haryana: Communal Violence; A Mojrity BIAS
Gyanvapi: Another Mosque, Temple Issue Dispute
Jammu and Kashmir: Article 370 Hearing in Supreme Court 

DEFENCE
China Is ‘Failing’ As A Peaking Power As Troubles Mount For Xi Jinping At UNSC, BRI & INDO-Pacific
Parliament's Lower House Passes Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control & Discipline) Bill
India has no Reciprocal Agreement with US for Warships Repair: Government
Chandrayaan-3: Translunar Injection Conducted Successfully
NASA and ISRO Partnership 
Comment: India’s Arctic Endeavours: Capacity Building and Capability Enhancement




NEIGHBOURS
India - China: No Signs of a Rapprochement  
South Asia: Regional Economic Integration Strengthening 

INTERNATIONAL
Saving G20:  India’s Secret Efforts to end Ukraine War
Expert Analyses: Global Chip Manufacturers Investing Big Time in India 

Expert Analyses: Opposition vs BJP: 2024 Promises to be an Exciting Election
Cover Story: Manipur: Pressure on Government 
Comment: Explore Options to Restore Normalcy in Manipur
Gyanvapi Mosque Survey in Varanasi Begins 
UCC under a Majoritarian Regime is Likely to be Awkward
India-Australia: 8th Defence Policy Talks in Canberra
India - UK: First Defence & Military Tech Cooperation Workshop
India - Malaysia: Sub Committee on Military Cooperation Meeting in New Delhi
Autonomous Unmanned Vessels
Coast Guard Rescues 36 Crew Including 8 Scientists Onboard Research Vessel
IAF RESCUES 6 PEOPLE STRANDED IN FLOOD-HIT VILLAGE
BEL REGISTERS A GROWTH OF 23% IN PAT (YOY) FOR 1ST QUARTER OF FY 2023-24
CHANDRAYAAN-3: TOUGH MISSION AHEAD
COMMENT: KHALISTAN MOVEMENT: RECENT ACTIVITIES AND INDIAN RESPONSE
COMMENT: INDIA’S TURN TO MINI-LATERALISM IN WEST ASIAN CONTEXT
INDIA - PAKISTAN: RAJNATH SINGH'S LOC CROSSING REMARKS
INDIA - PAKISTAN: PAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR DOCTRINE
UAE RESCUING PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY: INDIA MAY NOT BE AVERSE 
INDIA - CHINA:  MODI, XI  EMPHASED NEED TO  STABILISE RELATIONS IN BALI LAST NOVEMBER
INDIA - CHINA: ONLY 3 CHINESE FDI APPLICATIONS MADE THE CUT IN FY23
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - SRI LANKA: GROWING ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AMIDST PLAY OF CARDS 
THE G20 CONSENSUS CHALLENGE:  INDIA’S ‘PLAN B’
EXPERT ANALYSES: DESPITE DOMESTIC  CHALLENGES, INDIA NEEDS TO INFLUENCE GLOBAL ORDER
CHINA ENDORSES AOIP THAT EMBRACES THE INDO-PACIFIC
PROTECTING TAIWAN’S SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY: DIVERSIFICATION TO THAILAND, INDIA AND VIETNAM ESSENTIAL

Cover Story: Opposition Unity Moves; BJP’s counter: Deep Analyses
Manipur: Situation Remains Serious
Comment: Violence must not be allowed to continue in Manipur; Implement Confidence-Building Measures
Uniform Civil Code (UCC):  Necessary or Desirable?
Jammu and Kashmir: Dealing with the Sensitive Issue of Land  
Floods in North India: Economic Loss up to Rs 15,000 Crore
DEFENCE
India-Russia Defence Working Group Meets
India to Observe 24th Anniversary of Kargil War Victory
Second Actcm Barge Launched at Suryadipta Projects
Rakesh Pal Appointed as 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard
Argentina Signs Letter Intent for Cooperation on Hal Helicopters
BEL, Corover Sign MOU to Leverage Opportunities in Ai-Based Solutions
BEL, Gabriel Power Sign MOU to for Power & Energy Sectors for India
Ashok Leyland Bags Defence Orders worth Rs. 800 cr
Chandrayaan-3: India Pushing Technological Boundaries
Comment: A Review of India-South Korea Diplomatic Relations on Their 50th Anniversary
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - China: Improved Relations would help both, But Concerns in The Way 
Yuan Payments for Import of Russian Oil: Implications 
India - UAE Framework and Rupee-Dirham Transactions 
India - Sri Lanka: Talks with President Wickremesinghe

INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - France: New Phase in Relations
India-France:  Negotiations on Scorpene, Combat Jet Engine Deals not complete
India Takes an Integrated View of Its Interests: Working with US, France
India - US Mutually Resolve All Six Trade Disputes at WTO
West Asia: Strategic Significance Increases for India

Cover Story: BJP: Strategy to Prevent its Shrinking Footprint 
West Bengal ‘Panchayat’ (Rural Local Bodies) Elections: TMC Sweeps Polls Amidst Repolling, Violence, Deaths
Jammu and Kashmir: Constitutional Challenge to the Centres Decision 
Expert Analyses: Manipur: Entire Northeastern Could be pushed into an Abyss
Data Protection Bill: Advantages of Data Portability and Interoperability
India’s Semiconductor Ambitions
DEFENCE
Procurement of 26 Rafale Marine Aicraft, Submarines for Its Navy
Indian Warship Participates in OP Southern Readiness Exercise with Multination Navies
Rajnath Singh Inaugurates HAL's Regional Office in Kuala Lumpur
Expert Analyses: C Chandrayaan 3 Mission to The Moon And Beyond  
Indian Firm L&T Powers ISRO's Moon Mission Chandrayaan 3
NEIGHBOURS
PAKISTAN, CHINA CONSTRAIN / HURT INDIA
INDIA - CHINA:  IMPACT OF SETTLING TRADE PAYMENTS IN YUAN
INDIA - CHINA: INDIA MORE ATTRACTIVE EMERGING MARKET

Maharashtra: BJP Splits NCP with 2024 General Elections in Mind 
Expert Analyses: Manipur: Demand to Bring Zo People under a Single Administrative Unit
Comment: Breaking Down ‘Statelessness’ in Manipur
Uniform Civil Code: Quest for Unity in Diversity
Draft Digital Personal Personal Data Protection Bill Approved by Cabinet
DEFENCE
Rajnath Singh Chairs Day-Long Defence Ministry Brainstorming Session
P-8I, Predator Drones 'Critical Assets', Should be Used in All Forces: Navy Chief
Coast Guard, Navy Signs up with Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation for National Maritime Heritage
Government is committed to Quality Assurance in Military Aviation: Defence Secretary
NEIGHBOURS
India - China: Strong Case for Upping India’s Defence Spending
India - China: Catching up with Chinese Economy
China’s New Foreign Affairs Law
INTERNATIONAL
Cover Story: SCO Online Summit: PM Modi Emphasises Threat from Terrorism and   Respect for Territorial Integrity
Expert Analyses: SCO, BRICS, Swing States and ‘Active Non-Alignment’
India, US and NATO Plus
View from Russia on India-US Defence Cooperation
India - China: The Race for Influence in Africa
India - Russia: Refiners Start Yuan Payments for Russian Oil IMPORTS
Khalistan: India Objects to Vandalism in US, Canada & Australia
India's Space Programme to 'Transform Planet's Connection to Final Frontier’: New York Times
ECONOMY 
ASSESSMENT OF THE PLI SCHEME
RBI’S FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT: WELCOME  TREND BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

Cover Story: Uniform Civil Code (UCC): Arguments for and Against 
PM Modi’s The Most Powerful Leader: His Style of Governance
Serious Opposition Meet: Formidable Task of Stopping BJP 
Expert Analyses: Manipur: Turmoil in The Sensitive Borderland 
Comment: Healing Process in Manipur will be long
National Research Foundation Established: Rs 50,000 Crore Over 5 Years for R&D

DEFENCE
Will be Left with No Option but To Go for Counter Measures, Says Pakistan on Us-India Defence Ties
2nd Meeting of India-Tanzania Joint Defence Cooperation Committee Held in Arusha
IAF'S Rafale Fighter Jets to Take Part in Bastille Day Parade in Paris
Fixing Dhruv Helicopter Flaws on a Priority Basis: Defence Official
Comment: Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Egypt: Building a Strategic Partnership
Comment: India-Vietnam Defence Partnership Gaining Ground
Comment: The China-Russia Challenge to India-EU Relations




NEIGHBOURS
Core of India’s Foreign Policy
India - Pakistan: Intelligentsia’s Views of India 
India - China: India Ahead of China In Wearables Production

INTERNATIONAL
Expert Analyses: India - US:  Deepening Ties and India’s Increasing Involvement in Regional Geopolitics
India - US: Defence and Space Collaboration at ‘Strategic Levels’
Expert Analyses: India - Egypt: PM Modi’s visit - A ‘Strategic Partnership' 
India - Russia: India Reaching Limits of Russian Oil 
India - UK: Trade Deal 
Mpact of Armed Conflict on Children: India No Longer In UN Report


OPPOSTION UNITY MOVES IN PATNA 
CONGRESS: STILL WORKING ON ORGANISATIONAL AND ELECTION STRATEGY 
WEST BENGAL: ROW OVER SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS OVER PANCHAYAT POLLS
EXPERT ANALYSES: TRIPURA:  STATE UNDER SEIGE 
MICRON'S $2.7 BILLION CHIP TESTING PLANT APPROVED: NOT A GAME-CHANGER
INDIA IMPROVES RANK IN GLOBAL GENDER INDEX
TAMIL NADU: WORKERS’ RIGHTS
DEFENCE
TRI-SERVICE INTEGRATION: COMMON ANNUAL CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (ACR)
GE AEROSPACE SIGNS MOU WITH HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED TO PRODUCE FIGHTER JET ENGINES FOR INDIAN AIR FORCE
INDIA, US DEFENCE ACCELERATION ECOSYSTEM LAUNCHED
DRDO, L&T JOIN HANDS FOR INDIGENOUS AIR INDEPENDENT PROPULSION INDIA'S NAVAL SUBMARINES
BEL, HFCL SIGN MOU TO LEVERAGE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS DEFENCE, TELECOM & RAILWAY SECTORS
COMMENT: INDIAN NAVY CONDUCTS TWIN-CARRIER EXERCISE IN VAUNTED 'POWER PROJECTION'; BUT FUND SCARCITY HOBBLES FULL COMBAT POTENTIAL
COMMENT: THE UKRAINE CRISIS AND INDIA’S FERTILISER SECURITY
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: XI RESPONSIBLE FOR GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF RELATIONS 
INDIA - CHINA - PAKISTAN: CHINA BLOCKS PROPOSAL TO BLACKLIST 26/11 ACCUSED SAJID MIR
COMMENT: ELITE HEGEMONY IN PAKISTAN: IS THE NATION GETTING SWALLOWED FROM WITHIN?
INDIA - NEPAL: TIES IMPROVE  
INTERNATIONAL
COVER STORY: INDIA - US: IN-DEPTH ANALYSES OF PM MODI’S US VISIT  
INDIA - UAE: MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT (MRA) SIGNED 
ECONOMY 
STATE OF THE ECONOMY 

Expert Analyses: Wooing Farmers in an Election Year, but Public Imagination of BJP is changing 
Comparing 9 Years of Modi Govt. with 10 years of Congress Govt: BJP does better 
Expert Analyses: Manipur: Unbridgeable Divide needs Careful Handling
Uniform Civil Code: Necessary or Desirable?
DEFENCE
Rs 500 Crore Contract to Strengthen Indian Army’s Communication System
India's Shipyards Launch Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft, Survey Vessel
Comment: Takeaways from the Prime Minister’s visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia
Comment: Enriching the Defence Contours of India-Maldives Relations
Comment: Galwan Anniversary: Senior Military Brass Deployed along Ladakh Sector hold Meeting in LEH
NEIGHBOURS
India - China: Enhanced Border Infrastructure, Troop Presence, OP Logistics by India 
India - China: Intractable Border Situation 
India - China: Chinese Handset Companies asked to Get Indian Equity Partners
Expert Analyses: India - Nepal: Prachanda’s visit Marks a Positive and Hopeful Turn
Comment: With a little help from India, An Energy Deal will open New Avenues in Dhaka-Kathmandu Relations
Comment: Operationalisation of Sittwe Port in Myanmar Can Positively Impact Regional Development: India has Great Stake in Early Completion of Kaladan Project
INTERNATIONAL
Cover Story: PM Modi’s US visit: Could be a Game-Changer but should be viewed with a Hard Dose of Reality
Comment: Modi’s State visit to The US: Its Significance for INDO-US Ties and Global Politics
India - Canada:  India Draws a Line on Khalistani Activities 
Chances of India Emerging As a Global Superpower
Comment: India’s Call for Reformed Multilateralism in G20
West Asia: India’s Stakes in Shifting Regional Equations 
G20: PM Modi on Digitalisation

Cover Story: A New Parliament: New Challenges for BJP and Opposition
Nine Years of Modi Government: The Positives and Negatives 
Indian Diaspora in US: Rahul Gandhi and PM Modi Compete for Influence 
A Way around Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act
Expert Analyses: Manipur: Getting Dangerous
DEFENCE
Cross Staffing Of Army Officers to IAF, Navy Soon
Army HQ's Stern Message to Northern Command to Counter Terrorists
US Naval Central Command Chief visit India
Rafale Jets Carry out Long-Range Mission in Indian Ocean Region
Defence Production Crosses Rs 1 Lakh Crore Mark: Rajnath Singh
2g Navigation Satellite Placed into Orbit: ISRO
NEIGHBOURS
Expert Analyses: India - China: Rivalries Extend Across Global Platforms   
India - China:  Claim to Arunachal has no Basis
Inside Pakistan:  Chaos Should Worry India
India - Afghanistan: India Should Deal with Taliban more openly 
Global Supply Chain Relocation: India, Vietnam To Gain
Comment: EU’s Growing Engagement in South Asia will Benefit India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan
INTERNATIONAL
9 Years of BJP: Increasing Diplomatic Footprint: S Jaishankar
G7 Meet: Nothing Concrete Emerged
Expert Analyses: US, China Rivalry, Mixed Bag for India: Strong Response by India in The Pacific  
BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Summit:  No Clear Stand on Ukraine Conflict
SCO Virtual Summit in July in Delhi
India - Turkiye:  Erdogan Extended Rule Not Good for India

Expert Analyses: Beyond Karnataka:  Road to 2024; BJP is Worried 
G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in Srinagar: of Boycotts and Development
Manipur:  Still Tense 
Comment: The Crisis in Manipur has been Brewing: Depths of Discord in Northeastern India
Privatisation Drive Slows to a Trickle 
Adani Investigation: ’Prima Facie no Manipulation by Adani Group’ - SC Expert Panel



DEFENCE
Need to Focus on Technological Advancement in Defence Sector: Rajnath Singh
India Junior Defence Minister visits Border Roads Facility
Russian-Origin Mig29ks Carry out Night Traps Onboard INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier
Mrsam Successfully Test-Fired fom Navy's INS Mormugao: Officials
Navy to Seek Extended Lease of US Sea Guardian Drones
ISRO to Launch NVS-01 Navigation Satellite 
Comment: The Commonwealth and India–Africa Relations




NEIGHBOURS
India - China: Chinese Strategy of Model Villages and Enlarged Buffer Zones 
India - China - Bhutan: Implication of Change in Bhutanese Stance on the Doklam Plateau
Comment: Bhutan’s Foreign Policy Is Guided by A Set of Philosophical and Cultural Values
India - Pakistan: Case for India to help Pakistan
Comment: Political Turmoil in Pakistan Raises More Questions than Answers




INTERNATIONAL
Cover Story: PM Modi @ Hiroshima:  India’s Extraordinary Ability to Stand up for Itself
G7: Even As Ukraine Steels Focus, There are Challenges to India’s Foreign Policy
Expert Analyses: PM Modi Addresses FIPIC Summit in Papua New Guinea: Strategic Significance of the Pacific Island Nations
Expert Analyses: India - Australia: PM Modi’s visit; Towards a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Comment: India and Australia: A Relationship whose Time has come
Quad-Led Biometric Hub in India India - Russia: Under Threat from Fatf, Russia Pushes India for Help


Cover Story: Karnataka Outcome: Major National Significance 
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal
Comment: Will Karnataka Mark the Turning of the Tide in Indian Politics?
BJP Can’t Win Over Kerala by Giving it A Bad Image
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ (Unity March) and the Role of Civil Society 
Expert Analyses: Manipur:  Kuki’s Demand ‘Separate Administration’
DEFENCE
Planned Army Withdrawal from J-K Shelved 'Indefinitely'
Be Fully Prepared to Meet All Contingencies along LOC: Northern Army Commander to Troops
NIA Files Supplementary Charge Sheet against Terror Operative in Let Offshoot Case
French Defence Major Safran Group Opens Unit in Kerala
Sea Trial of Indian Navy's First Indigenous Fast Interceptor Boat to Start in Goa on Thursday
INAS 312 Squadron Clocks 40,000 Hours of Operations: Navy
4th Import Ban List in Defence Sector
Indigenisation with the Right Approach 
Comment: India Makes ‘Big Push’ to Export LCA Tejas & Brahmos Missiles; ‘Reverses’ the Role of Defense Attaches in Key Nations
Third Moon Mission in July: Senior Official
Opening up the Space Sector
NEIGHBOURS
India - Pakistan:  Civil War in Pakistan Could Envelop India
India - China: Countering the Space Threat from China 
INTERNATIONAL
PM Modi's visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia
India - US: PM Modi’s Visit  
India - US: Enhancing Defence Industrial Cooperation
The ‘New Washington Consensus’: Opportunity for India 
EU objects to India Selling Refined Russian Crude Products to Europe
India - EU: Expediting Negotiations on FTA
G20 Meet in Srinagar
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC): Another Audacious Idea
Comment: Why India Went Nuclear 25 Years AGO

Karnataka Assembly Polls 2023: Outcome and its National Significance 
Naxalism: More than a Security Problem 
Comment: India’s Battle against Left-Wing Extremism: More CONFLICT Management than Conflict Resolution?
Expert Analyses: Manipur Violence:  The Present and the Past 
DEFENCE
India’s Space Policy: Analyses 
First C295 for India Completes its Maiden Flight 
Comment: India’s 1st Supersonic Fighter That ‘Wreaked Havoc’ On Pakistan’s US-Origin Warplanes Set to ‘Hang Its Boots’
India, UK Armies Conduct 7th Ajeya Warrior Exercise in Salisbury
Indian, Thai Navies Conduct 35the Coordinated Patrol of the Andaman Sea
Comment: SCO Summit: Russia’s ‘No Limit’ Friendship with China is hampering its Ties with India; Should Delhi ‘Boost’ the Quad Squad?
NEIGHBOURS
Inside Pakistan: Imran Khan’s Arrest ‘Was Foretold’: Implications for India
India - Pakistan: India’s Unclear Policy
Comment: Countering Terrorism in Pakistan: Need to Drain the Swamp that Breeds Terrorists
Expert Analyses: India - China: India’s ‘Overcautious Self-Restraint’
INTERNATIONAL
Cover Story: US, India, and UAE NSAS Meet with Saudi Crown Prince: Linking Middle East to S Asia
Expert Analyses: SCO Meet: Takeaways for India
Global Buddhist Summit in Delhi: Opportunity for India to Project Its Soft Power

COVER STORY: KARNATAKA ELECTIONS UNDER THE SHADOW OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS 
SHARAD PAWAR QUITS NCP AS ITS CHAIRMAN: WILL BECOME A MORE POTENT FORCE
MANIPUR VIOLENCE: KUKI - MEITEI CONFLICT  
HATE SPEECH: TOP COURT’S DIRECTIVE
DEFENCE
INDIA CONDUCTS US-STYLE OPS IN WAR-TORN SUDAN; C-130J SUPER HERCULES LEADS A HIGH-INTENSITY RESCUE MISSION
INDIA, MALDIVES DEFENCE MINISTER REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT TOWARDS SECURITY IN IOR
DRDO, NAVY CONDUCT SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN TEST TRIAL OF INDIGENOUS AIR DROPPABLE CONTAINER
DRDO CONDUCTS DESIGN VALIDATION TRIAL OF VERTICAL SHAFT BASED UNDERGROUND AMMUNITION STORAGE STRUCTURE
BEL SIGNS MOU WITH EMJAY FOR JOINT MANUFACTURE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OF BOLLARDS FOR STRATEGIC USE
INDIAN COMPANIES FOR UPKEEP OF WESTERN AIRCRAFT
COMMENT: INTEGRATING INDIA’S NORTH EASTERN REGION IN THE BACKDROP OF ACT EAST POLICY
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - PAKISTAN:  BILAWAL BHUTTO’S VISIT IN CONTEXT OF THE OVERARCHING CONFLICT 
COMMENT: COUNTERING TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN: NEED TO DRAIN THE SWAMP THAT BREEDS TERRORISTS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA, CHINA FOREIGN MINISTERS AND DEFENCE MINISTERS MEET: DIFFERING PERCEPTIONS 
COMMENT: DIPLOMATIC SHADOW OVER LAC IMPASSE
BANGLADESH GIVES INDIA PERMANENT ACCESS TO CHATTOGRAM, MONGLA PORTS
INTERNATIONAL
SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION’S (SCO) COUNCIL MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS: FOCUS ON PAKISTAN
INDIA’S G20 THEME OF ‘ONE EARTH, ONE FAMILY, ONE FUTURE’ ENDORSED BY G7 BUSINESS GROUP

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Coordinates Opposition Unity Moves 
Karnataka Poll Narrative: Outcome Could Impact 2024 General Elections
Expert Analyses: Left Wing Extremism:  10 Killed Attack in Chhattisgarh
Punjab: Sikh Preacher Amritpal Singh Arrested
Extra Judicial Killings
Expert Analyses: India’s Elusive Demographic Dividend
Labour Reform in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka 
India Joins ‘Super Elite Club’ with Warship-Launched Ballistic Missile Interceptor Capable of Thwarting China, Pakistan Nuke Threats
Pakistan Remains China's Priority in its Neighbourhood Diplomacy, Top Chinese General
India World's Fourth Largest Defence Spender in 2022, Says Report
Army to 'Test Bed' Niche Technologies; Operationalise Command Cyber Operations
BSF Shoots Down Drone along India-Pakistan Border in Punjab's Amritsar
American GE Working with India on Jet Engines for LCA, AMCA
Comment: Strengthening the Weakest Link: Creating Cyber Awareness via G-20 and Quad

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This Policy covers Company’s treatment of personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) and other information about you and your computer or device that Company gathers when you are accessing the Service. We may collect Personal Information from you, as explained in more detail below, and we use this Personal Information internally in connection with our Services, including to personalize, provide, and improve our products, services, content, and advertising, and to allow you to set up a user account and profile, to contact you, to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, and to analyze how you use the Services. In certain cases, we may also share some Personal Information with third parties, but only as described in point 4.

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To analyze the quality of content and provide appropriate feedback to publishers

We have designated a Grievance Officer to address any complaints related to objectionable content.

We request that any complaint related to objectionable content be sent to the Grievance Officer through email to the above-mentioned email address. We also request that you provide the following details when making a complaint:

and the App that provides you the capability to order, subscribe to and receive the delivery of various magazines, books, news and magazine and publication related content (collectively known as 'Publications') and to have these digital versions of the Publications delivered to you

c. We also collect information associated with your use of the application in order to make personalized recommendations. If you provide your third-party account credentials to us, you understand some content and/or information in those accounts (“Third Party Account Information”) may be transmitted into your account with us if you authorize such transmissions, and that Third Party Account Information transmitted to the Service is covered by this Policy.

f. The Personal Information we collect allows us to respond to your requests, improve our products and services, customize the advertising and content you see, and communicate with you about new products.

is the World's largest and fastest growing self-service, cross-platform digital newsstand with over 85 million users since its inception in 2011 and thousands of magazines and newspapers across 40+ categories and 60+ languages. Headquartered in New York, Magzter has its local presence in Amsterdam, London, Mexico City, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Singapore, and will soon be expanding to other countries. Founded by global entrepreneurs, Girish Ramdas and Vijay Radhakrishnan in June 2011, Magzter enables magazine and newspaper publishers around the world to create and deliver digital editions of their titles to global consumers.

n. We will also use usage information in order to ensure users adhere to our Terms of Use. For example, a user’s usage information will help us confirm that a user only downloads a magazine or other content a permitted number of times or to a permitted number of devices.

which gives digital readers unlimited access to 8,000+ magazines and newspapers for a monthly subscription price. Magzter also has the largest number of stories in the world with its game-changing ezRead 2.0 feature for its apps, which enables smartphone and small-screen mobile users to enjoy magazine content the way it was meant to be enjoyed, with article text that is easy to read and is accompanied by stunning videos and high resolution photography.

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News behind the News Magazine - March 21 2016

News behind the News Magazine - March 21 2016

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