RAFALE CONTROVERSY  AND POLITICAL SCANDALS OVER DEFENCE DEALS
ANIL AMBANI WRITES TO RAHUL GANDHI ON RAFALE CONTRACT
IAF SEEKING OLD JETS GLOBALLY 
IAF CHIEF COMMENTS ON OBTAINING SPARES FOR JAGUAR FLEET FROM RETIRED JETS
INDIAN AIR FORCE PARTICIPATES IN AUSTRALIA’S ‘PITCH BLACK EXERCISE’ FOR FIRST TIME 
ARMY TO GET ARTILLERY GUNS FROM SEPTEMBER
ARMY CAPABLE OF MEETING ANY CHALLENGE ALONG LOC OR LAC: LT GEN RANBIR SINGH
LCA NAVAL FIGHTER JET ADVANCES WITH A TAIL HOOK TO LAND ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
INDIA, JAPAN CONSIDERING FIRST-EVER MILITARY EXERCISE
PARLIAMENTARY PANELS SAYS OFB RECRUITMENT, PROMOTION POLICY AS "FAULTY"
CHINA'S SPENDS 3 TIMES MORE THAN INDIA
CHINESE DEFENCE MINISTER TO VISIT INDIA BY YEAR-END

MAJOR AGRICULTURE REFORM:  PROS AND CONS AND POLITICAL RISKS
MAJOR LABOUR REFORMS: COMBINING CONTRADICTORY LAWS INTO FOUR CODES
DEFINING HATE SPEACH
STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN INDIA
NORTH EAST
- NAGALAND: LOSING A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY 
- INSURGENT GROUPS RELOCATING
EXPERT VIEWS
FARM AND LABOUR LAWS: BIG BANG OR SMALL WHIMPER ?
DEFENCE
OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL (CAG) ON DEFENCE PURCHASES 
INDIA, CHINA AGREE NOT TO ADD MORE TROOPS AT LADAKH BORDER
SAAB UNSURE OF ADANI AS PARTNER FOR INDIA COMBAT JETS PROJECT, SEEKS HAL TIE-UP TOO
INDIA READY TO BUY 30 ARMED DRONES FROM UNITED STATES
CARACAL OFFERS TO MAKE CARBINES WITH INDIAN PARTNER
INDIA TESTS ANTI-TANK MISSILE FROM ARJUN BATTLE TANK, ABHYAS AERIAL TARGET
WEBLEY & SCOTT TO MAKE REVOLVERS IN INDIA 
EXPERT VIEWS
THE CHINA-INDIA-US TRIANGLE: CHANGING BALANCE OF POWER AND A NEW COLD WAR
INCREASE IN FDI CAP ALONE NOT ENOUGH FOR DEFENCE SECTOR
CORPORATISATION OF ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD: A STRATEGIC NECESSITY FOR INDIA
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA: DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS FAIL TO DELIVER
DECODING CHINESE MOTIVATIONS  
INDIA, RUSSIA, CHINA RELATIONS
INDIA - PAKISTAN: EXPLAINING PAKISTAN’S GILGIT-BALTISTAN MOVE 
AFGHANISTAN: INDIA SHOULD MODIFY ITS APPROACH TO STAY RELEVANT
FINCEN FILES: MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK FUNDING DAWOOD IBRAHIM, LASHKAR, JAISH
MALDIVES FALLS TO CHINA’S ‘DEBT-TRAP DIPLOMACY’

EXPERT ANALYSES: ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROSPECTS HAVE GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
- Economy to contract 9 pc in FY21: S&P
- Economy to contract by 9% in FY2020-21; strong recovery in FY22: ADB
- Wholesale inflation rises to 0.16 % M-oCIVIL AVIATION 
- 6.6 mn white collar professional jobs lost during May-August: CMIE
POLICY INITIATIVES
- National strategy on artificial intelligence
AUTOMOBILES 
- Setback to ‘Make in India’ programme: high taxes
CIVIL AVIATION 
- Revenues  fall by 85.7% in April-June period due to COVID-19
MONEY AND BANKING 
- Government to infuse Rs 20,000 crore in state-run banks
DISINVESTMENT
- 20 CPSEs, units in pipeline for strategic sale
ECONOMIC NOTES

CONGRESS: STRONG MESSAGE TO DISSENTERS
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INSURGENCY INTACT EVEN AFTER ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370
EXPERT VIEWS
THE CONGRESS REBELLION THAT NEVER WAS: INDIA'S POLITICAL PARTIES LACK INTERNAL DEMOCRACY
DEFENCE
NATIONAL SECURITY CLAUSE IN DEFENCE FDI HIKE TO 74%
RAFAEL JETS FORMALLY INDUCTED: RAJNATH SINGH’S VEILED MESSAGE
INDIGENOUS LIGHT HELICOPTER TO GET INITIAL OPERATIONAL CLEARANCE
BRAHMOS MISSILE EXPORT: RUSSIA TO GIVE APPROVAL
ALL-WEAPON INFANTRY TRAINING SIMULATORS: ARMY SCOUTS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIER
PROCUREMENT OF ICVS UPGRADES
INDIA GOES HYPERSONIC WITH FLIGHT TEST OF TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIA-CHINA MILITARY STANDOFF: WHAT NEXT?
INDIA-CHINA FACE OFF- HAS CHINA COMMITTED A FAUX PAS?
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREE TO DE-ESCALATE
INDIA - CHINA: DANGEROUS SITUATION  DEVELOPING ALONG LAC
TIBET: NEW APPROACH TO IMPACT INDIA
CHINA’S ‘MALACCA DILEMMA’ AND THE KRA CANAL
INDIA - PAKISTAN: KHALISTAN IS PAKISTAN'S GEOPOLITICAL PROJECT
REGIONAL COOPERATION IN COVID, ECONOMIC DOWNTURN TIMES 

INDIA - CHINA: CHANCES OF A BORDER FLARE-UP INCREASE
INDIA - CHINA: 116 MORE MOBILE APPS BANNED
TIGHTER SCRUTINY OF CHINESE INFLUENCE GROUP
INDIA NOT BENEFITTING ECONOMICALLY FROM CHINA UNDER GLOBAL PRESSURE 
INDIA - PAKISTAN: ANTI INDIA FALSE PROPAGANDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA
MANAGING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BETTER: KEY TO NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST POLICY
EXPERT VIEWS
TO TAKE ON CHINA, BOOST  LOCAL DEFENCE CAPABILITIES
CHINA USING PROXIES TO ACCELERATE CMEC AND TAME MYANMAR LIKE PAKISTAN
CHINA SPECTER OVER SOUTH ASIA IMPACTING INDIA-BANGLADESH TIES
INTERNATIONAL
INDIA - US: DISTANCING FROM TRUMP ?
U.S. INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FORUM: MODI PITCHES FOR GLOBAL INVESTORS
INDIA - US: DEEPENING DEFENCE TIES
INDIA - RUSSIA DEFENCE MINISTERS MEETING: ‘NO ARMS SUPPLY TO PAKISTAN’
PAKISTAN-SAUDI CLASH: OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA

CONGRESS: GANDHI FAMILY WINS; PARTY LOOSES
BJP: POLITICS OF ‘VISHWAS’ OR ‘FAITH’
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: EXCERPTS FROM NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESIDENT FAROOQ ABDULLAH’S INTERVIEW
NAGALAND: NEED TO REVIVE TALKS
EXPERT VIEWS
BATTLE OF GENERATIONS IN THE CONGRESS                       
WHEN WILL KASHMIRI PANDITS BE RESETTLED IN THEIR HOMELAND?
DEFENCE
ISRAELI-MADE AWACS  TO BE CLEARED
KAVKAZ-2020: INDIA TO PARTICIPATE ALONG WITH CHINESE, PAKISTANI TROOPS
IAF TO FORMALLY INDUCT RAFALE JETS ON SEPTEMBER 10
INDIA’S DRDO LISTS 108 SYSTEMS, SUBSYSTEMS FOR LOCAL INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING
LOCKHEED MARTIN TO EXPLORE SPACE IN INDIA, READY TO SUPPORT GAGANYAAN
EXPERT VIEWS
RAFALE FLEET WILL BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR INDIA
COUNTERING THE DRAGON: A PERSPECTIVE ON STRATEGIC SPACE CAPABILITIES
PAKISTAN PUTS ITS FOOT INTO ITS MOUTH

PHASE II OF THE BJP’S EXPANSIONIST POLITICAL AGENDA: GO FOR REGIONAL PARTIES 
DIGITAL INDIA: THREE INITIATIVES TO TAKE INDIA TO THE FUTURE
CONGRESS, BJP SPAT OVER FACEBOOK
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: SITUATION REPORT
CONGRESS: LEADERSHIP VACUUM
EXPERT ANALYSES: JUDICIARY A ‘TROUBLING’  JUDGEMENT
NAGALAND: PROBLEMS WITH THE PEACE AGREEMENT 
COVID-19: FINDINGS OF THE ANTIBODY-BASED SEROLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE STUDIES
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
BOOSTING LCA “AVAILABILITY RATIO”
EXPERT VIEWS
ATMA NIRBHAR THROUGH ARMS IMPORT BAN
IMPACT OF EMBARGO ON DEFENCE IMPORTS
ISRAEL AND UAE: FROM TACIT COOPERATION TO FULL DIPLOMATIC TIES

EXPERT ANALYSES: AYODHYA, RAM TEMPLE AND SECULARISM
‘OUTSTANDING’ RATING FOR  MODI
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR (LG)
BIHAR ELECTIONS: ADVANTAGE  RULING PARTY
STATE OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY AND POLITY: SUPREME COURT MUST REFLECT ON THE DIRECTION IT IS TAKING
LESSONS IN HOW NOT TO CONTROL CORONAVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY
SOCIETY: SUPREME COURT GIVES EQUAL RIGHTS FOR DAUGHTERS
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
TOWARDS SELF RELIANCE IN DEFENCE
RAFALES PRACTISE MOUNTAIN NIGHT FLYING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
COAST GUARD PATROL VESSEL LAUNCHED 
INDIA, NIGERIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO PARTNER IN SPACE RESEARCH

RAM TEMPLE AT AYODHYA: THE RIGHTS AND THE WRONGS
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: ONE YEAR AFTER 5 AUGUST; AN UNEASY PEACE
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: DEMOLISHING MYTHS
WITH 20% VOTE SHARE, CONGRESS  MATTERS; AT 25% IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE 
COVID-19 MANAGEMENT:  MUCH WENT WRONG
MIGRANT WORKERS’ CRISIS NOT YET OVER
NEP 2020: PATHBREAKING EDUCATION REFORM
EXPERT VIEWS
AUGUST 5: A DAY TO REJOICE OR MOURN ?
RAM TEMPLE WAS NECESSARY TO RE-ESTABLISH TRADITIONAL HINDU VALUES
DEFENCE
NOTHING BUT FULL DISENGAGEMENT AT LADAKH BORDER: INDIA TELLS CHINA
MAKE CHINA FEAR INDIA, FOLLOW AGGRESSIVE POLICY AGAINST BEIJING: CONGRESS LEADER ABHISHEK SINGHVI
INDIA ARMY TO BUY 125 AERIAL TARGETS ANNUALLY FROM DOMESTIC VENDORS
INDIA BRINGS OUT DRAFT DEFENCE PRODUCTION, EXPORT POLICY

BRAND  MODI TAKING A HIT
RAJASTHAN: ROLE OF GOVERNOR COMES INTO QUESTION AGAIN
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
- Omar Abdullah writes / speaks about the ‘tectonic changes of August 5, 2019’
COVID-19: HERD IMMUNITY IN MUMBAI SLUMS ?
EXPERT ANALYSES: NEW EDUCATION POLICY
EXPERT VIEWS
BJP’S TEMPLE CARD: IS IT STILL RELEVANT ?
DEFENCE
EXPERT ANALYSES: RAFALE A GAME CHANGER
SIGNIFICANCE OF MALACCA STRAIT AND ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
INDIA LAUNCHES CONTEST FOR DEFENCE INNOVATORS, STARTUPS

CONGRESS: MADHYA PRADESH AND RAJASTHAN INDICATE DISILLUSIONMENT WITH HIGH COMMAND
A SILENT OPPOSITION 
WITH REAL REFORMS, AGRICULTURE CAN BE A GAME CHANGER
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
- PM’s J&K package audit: 50% funds used, third of projects done
NAGALAND: ‘INFORMAL TAXATION BY NON-STATE ACTORS’
MANAGING THE YEARLY FLOODS IN BIHAR AND ASSAM
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
GETTING COMBAT READY AT 16,000 FEET
INDIA ARMY SCOUTS FOR LOCAL FIRM TO DEVELOP, MAKE 1,840 GPS-GIS MINEFIELD RECORDING SYSTEM
$75-MILLION DEAL WITH STATE-RUN BEML FOR 1,500 T-90 TANK MINE PLOUGHS
IAF BRAINSTORMS ON THE OPERATIONAL SITUATION ALONG THE LAC
ACQUISITION OF 4 + 6 P-8I AIRCRAFT
US OFFICIAL SAYS AIR-LAUNCHED DRONE TO BE DEVELOPED JOINTLY WITH INDIAN STARTUP
INDIA GETS FULLY-ARMED RAFALE COMBAT AIRCRAFT ON JULY 29
LINE OF CONTROL WITH PAKISTAN GETS HOT FOR INDIA
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIA-INDONESIA: EXPANDING COOPERATION TO INCLUDE DEFENCE INDUSTRY

EXPERT ANALYSES: CONGRESS: REVOLT OF THE YOUNG LEADERS
‘BINARY OF DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY’ BASED ON FALSE ASSUMPTIONS
COVID AND THE ECONOMY 
EXPERT VIEWS, DEFENCE
ACQUISITION POWERS TO FORCES DELEGATED
INDIA - CHINA: FOURTH ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN MILITARY COMMANDER
ARMY BUYING LIGHT TANKS FOR LADAKH
INDIA NOW ARMED WITH ALL 22 APACHE GUNSHIPS, 15 CHINOOK HEAVY CARGO HELICOPTERS
NAVY IN QUANDARY OVER AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP PROJECT, CONSIDERS FRESH TENDER
NAVAL HELICOPTER PLAN:  PRIVATE COMPANIES WANT HAL OUT
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIAN NUCLEAR DECISION-MAKING AND THE BORDER STANDOFF WITH CHINA
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: CHINA -PAKISTAN NEXUS:  POSSIBILITY OF A TWO FRONT WAR
CHINA, PAKISTAN  ‘ANTI-TEROR’ ALLIANCE: A THREAT TO INDIA
INDIA - CHINA: INADEQUATE ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA: ECONOMIC AND TRADE OPTIONS
CHINA’S INDIA POLICY DILEMMA 
CHINESE AGGRESSIVENESS IN SOUTH ASIA: INDIA’S WEEK COUNTER 
INDIA - NEPAL: NEED TO REPAIR RELATIONS, NO ROOM FOR RANCOUR
INDIA - MALDIVES: INDIA LIKELY TO CREATE SPECIAL AIR BUBBLE

EXPERT ANALYSES: A BADLY EXECUTED LOCKDOWN: SOCIAL-ECONOMIC COSTS
MADE IN INDIA COVID-19 VACCINE: UNREALISTIC TARGET
BJP PLAYING A DANGEROUS DIVIDE AND RULE GAME IN ITS OWN STATES
PROBE INTO NEHRU-GANDHI FAMILY LINKED TRUSTS
‘SELF RELIANCE’ IN  AGRICULTURE: ADOPT THE PRINCIPLE OF “COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE”
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: TIME FOR POLITICAL PROCESS / ELECTIONS
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
NEED TO CONTINUE DEFENCE REFORMS
ARMY PERSONNEL TO DELETE 89 APPS
INDIA, CHINA DIPLOMATS HOLD A VIRTUAL MEETING 
INDIA WILL PUSH AHEAD WITH BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE: INDIA'S MINISTER
JHARKHAND TO PROVIDE WORKERS FOR STRATEGIC NAVAL BASE
RELIANCE NAVAL REVIVAL HITS A WALL
OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU COMPLETED 
EXPERT VIEWS
QUESTIONING INDIA'S ROBUST RESPONSE TO THE CHINESE THREAT IS ANTI NATIONAL
BORDER BRINKMANSHIP: A MISCALCULATION BY CHINA
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA AGREE TO DISENGAGE; NO GUARANTEE FOR PEACE
LEH VISIT: PM MODI WARNS CHINA NOT TO ENGAGE IN TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION
CHINA  NOW CLAIMS TERRITORY IN BHUTAN; OPENS NEW FRONT 
BORDER RESOLUTION DOES NOT END CONFLICT: THE MYANMAR EXAMPLE
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA: A CALIBRATED ECONOMIC POLICY RESPONSE NEEDED
CHINA TO SUPPLY 4 ATTACK DRONES TO PAK; INDIA TO  RESPOND

EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA STAND-OFF:  PM MODI’S POLITICAL FORTUNES WILL REMAIN UNAFFECTED 
EXPERT ANALYSES: COVID BATTLE  GOING  NOWHERE, BUT MODI WILL SURVIVE 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: GEELANI EXITS FROM HURRIYAT - NEED FOR A POLICY RETHINK
9 INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED  AS TERRORISTS
NAGALAND: PEACE ACCORD NOT DELIVERING
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
PURCHASE OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, MISSILES APPROVED
INDIA, CHINA ARMY COMMANDERS AGREE ON PHASED DE-ESCALATION AT FACE-OFF SITES IN LADAKH
INDIA SEES PROLONGED FACE-OFF IN PONGONG LAKE, DEBSANG PLAINS ALONG CHINA BORDER
INDIA TO ISSUE DIGITAL NOC FOR POWER, OIL, GAS PROJECTS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS

INDIA - CHINA: INDIA NO PUSHOVER
CRAFTING A NEW CHINA POLICY: UNDERSTANDING CHINA’S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FIRST
THE PERILS OF ECONOMIC BOYCOTT
BJP POSITION ON THE LAC AND HOW IT PERCEIVES CHINA 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR:  AUGUST 5 DECISION MAY HAVE STRENGTHENED  CHINA-PAKISTAN ALLIANCE
INDIA - PAKISTAN:  RELATIONS WORSEN
INDIA - NEPAL: DIALOGUE, NOT CONFRONTATION THE WAY FORWARD
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIA-CHINA ROW: MIXED SIGNALS FROM THE BORDER
INDIAN ARMY MUST BE ALLOWED TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO CHINESE BORDER BULLYING
INTERNATIONAL
INDIA - RUSSIA: DEFENCE MINISTER PUSHES FOR SPEEDY DELIVERIES OF EQUIPMENT
RIC MEET: INDIA AND CHINA NEED NO HELP - RUSSIA
INDIA - CHINA CLASH: SEIZING THE DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE\

EXPERT ANALYSES: COVID-19: A MATTER OF GOVERNANCE 
CRISIS ON ALL FRONTS, BUT POLITICAL GAMES CONTINUE 
BIHAR ELECTIONS: COULD REDEFINE POLITICS
NORTH EAST
- NSCN-IM does not want to be bracketed as terrorist outfit
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIA’S BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19: RESPONSE EFFICIENCY HAS VARIED FROM STATE TO STATE
DEFENCE
ARMY LOW ON STOCKS
BORDER CLASH: MODI WARNS OF BEFITTING RESPONSE
RETHINKING ‘ONE CHINA’ POLICY: EXPERTS AT WEBINAR
INDIA DOWNPLAYS NEPAL’S PROVOCATION
EXPERT VIEWS
RECASTING CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF ROLE: NEED TO GENERATE A CULTURE OF STRATEGIC THINKING IN INDIA
PAKISTAN-HAND IN NARCO-TERROR NEEDS DETERMINED COUNTER, EVEN AMID COVID

COVID-19: AS NUMBERS RISE, DEATH TOLL REMAINS LOW
EXPERT ANALYSES: TWO CHALLENGES FOR BJP: POPULAR DISTRACTION, AND ITSELF
A ‘SELF-RELIANT INDIA’: PROBLEMS WITH ECONOMIC NATIONALISM
RAJYA SABHA ELECTIONS: BJP ENGINEERING DEFECTIONS
VARYING ESTIMATES ON THE NUMBER OF DISPLACED MIGRANT WORKERS
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
- Pakistan’s military-intelligence complex has not let go
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
INDIA, CHINA HINT AT PEACE ALONG LAC
GRSE DELIVERS FAST PATROL VESSEL TO INDIA COAST GUARD
INDIA GIVES 4 MONTHS MORE TIME TO LOCAL DEFENCE CONTRACTORS FOR DELIVERIES DUE TO PANDEMIC
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIA-CHINA STANDOFF ALONG THE LAC: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
SYNTHESIZING INDIGENISATION: CIVIL- DEFENCE AVIATION PARTNERSHIP TOWARDS SELF RELIANCE
THE DISARRAY IN THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL

UNLOCK 1: REVIVING ECONOMY IS THE KEY
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF GOVERNMENT’S SECOND TERM: A MIXED BAG
MODI’S CHALLENGE: THE ‘INVISIBLE’ POOR
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIA'S COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE: WILL IT REVIVE THE ECONOMY?
DEFENCE
THE SELF RELIANCE PROGRAMME: IMPLICATIONS 
THIS IS BIG: 49 PER CENT FDI TO CONTINUE FOR ‘STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP’ PROJECTS, INDIA OFFICIAL
VOCAL FOR LOCAL: INDIA PLACES $145-MILLION INDENT FOR COMBAT VEHICLES ON ORDNANCE FACTORY
EXPERT VIEWS
ROLE OF POLITICAL GUIDANCE FOR SELF-RELIANCE IN DEFENCE
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA BORDER STAND-OFF: DIPLOMACY AND STRONG GROUND POSTURING - INDIA’S MANTRA
INDIA - CHINA: ECONOMY IS THE KEY
EXPERT ASSESSMENT: INDIA - NEPAL: BORDER DISPUTE ESCALATES - THE LARGER ISSUE
EXPERT VIEWS
INDIA VS CHINA: SHADOW BOXING ON THE BORDER

MODI COMPLETES ONE YEAR OF HIS SECOND TERM: LITTLE TO CELEBRATE 
EXTREME POVERTY TO INCREASE POSING A CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT  
EXPERT ANALYSES: PLIGHT OF MIGRANT: NO END TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISES
RESTRUCTURING LABOUR LAWS
A SELF-RELIANT INDIA NEEDS MAJOR STRATEGIC COURSE CHANGES
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
- Farooq Abdullah nominated to Delimitation Commission
- Article 35A: last bastion of the State’s internal autonomy gone
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
COMMANDERS CONFERENCE AMID TENSIONS ALONG LAC
NO. 18 SQUADRON OPERATIONALISED AT COIMBATORE
HAL AWAITING APPROVAL FOR MK-1A MANUFACTURE
INDIA ROMEOS CAN DO INTEGRATED MISSIONS WITH US PLATFORMS OF FRIENDLY NATIONS
EXPERT VIEWS
DECODING INDIA-CHINA STANDOFF AT THE LAC
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - CHINA: NOT A ROUTINE BORDER STANDOFF
CHINA’S AGGRESSIVE POSTURE: THE BIGGER PICTURE
INDIA’S OPTIONS ON AFGHANISTAN AND THE PASHTUN ISSUE

OPPOSITION BEGINS TO PUT PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT 
UNDERESTIMATING THE WORKING CLASS /  MIGRANTS CRISIS
COVID-19 HAS LED TO SIX DISTINCT CRISES
AGRICULTURE REFORMS, A ‘GAME CHANGER’ 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: TIME TO END HARSH MEASURES AND RESUME POLITICAL ACTIVITY
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
EXPERT ANALYSES: SELF-RELIANCE REFORMS: SELF-RELIANCE IS GOOD; SELF-DELUSION IS NOT
INDIA PLANS TO PROCURE 150 MICRO DRONES FOR ITS ARMY’S SPECIAL OPERATIONS
INDIA APPROVES $53-MILLION DEFENCE TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME
EXPERT VIEWS
WHITHER SELF-RELIANCE IN DEFENCE HARDWARE? NEED FOR COMPLETE REVAMP OF INDIA'S DTIB
DEFENCE SECTOR REFORMS: A LONG HAUL
THE INDIAN ARMY’S ‘TOUR OF DUTY’ PROPOSAL: A REVIEW
INDIA TO PRIVATISE DELHI-BASED ARMY BASE WORKSHOP OPERATIONS

COVER STORY: PM’S RS20LAKHCRORE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE: ASSESSMENT
TRANCHE 1 OF THE STIMULUS PACKAGE: THE MSME PACKAGE  CRITICISM AND PRAISE
TRANCHE 2 OF THE STIMULUS PACKAGE: PACKAGE FOR MIGRANTS, URBAN POOR AND
FARMERS MUTED REACTION
TRANCHE 3 OF THE STIMULUS PACKAGE: PACKAGE FOR AGRICULTURE DEFINING
MOMENT
TRANCHE 4 OF THE STIMULUS PACKAGE: DEFENCE, CIVIL AVIATION, MINING, ENERGY, ATOMIC
ENERGY, SPACE  FOCUS ON STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TRANCHE 5 OF THE STIMULUS PACKAGE: FOCUS ON REFORMS: SEVEN SEGMENTS
IDENTIFIED
PM’S MEETING WITH CHIEF MINISTERS: STATES WANT MORE AUTHORITY
ARMY: INDIAN ARMY PROPOSES VOLUNTARY 3YEAR DUTY FOR INTERESTED, ELIGIBLE YOUTH
INDIA, CHINA TROOPS FACEOFF IN SIKKIM, LADAKH
61 CAVALRY TO GET MECHANISED
COMMENT: IS INDIA PLANNING AN OPERATION IN POK?
COMMENT: VIRUS AS BIOWEAPON: CONTESTED ORIGINS OF NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA  CHINA: TENSION ALONG THE BORDER
INDIA  NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF SEES HAND OF THIRD PARTY OVER ROAD DISPUTE
EXPERT ANALYSES: WOOING INDUSTRY FROM CHINA TO INDIA: LABOUR REFORMS
INDIA  PAKISTAN: HIZBUL MUJAHIDEEN CHIEF NAMES 3 TO LEAD KASHMIR TERROR
INDIA  PAKISTAN: DRUGS, WEAPONS AND TERROR
AFGHANISTAN: INDIA MAY HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO OPEN DIALOGUE WITH TALIBAN
COMMENT: NO PERMANENT FRIEND OR ENEMIES: NEED FOR INDIA’S DEEPER AND BOLDER EN
GAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
COMMENT: SRI LANKA’S RISE IN STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE IN CHINESE GEOPOLITICAL CALCULUS
COMMENT: A SUCCESS STORY: GOOD LEADERSHIP, TIMELY RESPONSES HELP BHUTAN CONTAIN
COVID19

COVID-19: PREPARING FOR AN UPSURGE  IN CASES
‘COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION BEGAN IN INDIA ON MARCH 18’
PLANNING AN EXIT: TWO ALTERNATIVES - LOCKDOWN AND HERD IMMUNITY
RISE OF A BUREAUCRATIC STATE
ADDICTION TO THE ‘CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ALCOHOL’
AGRICULTURE THE ONLY SECTOR THAT IS GROWING:  BUT CHALLENGES OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION REMAIN
SOCIAL INEQUALITIES GET EXAGGERATED IN PRESENT TIMES 
RAHUL GANDHI IN CONVERSATION WITH NOBEL LAUREATE ABHIJIT BANERJEE
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 
- Key militant killed 
- Entire Kashmir valley in red zone
VISAKHAPATNAM GAS LEAK: LOCKDOWN TO BLAME?
NEW POLICY FOR SATELLITE TV CHANNELS: GROUNDS FOR MHA INTERFERENCE
EXPERT VIEWS
AURANGABAD TRAGEDY A SCAR ON THE INDIAN CONSCIOUSNESS: MIGRANT WORKERS NEED MORE STATE EMPATHY
DEFENCE
COVID  TIMES: OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM MILITARY CULTURE
INDIAN NAVY LAUNCHES OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU TO REPATRIATE INDIAN CITIZENS FROM OVERSEAS
BHARAT DYNAMICS WINS MISSILE ORDER FROM INDIA AIR FORCE
EXPERT VIEWS
TIME TO CALL PAKISTAN’S BLUFF
PAKISTAN’S AFGHANISTAN POLICY AND A TROUBLED PEACE PROCESS
BIOLOGICAL SECURITY: AN IMPERATIVE FOR INDO-US PARTNERSHIP

RAPID TESTS WITH CHINESE KITS SUSPENDED
FDI RESTRICTIONS: DAMAGE CONTROL AFTER CHINA’S SHARP REACTION
CHINA GETS AGGRESSIVE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
LADAKH AS CHINESE TERRITORY: WHO MAP
PAKISTAN PM’S FORTUNE  DEEPENS WITH CORONAVIRUS CRISES
AFGHANISTAN: SECURING INDIA’S  POSITION
EXPERT VIEWS
AS CHINA FACES WORLD'S IRE, TIME FOR INDIA TO RISE
WHY HAS PAKISTAN DEPLOYED LY-80 MISSILES NEAR THE INDIA BORDER?
A CONFLICT-RIDDEN AFPAK REGION WHERE FIGHTING COVID-19 IS NOT A PRIORITY
SOUTH ASIAN NATIONS SHOULD ENHANCE PUBLIC SPENDING ON HEALTH, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERT ANALYSES: POST COVID-19: INDIA IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER
OIL PRICES: OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES (SPR)
KUWAIT, OMAN, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR REJECT  ANTI-INDIA TWEETS
INDIA REJECTS USCIRF’S REPORT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

EXPERT ANALYSES: LOW CRUDE OIL PRICES: TESTS INDIA’S STRATEGIC POLICY 
POST COVID-19: US-CHINA RIVALRY WILL REMAIN THE CORE ISSUE
INDIA - UAE: OUTRAGE OVER 'ISLAMOPHOBIC' SLURS
INDIAN OCEAN: SYNERGY BETWEEN  SAGAR AND IOC
EXPERT VIEWS
ON RAMZAN EVE, INDIA SEEKS TO ALLAY GULF CONCERNS OVER ISLAMOPHOBIA
INDIA, FRANCE, CHINA SHOULD “WAVE” TO FIGHT FUTURE VIRUSES
ECONOMY
EXPERT ANALYSES: ECONOMY IN DIRE STRAITS,  COULD CONTRACT
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
- Growth at 0.8% in FY21: Fitch Ratings
- FY21 GDP growth forecast at  1.8%: Fitch Solutions
- Remittances to South Asia to dip 22% in 2020: World Bank
- Citi sees budget gap widening the most in three decades
INDUSTRY 
- India plans red carpet welcome for firms looking to ditch China
- Serious demand and supply shocks await industry
- Micro and small enterprises bear the brunt of Covid-19
- Pay cuts, layoffs at startups
- Business confidence at lowest levels: FICCI survey
- Industrial activity on hold;  alarmed by MHA directives
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Facebook takes  9.9% stake in Reliance’s Jio Platform: analyses
MONEY AND BANKING 
- RBI’s package to ensure liquidity

LOCKDOWN 2: OPENING SECTORS WON’T BE EASY
EXPERT ANALYSES: COVID-19: IMPACT ON THE TRULY NEEDY AND THE UNDERPRIVILEGED 
COVID-19: SOCIAL  COSTS 
EXPERT ANALYSES: COVID-19 PRESENTS RARE OPPORTUNITES 
PLIGHT OF FARMERS:  GAP IN IMPLEMENTATION 
USE OF THE ANTI-MARIA DRUG  HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
CASE FOR ‘HERD IMMUNITY’ APPROACH
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: UNDER COMPLETE LOCKDOWN
EXPERT VIEWS
LOCKDOWN 2: TO LIFT OR NOT TO LIFT
POST-COVID-19: RSS SEES AN ASCENDANT INDIA IN CHANGED WORLD ORDER
DEFENCE
RAJNATH SINGH REVIEWS EFFORTS OF CANTONMENT BOARDS IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
COVID-19: INNOVATIONS TO PREVENT VIRUS SPREAD
SALE OF ANTI-SHIP MISSILES, TORPEDOES  APPROVED BY US
FIRST BATCH OF RAFALES  DELAYED
ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD TO MAKE 1.1 LAKH COVERALLS
‘SPENDING ON ARMS PURCHASES IS UNLIKELY TO BE IMPACTED’

COVID-19: BEYOND 14 APRIL
COVID-19: ADOPTING COUNTER STRATEGIES
SAVING THE POOR: CASE FOR ‘PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE AND ALERT PUBLIC DISCUSSION’ - AMARTYA SEN
EXPERT ANALYSES: RURAL / FARM DISTRESS TO INCREASE
COVID-19: TEST FOR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
EXPERT VIEWS
CORONAVIRUS: NO ESCAPE YET FROM “HOUSE ARREST”
UNORGANISED WORKERS IN INDIA: THE COVID-19 CRISIS HAS HIGHLIGHTED THEIR UTTER NEGLECT
INDIA COULD BE STARING AT A HUMAN SECURITY CATASTROPHE
KASHMIRI YOUTH BEING MISLED: MYTH ABOUT 'DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES'
DEFENCE
CONTRACT FOR ADVANCED IT-ENABLED NETWORK
KERAN OPERATION: SPECIAL FORCES NEUTRALISE TERRORISTS BEFORE SUCCUMBING  THEMSELVES
EXPERT VIEWS
COVID-19 SHOULD QUALIFY AS FORCE MAJEURE IN DEFENCE CONTRACTS
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN ABANDONS THE 'PEACE TALKS'

COVID-19: PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND THE LIKELY SPREAD SCENARIO
EXPERT ANALYSES: THE WALKING MIGRANTS’ CHALLENGE
COVID-19 WILL TEST INDIA’S POLITICAL SYSTEMS
INDIA’S POLITICAL ECONOMY COULD FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE
MUSLIMS IN PRESENT TIMES: THE CHALLENGE THROWN BY TABLIGH-E-JAMAAT'S MARKAZ
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
- Controversial new law for appointments and defining domicile
- Fears of coronavirus surge
EXPERT VIEWS
POLITICS IN THE TIME OF A PANDEMIC
THE LOCKDOWN HAS A STRONG INTERNAL SECURITY COMPONENT. MANAGE IT
DEFENCE
COVID-19: WARSHIPS, IAF TRANSPORT FLEET ON STANDBY
COVID-19: DRDO DEVELOPS LOW COST, HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTS
DEFENCE PRODUCTION
- HAL, BEL REPORT IMPROVED TURNOVER IN FY20
EXPERT VIEWS
MAOIST ATTACK IN CHHATTISGARH: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
COVID-19 AND LEFT WING EXTREMISM IN INDIA: EMERGING CONCERNS
THE FINAL FRONTIER: WOMEN IN COMBAT ROLES MUST BECOME THE NEW NORMAL

COVID-19: NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN - A BIG MODI GAMBLE
MADHYA PRADESH: LESSONS FOR THE  CONGRESS
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: RELEASE OF BOTH  ABDULLAHS'
CHHATTISGARH: MAOIST  ATTACK UNDERSCORES EXTREMIST THREAT
JUDICIARY: ‘JUDGES ARE NOT LAW, BUT ITS CREATURES’
EXPERT VIEWS
COVID 19: “COMMANDER” MODI’S BIGGEST CHALLENGE
COVID-19 WILL REDEFINE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
CORONAVIRUS HITS PROSPECTS FOR A REVIVAL IN KASHMIR THIS SUMMER
DEFENCE
DEFENCE, ATOMIC LABS JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS
DRAFT DEFENCE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE 2020 FOR STAKE-HOLDERS INPUTS
EXPERT VIEWS
TAKING INDIA’S DEFENCE EXPORTS TO $5 BILLION
INDIA-PAKISTAN DYNAMICS AFTER BALAKOT: A DIFFERENT DETERRENCE EQUATION?
NEIGHBOURS
REVIVING SAARC: ‘INDIA HAS LOST THE HEFT IT USED TO HAVE’
CHINA DEPLOYS DOZEN UNDERWATER DRONES IN IOR’
AFGHANISTAN: THE MANY CHALLENGES TO THE PEACE DEAL

EXPERT ANALYSES: FORMER CJI GOGOI IN RAJYA SABHA:  QUESTIONS RAISED 
‘CONGRESS SEEMS UNABLE TO RETAIN ITS MOST RELIABLE AND LOYAL LEADERS’
CAA…..THREAT TO SECULAR DEMOCRACY: BAN KI MOON
MORE THAN HALF OF INDIA AGAINST NPR
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: FAROOQ ABDULLAH SET FREE
EXPERT VIEWS
WHITHER POLICE REFORMS? LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY BE FAILING INDIAN DEMOCRACY
DEFENCE
VERY SOON, INDIA WILL BUY 83 TEJAS JETS FOR THE AIR FORCE
TEJAS MARK II WILL HAVE DOUBLE THE RANGE OF ITS PREDECESSOR
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR WOMEN
CLIMATE CHANGE: A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT MULTIPLIER
INDIAN DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AND THE QUESTIONABLE VALUE OF STAGGERED PURCHASES


A REVOLT BREWING IN THE CONGRESS ?
DELHI VIOLENCE DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: THE AFGHANISTAN FALLOUT
VIOLATIONS OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN UP, J&K
EXPERT VIEWS
HAS SCINDIA MADE A MISTAKE BY JUMPING SHIP ?
DEFENCE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF (CDS)
INDIA ARMY TO PROCURE 100 LOITER MUNITION SYSTEMS, TENDER BY SEPTEMBER
EXPERT VIEWS
FROM KARGIL TO BALAKOT: THE CONTINUING CHALLENGES TO INDIA’S MODERN AIR POWER
US BEGINS WITHDRAWAL, FUTURE OF AFGHAN PEACE DEAL CLOUDY
INDIA-PAKISTAN PEACEMAKING: BEYOND POPULIST RELIGIOUS DIPLOMACY
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - BANGLADESH: RELIEF AS MODI VISIT IS OFF
EXPERT ANALYSES: AFGHANISTAN: PAKISTAN MAY GAIN, INDIA MAY LOSE
EXPERT VIEWS
THE TALIBAN, AND PAKISTAN, HAVE CAUGHT TRUMP IN A DUPLICITOUS BIND
US, TALIBAN AND THE DOHA AGREEMENT: AFGHAN GOVERNMENT SHORT-SHRIFTED

DELHI RIOTS: NEGATIVE PERCEPTION OF INDIA
INDIA SHOWS BIGGEST DECLINE ON FREEDOM INDEX
CONGRESS: NO GAME PLAN 
MEGHALAYA: PROTESTS LINKED TO CAA
HEALTH 
- ENSURING GOOD HEALTH BY 2023
EXPERT VIEWS
DEFENCE
MORE ON THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF (CDS)
MILAN 2020 POSTPONED  DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
INDIA NAVY TO BUY 15 SHIP-BORNE DRONES TO ENHANCE SURVEILLANCE
CHANDRAYAAN-3 TO BE LAUNCHED IN FIRST HALF OF 2021
EXPERT VIEWS
US-TALIBAN TROOP WITHDRAWAL DEAL
ANALYSING TRUMP’S INDIA VISIT
NEIGHBOURS
EXPERT ANALYSES: AFGHAN PEACE DEAL: THE UNKNOWNS  
CHINA ASSUMING  PRESIDENCY AT  UNSC: INDIA’S APPREHENSIONS
INDIA - CHINA: STANDING UP TO THE BIG NEIGHBOUR 
EXPERT VIEWS
INDUS WATERS TREATY: ENDURING AGREEMENT PROVIDES SECURITY IN STRAINED INDIA-PAKISTAN TIES
INTERNATIONAL
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER FILES INTERVENTION APPLICATION IN SUPREME COURT ON CAA
IRAN FOURTH MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRY TO CONDEMN DELHI VIOLENCE
INDIA - US: LEVERAGING THE TRUMP VISIT 
SPACE EXPLORATION: LEARNING FROM UAE, LUXEMBOURG 
EXPERT VIEWS
CONCERN GROWING WORLDWIDE OVER CITIZENSHIP LAW
US-TALIBAN DEAL WILL ONLY BOOST TRUMP’S ELECTORAL PROSPECTS AND PAKISTANI INFLUENCE
FOR TRUMP FACING RE-ELECTION INDIA WAS THE 51ST US STATE!
TO ‘ACT EAST’ EFFECTIVELY REQUIRES INDIA TO ‘LEARN

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