News behind the News Magazine - NbN 04 May, 2026

In this issue

COVER STORY: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS TO WEST BENGAL, ASSAM, KERALA, TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY: ANALYSES EXPERT ANALYSES: 7 EX-AAP MPS FORMALLY JOIN BJP: BJP ON ROAD TO OPPOSiTION-FREE BHARAT ??
MANIPUR: AN ELUSIVE PEACE NORTHEAST: INDIA SETS 2029 DEADLINE TO END NORTHEAST INSURGENCY, MANIPUR FIRST IN LINE
LADAKH OUTREACH: BUT KEY ISSUES REMAIN UNRESOLVED INDIA’S DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND AT RISK GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX: INDIA'S FOOD INSECURITY

DEFENCE GLOBAL MILITARY SPENDING HITS RECORD $2.9 TRILLION; INDIA RETAINS FIFTH SPOT AFTER CONFLICT WITH PAKISTAN
ARMENIA’S TOP GENERAL VISITS NEW DELHI TO DEEPEN DEFENCE TIES WITH INDIA
INDIA SEEKS HEAVY LIFT CHOPPER LEASE FOR HIMALAYAN OPERATIONS
INDIAN NAVY, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCT MAIDEN SALVO LAUNCH OF NAVAL ANTI-SHIP MISSILE FROM HELICOPTER
COMMENT: WHY INDIA SHOULD NEVER FORGET PAHALGAM TERROR ATTACKS: VICTIMS, SURVIVORS, AND OPERATION SINDOOR

NEIGHBOURS SCO MEET: RAJNATH SINGH CALLS FOR UNITED FRONT AGAINST “EVILS” OF TERRORISM AT SCO MEET
INDIA - PAKISTAN: ‘NO STRATEGIC OIL RESERVES LIKE INDIA’, PAKISTAN MINISTER IRAN WAR: ISLAMABAD’S ROLE REMAINS OF ONE CARRYING MESSAGES INDIA - CHINA: DEFENCE MINISTERS’ TALKS AT SCO EXPERT ANALYSES: INDIA - CHINA: RELATIONSHIP IS DEFINED BY ‘ACCOMMODATION AND STRUCTURAL DEPENDENCE’
MANAGING A TWO-FRONT WAR WITH PAKISTAN AND CHINA INDIA - BANGLADESH: DINESH TRIVEDI IS HIGH COMMISSIONER TO BANGLADESH