News behind the News Magazine - NbN 24 March, 2025

In this issue

Bihar Elections: Crucial for Ruling JD(U), BJP and Congress Congress ‘Must Die for a Shot at Resurgence’ Punjab: AAP’s Mounting Problems Tamil Nadu: Road to a One Trillion Dollar Econmy Regulating The Overwhelming Dominance of ‘Tech Monopolies’

DEFENCE Put Nation First, Remain United, Discharge Duties Honestly & Move Fearlessly Towards Set Goals: Rajnath Singh Don’t ARM ‘Terror Sponsor’ Pakistan, Rajnath Tells Netherlands Counterpart as India Raises Terror Pitch Rs 54,000 Crore Purchases for ‘Made in India’ Military Hardware Defence Ministry Approves Cutting down Procurement Timelines by Half Defence Ministry Clears Key ‘Eye in the Sky’ Project to Catch Up With Pakistan INDIA'S CCS CLEARS MEGA-DEAL FOR BIG INDIGENOUS ARTILLERY GUNS Need For an Anti-Tank Missile Comment: Ak-203 Rifle Joint Venture and India–Russia Defence Cooperation ‘Unknown Gunmen’ Strike Hafiz Saeed’s Close Aide Sindhi in Pakistan; Was behind Poonch-Rajouri Attacks

NEIGHBOURS Expert Analyses: India - China: A Dragon-Elephant Tango Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: Blaming India and Afghanistan Distracts from the Real Issue - A Homegrown Insurgency in Balochistan India - Afghanistan: Dangers of Getting Too Close to Taliban India - Nepal: King’s Return Has Sparked a Debate

INTERNATIONAL Raisina Dialogue: Jointly Inaugurated By Modi, Luxon India - US: Rajnath Singh, Tulsi Gabbard Meeting India - New Zealand: Modi, Luxon Talks Growing Speculation over the Future of the Five Eyes Cover Story: India - US: Serious Issues in Negotiating Tariffs and Defence with Trump Expert Analyses: PM Modi’s Podcast with LEX Freedman: Analyses Expert Analyses: Indian Ocean Region: Maritime Diplomacy Comment: Modi’s Mahasagar: India’s Big Bet on Maritime Power and The Global South International Institutions and Multilateralism