News behind the News - January 19, 2026

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WEST BENGAL: CONTEST BETWEEN RULING TMC AND BJP
MUMBAI MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: BJP-SHIV SENA ALLIANCE SET FOR A CLEAR SWEEP
EXPERT ANALYSES: CRITICAL MINERALS: INDIA RISKS BECOMING PERMANENTLY DEPENDENT ON EXTERNAL ACTORS






DEFENCE


INDIA-GERMANY DEFENCE POWERHOUSE: MODI, MERZ HAIL STRATEGIC SECURITY PACT, STRONGLY PUSH SUBMARINE DEAL

‘GUNS CAN PAY FOR BUTTER’: CDS ANIL CHAUHAN EXPLAINS HOW DEFENCE SPENDING IS POWERING INDIA’S ECONOMY AND PREPARING FOR FUTURE WARS

INDIAN ARMY FAST-TRACKS INTEGRATED BATTLE GROUP, STRENGTHEN CHINA-FOCUSED MOUNTAIN STRIKE CAPABILITIES

ARMY CHIEF CALLS 1963 SHAKSGAM PACT ILLEGAL, SAYS LAC REMAINS UNDER CONSTANT VIGIL
RAFALE RELOADED: INDIA, FRANCE CLOSE IN ON MULTI-BILLION-EURO FIGHTER JET MEGA DEAL AHEAD OF MACRON VISIT
80% OF 114 RAFALE JETS TO BE BUILT IN INDIA IN THE PROPOSED DEAL
REVIVING HISTORY, INDIA’S ‘STITCHED’ OLD-SCHOOL SHIP PORT-DOCKS AT MUSCAT, COMPLETES HISTORIC 17-DAY VOYAGE

INDIAN NAVY MOVES FAST: DEFENCE MINISTRY FLOATS RFI TO LEASE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT FOR ISLAND SECURITY, SAR OPERATIONS

BOOK REVIEW: THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF MARITIME INDIA
INDIA READY TO INDUCT ‘FIRE-AND-FORGET’ MAN-PORTABLE ATGM WITH TOP-ATTACK CAPABILITY AFTER SUCCESSFUL TESTS
INDIA DEFENCE PUSH HITS INFLECTION POINT: EXPORTS SURGE, SKILLING GETS INR 60,000-CRORE BOOST AS AATMANIRBHAR DRIVE ACCELERATES
INDIA CRACKS THE HYPERSONIC CODE: DRDO’S 12-MINUTE SCRAMJET BREAKTHROUGH SUPERCHARGES FUTURE MISSILE ARSENAL
COMMENT: WHY AUTONOMY IS NO LONGER A CHOICE: FIRST PERSPECTIVE, ON ROBOTICS AND WEAPONISED SYSTEMS
NEIGHBOURS
INDIA - PAKISTAN: OPERATION SINDOOR STILL HAUNTS RELATIONS
INDIA - BANGLADESH: ARMY MONITORING BANGLADESH DEVELOPMENTS
THE PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, CHINA AXIS
INDIA - CHINA: GRADED ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA
INDIA - AFGHANISTAN: DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT
INDIA - NEPAL: RASHTRIYA SWATANTRA PARTY (RSP) THE FRONTRUNNER