{"id":26840,"date":"2018-10-16T09:13:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T03:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=26840"},"modified":"2018-10-16T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T05:17:35","slug":"26840-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/26840-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Read News Articles \u2013 October 16th, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mustread\/\">Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/riyadh-will-stand-by-new-delhi-says-saudi-energy-minister\/article25230165.ece\">Saudi Arabia promises to meet India\u2019s oil needs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Strengthening relations with Delhi is a strategic priority for Riyadh, says Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/lead\/decoding-the-rafale-controversy\/article25230283.ece\">Decoding the Rafale controversy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The opacity in the Rafale deal only raises doubts, with its fallout on national security and the \u2018Make in India\u2019 programme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/editorial\/the-bhutan-vote\/article25230260.ece\">The Bhutan vote<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the country prepares for the second round of elections, change is certain<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/hamstringing-the-rti-act\/article25230039.ece\">Hamstringing the RTI Act<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead of holding a public debate on making the Act more effective, the government is seeking to dilute its provisions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/india-france-in-talks-to-conduct-tri-service-exercise\/article25232174.ece\">India, France in talks to conduct tri-service exercise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>India and France are in discussions for a bilateral tri-service military exercise to take forward the strategic cooperation while also exploring ways to operationalise the logistics agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GS 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/castles-in-the-air\/article25230289.ece\">Castles in the air<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Economic ideas such as \u2018Charter Cities\u2019 need to be challenged for their implausible premise and iniquitous framework<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/editorial\/not-just-liquidity\/article25230275.ece\">Not just liquidity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Policymakers must address the structural problems behind the NBFCs crisis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/falling-short-on-most-counts\/article25229975.ece\">Falling short on most counts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insurance-based schemes like Ayushman Bharat are no substitute for public provisioning of health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives GS 2 Saudi Arabia promises to meet India\u2019s oil needs Strengthening relations with Delhi is a strategic priority for Riyadh, says Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. Decoding the Rafale controversy The opacity in the Rafale deal only raises doubts, with its fallout on national security and the \u2018Make in India\u2019 programme. 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