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Asia News Agency's main service is theweekly news journal, News Behind the News (NBN). The journal is designed to meet the requirements of the India based diplomatic community and it has been doing so exclusively for last 31 years. There is no such journal available to diplomats in the whole of South Asia. NBN also caters the requirement of executives of multinational companies, joint ventures, banks, FIIs, libraries, researchers and scholars; in fact any individual or institution concerned with India specific information.

This service is the only one of its kind in India and South Asia. News Behind the News analyses, week after week, the various issues and developments taking place in India with reference to political developments; issues concerning India's economic, fiscal and financial policies in the post-liberalisation phase; India's relations with its neighbours and with the world community; India's Defence and Space policy etc. It provides a complete overview of all significant issues in India and South Asia.

News Behind the News is being subscribed to by a majority of the India based diplomatic community, by all Indian Missions abroad, by the Ministry of External Affairs, by key government Ministries, by foreign News Agencies and the Business community, apart from major libraries and institutions. News Behind the News is available in micro-film form at the Library of the US Congress.

The Web issue of News Behind The News is now available

News Behind The News analyses news week after week under the following regular chapters:

Indian Polity

• Major developments during the week
• Strenghts and weaknesses of the world's largest functional democracy
• Ideologies and philosophies of the ruling and opposition parties
• Revival of Hindu fundamentalism
• Communalism and new caste realignments
• Situation reports on Kashmir, Punjab, North East and other insurgency ridden states
• Human Rights issues etc

Indian Security
covers matters relating to Defence and Space

• Major developments during the week
• Security scenario in South Asia
• Military strategies and threat assessments
• Defence policies vis a vis India's neighbours
• Nuclear balance of terrror between India and Pakistan
• R&D effort: development of missiles, MBT, aircraft and weapon systems
• Future of India's space programme
• Development of indigenous Satellites and Launch Vehical technologies etc

Foreign policy

India-neighbours

• Major developments during the week
• Internal developments in China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, etc
• India's relations with its neighbours and her responses to regional conflicts
• Assessments on the security scenario and balance of power in South Asia
• Regional alignments : future of SAARC
• South Asia as a nuclear free zone
• Human Rights issues in South Asia etc

India-world

• Major developments during the week
• India's policy responses to the emerging new world order
• India's relations with the international community of nations
• Indian policy position on critical issues in Kosova, West Asia, Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Central Asian Republics etc
• India's views and responses to CTBT, MTCT, NPT and other control regimes
• Special coverage on visits of foreign dignitaries to India etc

Indian Economy

• Major developments during the week
• Broad spectrum of economic reforms initiated to globalise India's economy
• Crucial economic and financial developments
• Highlights key indicators of the economy
• Reviews industrial, trade, exchange rate related policy perspectives for achieving the goals of macro-economic stabilisation and of the structural adjustment programme
• Identifies foreign trade and investment opportunities
• Latest updates in Exim (Export / Import) policy etc