Swarajya Daily Brief <morningbrief FW ERI BOI

Your Monday Morning Briefing By Arihant Pawariya Good Morning, Swarajya Readers! Here's What You Need To Know Today. MEA BRIEFING On Mallya. Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj informed yesterday that the Indian government hasn't approached the UK for the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya and former IPL boss Lalit Modi wanted by Indian investigators in multiple cases. She told the press that the Enforcement Directorate is yet to provide her ministry the required documents. On Pakistan. Sushma Swaraj also told the press that Pakistan has not refused to allow an NIA team to visit that country to probe the Pathankot airbase attack case and just sought more time. CONGRESS IN KARNATAKA Cabinet reshuffle. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday sacked 14 ministers before inducting 13 members into his Council of Ministry after party's high command gave its go-ahead. Before the swearing in, Siddaramaiah recommended sacking of 14 ministers which the Governor accepted. The supporters of the sacked ministers staged violent protests throughout the state. Many are threatening to resign their membership. TRACKING MONSOON It seems the rain gods are still not ready to shower their blessings on Indian farmers. The state weather forecaster, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has mapped the cumulative rainfall between 1 to 15 June 2016 (the first two weeks of the monsoon period) and the picture isn't looking good. It shows that the majority of states have either received deficient or scanty rainfall. However, the situation has improved in the last 24 hours. The monsoon has finally gathered momentum and is within the range of Mumbai and water-starved regions of Maharashtra. In the past 24 hours, it has expanded into Konkan, parts of Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and the southeastern edge of Uttar Pradesh. And it is going to intensify further in the next 48 hours. CHINA BACKS INDIA At WTO. China and other poor, developing countries are supporting India at the World Trade Organization against the US, the EU and Canada for continuing to impose regulatory barriers on short-term service providers which cost billions of dollars to companies. While the US, the EU and Canada have opposed India's stand, other developed countries remained silent on the issue. 2017 UP POLLS Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a breakaway faction of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party will tie up with the BJP for the state assembly polls due next year. It will contest 20 seats. On July 9, a mahapanchyat of dalits and backwards would be held in Mau in which BJP President Amit Shah would also participate and the alliance would be formally announced. In 2012, SBSP had contested on 152 seats in which the BJP and the Congress candidates securedless votes than party candidates in 26 and 47 seats respectively. MUST READ OP-EDS India And The Brexit Forecast: Though India has refrained from officially commenting on the crucial June 23 referendum, it remains deeply vested in the outcome. Indian businesses and financial institutions are also hedging their bets. Not Policing, But Right Policies Needed To Curb Food Price Inflation: With the right policies, we can manage food prices. We do not need to go to Africa to produce pulses. We can produce enough here. And that will also obviate the need for policing. On Farmer Incomes: Within a horizon of five years, the government can possibly aim to double only nominal incomes and not real ones, unless there is something dramatic in the package of reforms, which we don't see. SWARAJYA SPECIAL Rajan's Will Be A Tough Act To Follow, Successor Will Have His Work Cut Out: NDA government hasn't covered itself in glory in the way it is letting go of Raghuram Rajan. But, now it is better to take the spotlight away from one man and move it to a monetary policy committee (MPC) which will have its work cut out. We hope you enjoyed reading our morning brief. Please reply to this mail to give your feedback. Have a great day ahead! SUBSCRIBE NOW: The June issue of our magazine is now out. Get a copy home and enjoy reading Swarajya in print. Subscribe here to start receiving your copies. Swarajya on Android: Enjoy reading this morning brief and all articles from Swarajya on your mobile. Download the app now!