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📊Summary Glossary • ISM 2.0: The second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission with a ₹1.27 trillion outlay. • MPMS: Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme, the ₹62,500 crore successor to the mobile PLI. • Upstream Inputs: The raw materials, specialty gases, and machinery required for chip fabrication. • R&D Kicker:

# The $120 Billion Handshake: Decoding India’s 'Service Sovereignty' in the UK CETA 📊Summary Glossary • CETA: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement—the landmark India-UK free trade pact. • DCC: Double Contributions Convention—rules preventing dual social security taxes on the same income. • Detached Workers: Employees sent temporarily to work

📊Summary Glossary • High-Level Visit: Panama’s Foreign Minister, Javier Martinez-Acha, arrives in India for a 5-day strategic visit (July 19-23). • Maritime Synergy: Discussion on a critical maritime transportation and port development agreement. • The IMEC Factor: Panama views India’s "Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor" (IMEC) not as a competitor,

📊Summary Glossary • White Rabbit (WR) Technology: An ethernet-based technology providing sub-nanosecond synchronization across large-scale networks. • Temporal Sovereignty: India’s shift toward the 'Indian Standard Time (IST) Distribution Demonstration Network' to reduce dependence on foreign GPS/GNSS. • Critical Infrastructure: Financial markets, 5G telecommunications, and power grids require precise, jam-proof

📊Summary Glossary • SIR Process: Special Intensive Revision by the ECI to "purify" electoral rolls by removing non-citizens. • The SC Ruling: Deletion from voter rolls does not equate to loss of citizenship; the ECI must refer doubts to the Union Home Ministry. • West Bengal Crisis: 34 lakh appeals pending;

📊Summary Glossary • Forcible Hospitalization: Sonam Wangchuk moved to Safdarjung Hospital on the 21st day of his hunger strike (July 18). • CJP Escalation: The "Cockroach Janta Party" demands the Prime Minister's resignation following the police action. • The Demands: Beyond paper-leak reforms, the protest now pivots toward a

📊Summary Glossary • Vikram-1 Launch: Skyroot Aerospace attempts India’s first private orbital launch on July 18, 2026. • Historical Echo: The mission coincides with the 46th anniversary of ISRO’s SLV-3 success (1980). • Talent Exodus: Over 100 ISRO scientists have resigned recently, moving toward private space ventures. • Policy Shift: The Department