# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. Centre calls farmer leaders for talks on December 3 Pg – 07
2. SC seeks status reports from states, Centre Pg – 08
3. RBI circular on foreign law firms Pg – 13
4. Q2 contraction to be 9.9%: CARE Pg – 13

# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship in 2020 Pg – 05
2. China worries about potential instability in Afghanistan after US pulls out more troops Pg – 12

# EXPLAINED

1. How far from a vaccine now? (S&T) Pg – 09
2. What will be US caseload when Biden takes charge? (IR) Pg – 09
3. Why China’s negative yield bonds are in demand (IR) Pg – 09
4. In Team Biden’s recent statements, a sense of US approach to India (IR)          Pg – 09

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Time to bridge the Gulf (International Relations) Pg – 11
2. Verdict most unfair (Polity & Governance) Pg – 11
3. A new green deal (Environment) Pg – 11

# EDITORIAL OF THE DAY

1. Pieces of peace (IR) Pg – 10
2. Puppy eyes (IR) Pg – 10

# ECONOMY

1. Bank licences for corporates: RBI group ignored advice of experts Pg – 01
2. Sebi paper proposes dilution of promoter reclassification norms Pg – 13

# MISCELLANEOUS

1. Man pivotal for Ahmedabad Walled City’s UNESCO heritage tag dies Pg – 07