Important articles from Indian Express : 1/9/2021

Front Page

• India Taliban make first official contact after last US troops leave Afghanistan
• Q1 growth rate 20.1% real GDP still below pre covid level
• India in chair UNSC adopts resolution on Taliban ; Russia and China abstain

Govt & Politics

• In first for SC 9 judges take oath
• Govt backs new IIT rules: They empower audience

Express Network

• Afghans at Indian defence institutes can finish training, likely to get help to seek refugee status
• Top Army, police officers meet families of active Kashmir militants
• First time in 35 yrs, Kargil’s fresh apricots go global

Editorial

• To engage Taliban or not to
• A happier school
• Terms of recovery
• Lost lessons

Ideas Page

• Truth about asset monetisation

World

• Taliban take charge as last troops fly out
• Global community must not abandon Afghanistan

Explained

• How to read Q1 GDP data
• Bharat series for all India vehicle registration numbers

Economy

• Shaktikanta Das: Fine-tuning operations to manage unanticipated liquidity
• Loan guarantee scheme to make healthcare infra third wave-ready: Nirmala Sitharaman
• Core output jumps 9.4% in July on low base effect