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By James M Dorsey Think that the heart wrenching images streaming out of the Gaza Strip suggest that Israel has Hamas over a barrel? Think again. Talks in Europe and in Cairo suggest otherwise. The talks stalled after Hamas insisted that it would not engage in prisoner exchange negotiations unless Israel halts fighting and agrees […]

The post Israel, Hamas Prisoner Exchange Talks Further Mired first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna A coalition of 10 countries, with the United States at the helm, will struggle to prevent Yemen’s Houthi rebels from targeting ships in the Red Sea. That is not to say that both parties don’t have a shared interest in avoiding an escalation that could potentially spiral out of control. The Houthis […]

The post Red Sea Risks: Houthi Strikes Impact Global Shipping Costs first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The shipping industry is keeping its fingers crossed till the Gaza-Houthi triggered crisis in Red Sea-Suez Canal areas lasts. The duration of the current situation is what matters. A temporary disturbance – a perceived bump in the road – and the industry may cope. But, if it lasts, with container vessels forced […]

The post Global Shipping Industry Hostage To Red Sea-Suez Crisis first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak In contradiction to the claim of the Modi government of improvement in the labour market, latest Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data pertaining to the formal sector shows a downturn. Quality jobs generation declined sharply by 16.7 percent in October 2023 compared to the September figure, a 7-month low. The number […]

The post Quality Jobs Generation Hit Hard, Workers Surge Informal Sector first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Reverses suffered by the Israeli army in 80 days of the ‘War on Gaza’ reminds of the Vietnam War. The then US President, Lyndon B. Johnson, invaded Vietnam to check the communism juggernaut. Today, POTUS Joe Biden is commanding the Israeli Defence Forces much to the disgust of centrist liberal forces. Then, […]

The post Israel In A Bind With Joe Biden Running The War On Gaza first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala has upped the ante against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan by seeking President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention in the crisis involving the Governor and the State government, at the root of which are Khan’s alleged gubernatorial excesses; the Governor is not even sparing varsities and […]

The post Kerala Government Toughens Stand Against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Passing legislation by resorting to suspensions is a kind of authoritarianism’. Knocking down the March 2 directive of the Supreme Court that said that the panel which picks election commissioners and their chief “shall” include the Chief Justice of India was clear manifestation of the autocratic mindset of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]

The post Passing Important Legislations By Suspending Opposition MPs Is Authoritarianism first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr.  Gyan Pathak Prices of vehicles on-road vary vastly across the states in India, which not only encourages evasion of taxes but also makes the process of compliance cumbersome. Varied taxes imposed by the states is the main reason for this distortion and it must be replaced by a uniform road tax regime in […]

The post Uniform Road Tax Across India Must For Uniform Vehicle Prices first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas Despite four rounds of prolonged talks, unity eludes, even on basic issues, potential partners in the much-hyped opposition alliance – famously christened INDIA – in east and northeast India. Major opposition parties of Assam   and Bihar have rejected two proposals, one on seat-sharing and the other on projecting a “PM face” for […]

The post INDI-Alliance In Assam, Bihar Cannot Agree On Seat-Sharing, PM Face first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Rahil Nora Chopra The stage has been set for 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the fourth meeting of the INDIA Bloc saw high drama with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stating that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will be the bloc’s PM candidate. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav […]

The post Kharge Gets The Nod, Nitish-Lalu Find It Odd first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak For the last few years, the Narendra Modi-led Government has been empowering itself through changes in various laws relating to crime and evidence to such an extent that it can arbitrarily apply certain laws to raid, arrest, seize, detain, prosecute – even pardon anyone it may like to. The passage of […]

The post Grabbing Absolute Power By Executive Is Undemocratic first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sudhir Governors in Opposition-ruled states are becoming tools for the ruling party at the Centre to advance its political agenda and to create difficulties for the concerned state government for implementing its welfare programmes and development schemes. The role of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is particularly disruptive and obnoxious.  He had sat […]

The post Kerala Governor Bent On Making Universities His Fiefdoms first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Krishna Jha Our democracy has lost each of its basics. From the recent crisis that proved to be an assault on not only federalism, but also its most relevant constitutional principles. The Supreme Court judgment on the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and the dismantling of the state of Jammu and Kashmir […]

The post India’s Top Court Straying From Role Of Guarding Democracy With Its Article 370 Verdict first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K R Sudhaman After the G20 flagged off the Global South at its New Delhi Summit earlier this year, hunger and poverty eradication will be back on the global centre-stage at the 2024 G20 Summit in Brazil. “Brazil’s presidency offers something new: social issues, the fight against poverty and the resolution of the hunger […]

The post Fighting Hunger And Poverty Back In Focus As G20 Sherpas Meet Under Brazilian Presidency first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak AAP Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s assertion in the December 19 INDIA Block Meet in Delhi about the need of either a Convener or PM face, and his impromptu support for TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s proposal to make Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s name as Prime Minister face for the […]

The post Congress-AAP Together May Block BJP’s Electoral Fortune In Delhi And Punjab first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty There is political turmoil in India and American politics is coming to a boil. The fate of democracy, yeah? Should it bother us, common Indians, what happens in the USA? The excitement and the daily rumblings. If in India, it is theatrics on the steps of Parliament, in the United States, it […]

The post Republican Presidential Campaign In US Is In Turmoil As Vivek Ramaswamy Backs Trump first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty The Narendra Modi Government’s decision to freeze the accounts of the news portal NewsClick through the actions of the Income Tax Department is nothing but the continuation of the organized attack by the central agencies on this leading news portal to make it dysfunctional before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.The latest […]

The post Income Tax Department’s Action Against NewsClick Bank Accounts Is Nothing But An Illegal Seize first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Anjan Roy If you have a political bent  opposed  to  the Prime Minister  you might just as well sniff a sort of complicity between the Narendra Modi government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Particularly in the context of the parliament incidence involving some youth protestors, clamouring for decent jobs, and the cavalcade of […]

The post IMF Report On Indian Economy Is Positive For Modi Government Before 2024 Lok Sabha Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The India Wine Awards 2023, now in its fifth edition, recently concluded with an extravagant celebration of the finest wines in the country. Organized by the Sonal Holland Wine Academy in collaboration with ProWine, this prestigious event showcased 219 exceptional wines across various categories, carefully selected from an impressive list of […]

The post Lower Excise Duty Boosts India’s Thriving Wine Culture To New Heights first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Mriganka M Bhowmick Since 1989, when the BJP adopted Hindutva as an ideology in the Palampur Resolution, it has consistently propagated it in elections. The RSS has significantly contributed to the evolution of Hindutva as the cultural identity of the nation. With the advent of Modi Politics in 2014, new economic policies, social welfare […]

The post Can BJP Win Lok Sabha Elections Without Hard Hindutva Narrative? first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna Yemen’s Houthi rebels have carried out hijackings, missile strikes, and drone attacks on ships, leading Danish shipping and logistics company AP Moller-Maersk and German shipping and container transportation firm Hapag-Lloyd to temporarily suspend shipments via the Red Sea. The announcements made on Friday by AP Moller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd indicate that large companies […]

The post Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Attack On Ships Poses Threat To Trade Through Red Sea first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Roger McKenzie Former South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress (ANC) and vowed to vote for a new political formation in next year’s general election. Mr Zuma, who led the ANC from 2007 to 2017, said on Saturday that he was backing the newly formed Umkhonto we Sizwe party, […]

The post South Africa’s Ruling Party Faces Split Before National Elections In 2024 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.