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By K R Sudhaman United Nations declared in Mid-April this year that India has become the most populous country overtaking China at 1.43 billion. Can it do the same with regard to GDP to become second largest economy in the world? On the face of it, the proposition seems difficult in the next few decades […]

The post Indian Economy Has The Potential To Close Its Gap With China At A Faster Pace first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The abrupt announcement by RBI, withdrawing all Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, seems to have much more than what meets the eye. Going by the explanations provided so far, it is increasingly clear that there is plenty of room for the regulator to be more forthcoming on the decision. The RBI is […]

The post RBI Needs To Be More Forthcoming On Withdrawal Of Rs 2000 Notes first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty So, our Pradhan Sewak is the Australian Prime Minister’s ‘Boss’, just like Bruce Springsteen, who was ‘Born in America’. Narendra Damodardas Modi was born in Gujarat and Gujarat is no less full of business magnates as America is. But the question currently roiling minds is why is it that Prime Minister Narendra […]

The post Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Winning Laurels In His Current Foreign Visits first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is at a cross-road. The country needs to ensure the administration to be more sensitive and humane for which women’s spectacular success in UPSC is a good signal. The UPSC results show women at the top 4 ranks, while they grabbed 6 in top 10, and 14 in top 25 […]

The post Women’s Spectacular Success In UPSC Exam A Good Signal For India first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Nobody can put a knife to the Congress party’s throat and compel it to stand with the Aam Aadmi Party against the Modi government’s ordinance which returned control of “services” – postings and transfers – to the Lt. Governor after a couple of days of celebrations over the Supreme Court verdict that […]

The post Congress Has To Join Opposition Wholeheartedly To Oppose Ordinance On Delhi first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna The leaders of the QUAD group—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—who had gathered in Hiroshima for a Group of 7 summit, delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing’s behaviour at a summit in Hiroshima on Saturday (May 20, 2023). US President Joe Biden and three of his counterparts in the group, […]

The post China Has Genuine Reasons To Oppose Objectives Of Four Nation QUAD first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Debabrata Biswas A 2024 presidential election featuring president Joe Biden against former president Donald Trump would be a “rematch from hell” – former Republican congressman Will Hard said – “The reality is two third Americans want somebody else”. There’s evidence to support Hard’s argument that another presidential election featuring Biden and Trump is unpopular […]

The post 2024 Presidential Poll In US May Turn Into A Referendum On Donald Trump first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Amiad Horowitz A new chapter in the modern history of the Middle East is beginning, and what’s most significant about it is the dwindling influence of the United States. Back in March, the People’s Republic of China helped broker a groundbreaking diplomatic rapprochement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of […]

The post Middle East Nations Are Distancing From Washington’s Diplomatic Moves first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Kalyani Shankar Dame Luck smiles at every Party at a particular moment. The 137-year Grand Old Congress Party, which has seen many ups and downs, is no exception. Winning a prosperous and significant Karnataka recently gave Congress that golden moment. If Congress wants to revive itself, it can’t sit on the laurels of recent […]

The post Congress Can Take Lessons From Indira’s Chikmagaluru Victory To Succeed In 2024 Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Thailand’s Move Forward party just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with coalition partners after achieving an unexpected victory in the May 14 general election. The MOU serves as a framework for the coalition government, outlining 23 key agendas that the parties agree to work on collectively. Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader […]

The post Ministry-Making In Thailand Faces Hurdles Despite Coalition Win In Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Visit of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to the Pacific Island Nations drew international attention since several countries of the world, including China, had great strategic interests in the region. Indian move for consolidation and expansion of ties with the countries in the region sharing Indian roots and history […]

The post PM Modi’s Visit To Pacific Islands Draws International Attention first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Anjan Roy The global financial circles are agog with speculation about the prospects of the US government defaulting on its payments. This is because the two major parties in America have so far failed to agree on raising the ceiling of US government borrowing. This is currently at $25 trillion. The Biden  government has […]

The post US Debt Default May Be Unlikely But India Has To Be Ready With Precautions first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee The government and the Reserve Bank may disagree, but the way the country’s trade deficits and external debt are rising it may be a matter of time before India goes for another IMF-World Bank bail out. The current indicators on the two counts are hardly comfortable. Take the debt position first. The […]

The post India’s Growing Trade Deficit And Debt Burden Are A Matter Of Concern first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis won the national elections in Greece on Sunday comfortably after his New Democracy Party secured 40.79 per cent votes with 146 seats in the new Parliament consisting of 300 seats. The PM who played a role in the economic recovery of Greece in the last two years, […]

The post Ruling New Democracy Party Comfortably Placed To Form Govt In Greece After Elections first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP has swept mayoral election in Uttar Pradesh by winning all 17 seats, which has heightened the morale and aspirations of Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath and the party’s rank and file who are now aiming at winning all the 80 Lok Sabha seats from the state in 2024 general elections. […]

The post Uneasy Lies Beneath BJP’s Sweep In UP Mayoral Elections first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty How many of us were aware of the President of the Wrestling Federation of India before the name resounded in ugly resonance from Jantar Mantar in New Delhi? Hardly any beyond maybe 10 lakhs, 20-30-40-50 lakhs, perhaps one-two crores – the sort of people who vote for candidates in assembly and parliamentary […]

The post It Is Strange, Even After One Month Of Dharna, WFI President Is Moving Free first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By M A Hossain Pakistan is currently in a critical juncture of political turmoil which is posing a threat to its sovereignty as well as growing concerns about global security.  Not only that, if Pakistan fails to address the crisis, then definitely it will be the beginning of the extinction of democratic values regionally. Pakistan […]

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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no denying it. The spectacular Congress victory in Karnataka Assembly elections has come as a much-needed morale booster for the party unit in Kerala. But the question is: Can the Kerala unit do a Karnataka in the State? The answer is: it is not at all easy, given the […]

The post Can Congress Replicate Karnataka Victory In Kerala Against LDF? first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Maria Duarte A traditional family in Lahore, Pakistan, is ripped apart when the youngest son becomes infatuated with an ambitious trans starlet in Saim Sadiq’s impressive debut feature which explores sexual fluidity, love, desire, and rebellion within a repressed patriarchal society. Haider (a phenomenal Ali Junejo) is unemployed and a stay-at-home husband, cooking for […]

The post Pakistan Film ‘Joyland’ Is A Fine Human Document On Transgender Struggle first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup What are some of the implications of the Congress’s emphasis and creditable win in Karnataka for national politics? At one level it would be unwise to extrapolate from state to national elections. The logic of these elections is not always aligned. Nevertheless, the Karnataka results has implications for how we understand the […]

The post Karnataka Shows Bipolar Contests Enabler Of Opposition Victory first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes by the Reserve Bank of India and the brief window allowed to exchange the notes until September 30 will provide another opportunity for black money holders to launder their ill-gotten wealth just like its infamous precedent seven years ago did. In fact, the surprise RBI move […]

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By Sushil Kutty It is so blatantly brazen you can stick it to the wall and it will hang firm. Is it a violation of the law? It definitely is a ‘middle finger’ to the Supreme Court. The top court has been told “thus far, no further”. And it has left Delhi’s AAP government up […]

The post Delhi Ordinance Exposes Moral Bankruptcy Of Modi Regime first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is being denounced by trade unions across the G20 economies for government’s decision to block participation of independent trade unions in G20 meeting, including L20 meeting on labour and G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG), which is resulting in worker’s voices going unrepresented. While the government-backed BMS will hold sham […]

The post India Denounced For Blocking Independent Trade Unions At G20 Meetings first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The abrupt removal of Kiren Rijiju from the post of Union Minister of Law is yet another example of Prime Narendra Modi surrendering. In fact Modi’s two tenures are littered with abject surrenders. Almost to suggest that this is a flaw in his character. No reason has been given for Rijiju’s eviction. […]

The post Kiren Rijiju’s Removal From Law Ministry Indicates PM’s Late Bid To Woo Judiciary first appeared on IPA Newspack.