ARABIAN POST SPECIAL

By Arun Srivastava With Israel declaring war on the Gaza Strip after an unexpected attack by the terrorist Palestinian group Hamas on October 7, the global fraternity is straining to decode the real nature and reasons for the armed engagement. Apparently, there is no tangible reason for Hamas to attack Israel. No doubts some small […]

The post Decoding The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Propaganda Versus Reality first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas In Assam, Chief Minister Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma, responding to fresh charges of corruption from the opposition, has launched a sharp counter attack specially targeting the Congress party in the pre-poll campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam unlike in other states, appears to […]

The post Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma Leads Lok Sabha Poll Campaign Of BJP On Communal Plank first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty Ecuador belonging to the Latin American continent is witnessing its run off Presidential elections on October 15, Sunday culminating in a fierce poll campaign marked by jail killings, car bombings, shootings and a widespread security crisis involving the common citizens. The Left wing Presidential nominee Luisa Gonzalez who entered the runoff campaign […]

The post Ecuador’s Presidential Poll Runoff On October 15 Is Going To Be A Game Changer first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Prabhat Patnaik The central government’s hounding of Newsclick reminds one of the children’s story about a tiger and a goat drinking water from the same stream. The tiger, wanting an excuse to attack the goat, accuses it of muddying the water it is drinking; when the goat points to the impossibility of this, as […]

The post Delhi Police Raids On Newsclick Is A Sort Of McCarthysm By The Centre first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty ‘Global Jihad Day’, Friday, October 13, was an imposition on the non-Muslim world. The Muslim world has a grudge and the rest of the world has to pause and pay. It is about who is the aggressor and who is the silent sufferer? It is no longer ‘Hamas’, but the entire Muslim […]

The post Hamas-Israel War Has Been Taking Serious Global Dimension In A Week first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty Is US President’s son Hunter Biden putting pressure on the US administration to tighten noose around the Bangladesh government headed by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to pursue the agenda of the ruling Awami League’s rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) before the general elections scheduled early next year? The issue has assumed […]

The post Is Hunter Biden Influencing Washington’s Decisions Targeting Awami League Govt? first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sudhir The ferocious conflict which has erupted with the astounding Hamas attacks in southern Israel and the Israeli counteroffensive with the savage bombardment of Gaza constitutes a new chapter in the ongoing history of the occupation and the resistance to it by the Palestinian people. At the time of writing this editorial, after […]

The post Just Condemning Hamas Is Not Adequate, India Has To Extend Solidarity To Palestinians Also first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Elections often throw up surprises. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao isn’t one for unexpected surprises though. He is confident his party, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, will keep control of the Telangana assembly at the expense of the Congress and the BJP. Reports say money and liquor are inundating the poll-bound state […]

The post BRS Under K Chandrasekhar Rao Is Still Frontrunner In Telangana Assembly Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Rajasthan polls, that has been rescheduled for November 25 from November 23 by the Election Commission of India on account of very large number of weddings in the state, has offered the twin challenges of “infighting and anti-incumbency” for both the Congress and the BJP. The way the BJP’s ticket aspirants […]

The post Infighting Is The Biggest Challenge For BJP In Rajasthan Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Curiously, the Hamas attack and the Israeli reprisal coincide with the 5oth anniversary of the first oil crisis, which plunged the world into an oil shock of unprecedented proportions, causing energy prices to skyrocket and leading to fuel shortages, particularly in the United States. And by all indications, the results of the […]

The post Hamas-Israeli Conflict Coincides With 50th Anniversary Of 1973 Oil Shock first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The political pulse felt by the majority of analysts in the five poll bound states – Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana – suggests that “Modi Factor” has failed to emerge as decisive aspect so far. Rather, the roles of BJP’s state leaders have become crucial for final outcome of […]

The post Modi Factor Is Not A Decisive Factor In Poll Bound States first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Voting for elections to the assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram are to take place from November 7 to 30. Counting of votes will be on December 3 and by evening of the day, the results will be plain to all and sundry and the question whether the Israeli-Hamas […]

The post Israel-Hamas War Is Going To Have Some Impact On The Coming State Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Anjan Roy Not unexpectedly, Israel-Hamas war has sparked off a battle of words and ideas between two mainline political parties in India. The prime minister’s statement on the Hamas attack as a terrorist act and full support to Israel came face to face from criticisms from the Congress. In its statements, India’s grand old […]

The post Decoding The Origin Of The Hamas-Israel War Through Tumultuous Past History first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nitya Chakraborty It is now a full-fledged war between Palestinian militants and Israel. In the last four days, nearly two thousand have been killed. All indications point to further escalation involving the other militants friendly with Hamas on the one side, and big assistance to the far-right Netanyahu regime by the US and other […]

The post PM Modi’s One-Sided Reaction On Hamas-Israel War Has Ominous Portent first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Chhattisgarh has turned into the most politically and administratively sensitive state among the five going to poll in November 2023, as it is reflected in the decision of the Election Commission of India to conduct polls in two phases – first on November 7 and second on November 17. Left Wing […]

The post Chhattisgarh Has Become Most Politically Sensitive State first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava On Saturday, the rightist ecosystem put out a post; ‘What Israel is facing today, India suffered between 2004-14”. The post also mentioned; “Yesterday, Israel faced a dastardly terror attack, just like Mumbai was targeted 26/11/2008. Israel has declared war and their military has struck back. What did India under a weak-kneed Congress […]

The post BJP To Use Hamas Attack On Israel A Weapon To Combat Caste Census first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Not mentioning “Hamas” in the Congress Working Committee resolution on the Israel-Hamas confrontation in the Gaza Strip is bothering the Congress as it shapes up for the assembly elections in five states. The election commission has spoken about the election deadlines and both the leading parties in the fray – the Bharatiya […]

The post In The Three Hindi Speaking States, BJP’s Campaign Focus Is On Hindutva first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Kalyani Shankar Does India need a caste census? If conducted, Will it bring positive or negative consequences? There is debate over this issue. The issue is controversial due to differing opinions on potential benefits or drawbacks. Opinions vary, with some acknowledging its long-standing presence and others expressing concern for adverse outcomes. In preparation for […]

The post INDIA Constituents Are Ready To Use Caste Census As A Weapon Against BJP first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak With announcement of Vidhan Sabha Elections in five states – Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana – by the Election Commission of India today, the pre-election campaigns end with the Model Code of Conduct for the political parties and their leaders coming into operation. Political narrative emerged so far underwent […]

The post Narendra Modi Is The BJP Mascot In All Poll Bound Five States In November first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee The vision document prepared by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) along with the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) outlining the target of the country’s electronics production in terms of US dollars at $300 billion by 2025-26 is too tall. Considering the country’s present production and export levels, the […]

The post India’s Electronics Production Target By 2025 Is Too Tall first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty It’s like the paraglider flying over the concertina wire fence on the Israel-Gaza border. The Bharatiya Janata Party was caught napping and given a devastating electric jolt. Such that Kargil heroes, those alive and who were martyred would cheer. The BJP’s defeat in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil elections is a […]

The post NC-Congress Sweep In Ladakh Elections Is A Wake Up Call For BJP first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K R Sudhaman Red tapes and White caps were common sight in ministries and government departments, a colonial hangover that persisted long after independence. The white caps worn by ministers and babus, particularly by peons in the corridors of power gradually disappeared from 1970s onwards. But Red taped files remained in government offices until […]

The post Swachhata Campaign Of Prime Minister Has Given A New Look To Govt Buildings first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a double whammy for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the so-called ‘Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam’ in Kerala. The central investigation agency suffered a twin setback when both the Supreme Court and the Kerala High court came down heavily on the ED’s manner of conducting probes. The HC […]

The post Govt-Opposition Panel To Counter ED Probe Into Kerala Coop Sector first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on a mission to rebrand the Conservative Party. Time is running out for him in his bid to reach this goal as the elections are due in January 2025 in Great Britain. But there are shadows of doubt over the Tories electoral prospects. The Conservative Party […]

The post Conservatives At Crossroads Before 2025 Election first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey Islamic Law is at the centre of debates about what constitutes moderate Islam and what it would take to reform Islam. Essentially, two schools of thought dominate the discussion. Islam’s traditional approach simply picks and chooses which elements of Sharia it opts to ignore. That is the approach adopted by autocratic […]

The post A Tunisian Party Evolves From Islamism To Muslim Democracy first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The courts are making it increasingly clear that they are not impressed with the way the central agencies are proceeding with action against their victims. Going by the sharpness in the courts’ remarks, it seems that the day may not be far when the selective manner in which the law is taking, […]

The post Courts Beginning To Question ‘Law Taking Its Own Course’ As Claimed By Ruling Party first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup Hardworking, simple and down to earth. That is how former Union Minister and NCP founder, Sharad Pawar, describes industrialist Gautam Adani in his 2015 autobiography, Lok Majhe Sangati (People, My Companions). The Maratha strongman has never shied away from supporting Adani, even when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack following […]

The post Sharad Pawar Shrugs Off Raised Eyebrows Over His Adani Friendship first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty When the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam – a ‘whodunit’ if any – is spoken about in roadside tea stalls, it is a Sherlock Holmes narrative, especially the headline, “The Curious Case of AAP, Liquor and the Missing Money Trail” that prevails. It’s a question AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has been asking […]

The post Delhi Liquor Scam: Curious Case Of The Missing Money Trail first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian labour market is undergoing a structural change with the fast-changing world of work and the multiple crises therein. On the one hand a very large number of workforce is not able to get jobs, and on the other, employers have been reporting severe labour shortage in both the skilled and […]

The post Structural Changes Are Distorting Indian Labour Market first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.