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By Anjan Roy Economic forecasting is always hazardous. It is more so in the current scenario. There are always any number of uncertainties about the future. But currently these are multifarious. No one really knows, including the dramatis personae, what will happen in the next week, let alone in course of the coming year. Take […]

The post New Year 2024 May Witness Far More Turmoil In Global Economy first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran It is election year for the Indian economy and the footnote to the robust economic performance would pinpoint the risks of freebies and subsidy politics impacting growth. The pressures are expected to pinch hard from mid-year onwards as the drivers of growth would shift gears down by at least a couple of […]

The post India Set To Clock Highest Growth Rate In 2024 Among Major Economies first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava The catchline “Phir Aayega Modi” of the saffron ecosystem needs correction. It portrays him as a visionary who will return to usher India to a new and affluent ecosphere — purely as a device to strengthen the perception that Modi is the only saviour. Therefore, people must elect him. But scratch a […]

The post INDIA Bloc Must Protect Democracy With Bharat Nyay Yatra first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is embarking on his second walkathon, ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’, from Manipur in the north-east to Mumbai in western India, covering 14 states and 85 districts, beginning January 14. Rahul is undertaking this gruelling mission just after a year of the culmination of his first spirited walk, the Bharat […]

The post INDIA Bloc Must Be In Step With Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Nyay Yatra’ first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Priyanka Gandhi, a severe critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the latest political personality to be brought under the yoke of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case of, what else, money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It is for the judiciary to decide the legitimacy […]

The post Even Priyanka Gandhi Is Not Spared By Modi’s ED-Driven Witch-Hunt first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sarah Thanawala The heat of the flames of violence that flared up in Manipur in May this year quickly reached the Supreme Court of India. It all started on March 27, when the Manipur High Court directed the state government to consider the inclusion of the Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes. […]

The post Manipur Burned, Govt Failed, Supreme Court Tried first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Andrew Stoughton Javier Milei became Argentina’s president this month promising “shock therapy” to curb inflation and resolve the country’s foreign debt and currency reserve woes. Last Wednesday, the Argentine public got its first taste of what that therapy will look like. Declaring a state of economic emergency, the Milei administration issued a Decree of […]

The post Javier Milei A Disaster For Working Class Argentinians first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Krishna Jha The Communist Party of India will be a century old in another year. The party was formed on December 26, 1925. In 1920, the All India Trade Union Congress was formed with strikes and struggles of working masses, in the textile mills in Bombay, jute mills in Kolkata, and many other places. […]

The post Almost A Century-Old CPI Still Fighting Exploitative System first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sudhir The year 2023 ends with the dark shadow of the genocidal massacre of Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli war-machine. Nearly three months of Israel’s brutal aggression has led to (till December 26) 20,915 people killed in Gaza, of which more than 8,000 are children; another 53,918 have been wounded and an […]

The post 2023 Going On 2024, The Great Battles Against Injustice Ahead first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna India and the UAE recently completed their first transaction in rupees for crude oil from the Emirates. A major shift in how global trade is conducted, typically done in dollars, this step is a significant boost to the growing trade between India and the UAE, which is likely to surpass the $100 […]

The post India-UAE Embrace The Rupee In Oil Transactions first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav MicroStrategy’s unwavering commitment to Bitcoin, evident in its recent $615 million purchase and overall holdings of $5.9 billion, has ignited a fiery debate. While supporters applaud CEO Michael Saylor’s visionary leadership, critics like Peter Schiff paint a picture of reckless obsession. MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin obsession is a complex phenomenon driven by a […]

The post Bitcoin Obsession: Conviction Or Recklessness? first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Congress has come a long way from promising ‘NYAY’ (Nyuntam Aay Yojna) on the eve of Lok Sabha elections 2019 to ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’, ahead of the 2024 general elections, from Manipur to Gujarat, beginning January 14, with focus on injustices inflicted upon common people under PM Narendra Modi’s authoritative regime. […]

The post From ‘Bharat Jodo’ To ‘Bharat Nyay’, Rahul Gandhi Cuts To The Chase first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s moves certainly did not amount to a major organisational reshuffle nor was it a step forward to revive the party. It was an inconsequential exercise based on which the leadership cannot aspire to take the BJP head-on in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. That said, the urgency to […]

The post How Far Congress Reshuffle Will Help Defeat Modi Is Uncertain first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Ram Mandir and Hindu revival are the talk of the town in the Hindi heartland. The BJP talks of a 400-plus Lok Sabha seats harvest in the 2024 general elections riding on the back of Ram Mandir, the symbol of Hindu revival. Can anyone stop the juggernaut? The Hindi heartland, to which […]

The post INDIA Bloc Caught In BJP’s Ram Mandir Trap first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna In 2016, India suddenly stopped using two types of banknotes, which made up 86% of all the money in use. This was done to fight corruption and hidden wealth. Known as Demonetisation, this action led to chaos at banks and ATMs. Critics argued it harmed those with low incomes and disrupted India’s […]

The post Cash Still Fundamental Part Of The Indian Daily Life first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Kalyani Shankar The recent security breach in Parliament has severe political, electoral, legislative, and security implications. The resultant unprecedented suspension of 146 MPs has now united the Opposition coalition, the INDI-Alliance. Lok Sabha witnessed two intruders jumping from the visitor’s gallery and uncorking smoke canisters inside the Lok Sabha. It is a mystery how […]

The post Parliament Security Breach Can’t Escape Electoral Impact first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee China’s Xi Jinping, running the third five-year term as the all-powerful President of the People’s Republic, is 70. Vladimir Putin, aspiring to become Russia’s President for a fifth six-year term next year, is 71. The National People’s Congress chose Xi’s appointment without any opposition. The vote for Xi was 2,952 to 0. […]

The post Joe Biden’s US-Led Wargames Is Shaping A Russia-China Axis first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Debabrata Biswas Two and a half months have passed since Oct 7 and I have written before that the Hamas attack was to bring the Palestinian issue back to the attention of the world. That objective has been achieved, at the cost of a heavy toll of Palestinian deaths. The breach of international laws […]

The post Gaza War Will Not Solve Israel–Palestinian Conflict first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s psycho-political warfare for Electoral Battle 2024 began on December 23, the concluding day of the BJP’s two-day meet. He asked party leaders to increase vote share by 10 percent compared to the 2019 elections. Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah said the BJP’s performance should leave […]

The post Modi’s Psycho-Political Warfare Has Several Faultlines first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra There are not too many leaders who are looked upto by his/her followers and political opponents even when they are no more. Late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee belongs to this distinguished group. A great consensus builder whose 99th birth anniversary is being observed today, December 23,  he cobbled together a coalition […]

The post Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Shining Star Of Building Consensus first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Maharashtra boasts a seemingly healthy tiger population, but the numbers hide a troubling reality: a significant number of these magnificent creatures are dying, with a third of the deaths attributed to unnatural causes. Since 2018, Maharashtra has lost 151 tigers. Poaching and electrocution were responsible for 42 tiger deaths. Drowning incidents […]

The post Save The Maharashtra Tiger, 41 Killed In 10 Months Alone first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr The vaulting ambition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to overturn existing structures is the hallmark of his nearly 10 years at the helm. Take the case of the three new laws that have replaced three colonial-era laws and the authoritarian streak in Modi sticks out like a sore thumb. The […]

The post The Three New Criminal Laws Betray A Narrow Spirit Of Nationalism first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Prabhat Patnaik A country with relatively unrestricted trade will face two problems: the first is a balance of payments problem because its exports are insufficient relative to its imports. And the second, the creation of unemployment, and more generally of domestic resources remaining idle, because domestic goods cannot compete with imports. These two are […]

The post The Vacuity Of The Free Trade Argument first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

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.