News related to
Arabian Post Special

By P. Sudhir The   Narendra Modi regime is out to launch a twin assault on parliamentary democracy and federalism by implementing the slogan of `One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE).  The government has announced the setting up of an eight-member committee headed by former president, Ram Nath Kovind.  The terms of reference make it clear that […]

The post ‘One Nation, One Election’ Proposal Is An Attack On Democracy And Federalism first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Earlier last week, just before the Mumbai meeting of the opposition grouping INDIA, talk switched to naming Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ‘convener’ of INDIA. Then, for no apparent reason, all such talk went out the window. After a series of calculated Modi government leaks, the importance of “being Mallikarjun Kharge” appeared to […]

The post Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Has Won The Hearts Of India Constituents first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Humiliating defeat in Karnataka in May 2023   assembly   elections compelled the BJP leadership to give its electoral strategy a second thought for poll bound Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, and by the time the party readjusted its strategy, the nascent INDIA alliance increased its political challenges, necessitating further change in BJP’s […]

The post BJP Changing Electoral Strategy For Vidhan Sabha Elections After Karnataka Defeat first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Saudi Arabia and Russia have surprised global oil markets by extending their voluntary production cuts until the end of the year, sending crude prices to 10-month highs, something that was least expected. Saudi Arabia announced it will extend the 1 million bpd voluntary cuts until December 2023. Russia followed suit, making a […]

The post Saudis, Russians Jolt Oil Market With Surprise Extension Of Output Cut Till Year-End first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Kalyani Shankar The newly formed Opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A. took a positive step last week in cementing a solid coalition in Mumbai. This decision was made during their third meeting, preceded by two previous conferences in Patna and Bengaluru. Their goal is to replicate the 1977 or 2004 scenario where the weaker Opposition won against […]

The post INDIA Alliance Has To Successfully Tackle Seat Sharing Issue To Defeat BJP first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak INDIA alliance has a wider political bandwidth compared to the NDA in terms of reach to electorate, various sections of people, number of significant regional and national political parties, spread across the geographical regions, and experience of not only winning elections but retaining their political dominance in their respective states. Though […]

The post Wider Political Bandwidth Is Advantage INDIA Alliance first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s minister son Udhayanidhi Stalin has given the BJP reason to hike up its ‘Madrasi dhoti’. Udhayanidhi’s outbursts calling for the annihilation of Sanatana Dharma could not have come at a more opportune time for the saffron party which was under siege from the unity of purpose […]

The post DMK Minister Udhayanidhi’s Comment On ‘Sanatana Dharma’ Is Not Carefully Made first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava The recent exercise to — ostensibly “improve the education system and make it rational” — undertaken by the Sangh Parivar, precisely the RSS, in West Bengal makes it obvious that the saffronistas are determined to completely destroy the modern mode of education in the state. Day before, the vice-president of the BJP […]

The post West Bengal Governor Out To Destroy Academic Jewels Of The State first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to understand why India is constantly falling prey to China if it is fully aware that China is heavily dumping exports, often “supplying goods at less than raw materials costs.” The question is pertinent in the context of India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent outburst as moderator […]

The post India Never Had A Surplus Trade Balance In Last 47 Years first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak As India reaches closer to the Lok Sabha election 2024, the issues and campaign points are undergoing intermittent change. Political moves and counter-moves of PM Narendra Modi and the INDIA alliance are the chief causes behind it, making the country’s future politically uncertain. If PM Modi finds it an appropriate strategy […]

The post Unmasking BJP Govt At Centre And States Should Be The Core Of India Alliance Campaign first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty It could be his last interview. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi answered questions as if he is here to stay even if Indians have yet to consider whether he is fit for a third term or not with their votes in 2024. The interviewer gave him an easy time with forgettable questions. […]

The post Prime Minister’s Interview To PTI Is A Weak Exercise In Brand Building Before 2024 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Anjan Roy The strong GDP growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal year is a hopeful augury, though there are some intriguing aspects in the detailed figures as well. The quarterly growth has hit 7.8% which in itself is remarkable for a large economy. At the same time, one swallow does not […]

The post India’s High GDP Figures In First Quarter Sending Some Positive Signals first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi loves to keep people guessing. In fact, he thoroughly enjoys the experience whether all the people like it or not; for, there is always a comfortable majority which votes for him and the quirks of electoral democracy ensure he remains in power. Three decades of never gracing the […]

The post Sudden Calling Of A Special Session Of Parliament Is Another Gimmick Of PM first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to accept Nitish Kumar as the convener of the opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc, while also expressing aggressive hostility to a caste census, has not gone down well among the backward caste people as well as Dalit and OBC leaders of Bihar and Jharkhand. Notwithstanding their political […]

The post Mamata’s Opposition To Caste Census Is Not Helping INDIA Alliance first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup The most significant political development this year is not the formation of the Indian Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), a congregation of forces opposed to the BJP. It isn’t the tentative alliance that BJP is seeking to build with its older and newer partners. And it it’s the G20 summit, which is much […]

The post High Inflationary Pressure On Economy Has Emerged As Major Issue For 2024 Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra A self effacing man with a deep commitment to egalitarianism who worked as a welding apprentice in Indian Railways, Shailendra would have been just another man in a crowd whose birth and passing do not deserve a mention had he not given vent to his penchant for poetry which Hindi screen legends […]

The post Decoding The Work Of The Great Film Lyricist Shailendra Who Mesmerised Common Viewers first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The Narendra Modi government’s dramatic moves to convene an out of turn parliament session later this month and set up a panel headed by former President Ramnath Kovind to study the possibility of introducing one nation policy may be part of a ‘shock and awe’ policy rather than any real intent to […]

The post Modi Govt’s ‘Shock And Awe’ Strategy Mainly Aimed At Overwhelming Opposition first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Though, at the conclusion of the third INDIA alliance meet in Mumbai on September 1, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has promised ‘a clear set of ideas’ to involve ‘the farmers, and the workers’ in the progress of this country, what actually needed is to devise an appropriate campaign programme keeping workers […]

The post INDIA Alliance In Need Of Taking Along Workers And Farmers first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: There is near exodus from BJP to join the Congress. Among them who are leaving BJP include sitting MLAs and important party leaders. Significantly those who are leaving are listing two factors – rampant corruption and being ignored because of the preference being given to Scindia followers. In a blow […]

The post Big Exodus Of BJP Leaders To Congress Continues Before Assembly Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW:  The entire country is watching the first electoral battle between NDA and the just formed INDIA being fought in Ghosi assembly by-election in Uttar Pradesh. This is direct fight between BJP candidate Dara Singh Chauhan who belongs to OBC and supported by NDA factions and Sudhkar Singh of Samajwadi Party enjoying […]

The post In Ghosi By-Poll In Uttar Pradesh, INDIA Is Fighting Its First Battle Against NDA first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Ghosi assembly bypoll has signalled a significant change in Uttar Pradesh politics. Congress joined Samajwadi Party’s election campaign, the first of its kind after the formation of INDIA opposition alliance. The election is scheduled for September 5, and it is the firs one-on-on electoral battle in the state between the opposition […]

The post Uttar Pradesh Politics Signals A Significant Change first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Prabhat Patnaik At the Johannesburg summit of the BRICS countries, it was decided to expand the group beyond its original five, namely, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, to include six more countries. These are: Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These six it appears were chosen out […]

The post In The Expanded BRICS Grouping, There Are Three Distinct Kinds Of Countries first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty In January 2019 — ahead of the May 2019 general elections — a ‘Mood of the Nation’ survey suggested that the BJP could be electorally wiped out in Uttar Pradesh if the Congress joined the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party in an alliance. It said the BJP could lose a quarter of its […]

The post INDIA Alliance Constituents Have To Implement One On One Formula In 400 Seats first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Rahil Nora Chopra The race has finally begun on who would be the I.N.D.I.A. alliance prime ministerial candidate. The current political buzz says that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi are the top […]

The post We Have Many Prime Ministerial Candidates, NDA Has Just One: I.N.D.I.A. first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.