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By K Raveendran Finance Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim budget speech sounded like a well-crafted compendium of compliments to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was as though she was singing her swan song, and an ode to the greatness of her mentor, rather than on what the government planned to do in the days ahead. It also […]

The post Nirmala Sitharaman’s ‘Swan Song’ Budget Speech Is Virtually An Ode To Modi first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K R Sudhaman The interim budget 2024-25 presented ahead of the General elections in April-May is slightly different from previous interim budgets in the sense it made no major tax announcements keeping in line with the convention. What is significant is that the budget speech was short, less than an hour, and that it […]

The post Pre-Election Interim Budget 2024-25 Smacks Of Confidence Of Modi Govt first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Interim Union Budget 2024-25 for railways neither generated much hope for betterment of railways operations nor services to its commuters, though Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced three major economic railway corridor programmes to be implemented, and 40,000 normal bogies to be converted to the Vande Bharat standard. The budget […]

The post Interim Budget 2024-25 Does Not Generate Much Hope For Railways first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak There has been suspicion of rigging elections by BJP government led by PM Narendra Modi, which just gained credence the way mayoral election in the Union Territory of Chandigarh was finally conducted and result declared on January 30. Votes polled for INDIA bloc’s candidates were invalidated and BJP’s candidate declared winner. […]

The post Suspicion Of Rigging Elections By BJP Gains Credence first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s latest masterstroke might have gone awry, as their operation “destroy INDIA bloc” seems to have caused blowback and impaired their own interest. In their quest to project themselves as adroit political Svengalis, they have harmed their own cause more than inflicting damage to the Congress. Their lending […]

The post Undeterred By Nitish-Modi, Rahul Marches Ahead For Mission 2024 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Take the police away for 15 minutes and… Similarly, take the CBI, ED and the Income Tax Department out of the Centre’s equation and people will see through the hollowness of the Modi regime’s allegations of corruption against INDI-Alliance leaders in no time at all. It is long alleged that the Modi-led […]

The post Central Agencies’ Intensified Raids On Opposition Leaders Give Ominous Signal first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna Elon Musk announced that the first person has received a Neuralink brain implant, which is a significant step forward in the advancement of “brain-computer interface” technology. This technology has the potential to assist individuals with conditions like paralysis to interact with their environment. In a recent tweet on Monday, Elon Musk shared […]

The post Neuralink Brain Implant Success Opens Up Immense Possibilities For Medical Science first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak INDIA bloc was ‘betrayed’ in Bihar by JD(U) leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the very person who initiated for its formation to take on PM Narendra Modi and the BJP. Nitish Kumar gave justification in Patna for his action saying that “not everything was alright” and he “tried to make […]

The post Congress Emerges Politically And Morally Stronger On The Election Eve first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty South Carolina’s Republican voters have to decide between Nikki Haley and Donald Trump. But where Nikki is “liked”, Donald is “loved”. And therein lies the rub for Haley, for whom winning her home state is a matter of prestige. However, prestige stands no chance against prejudice. South Carolina’s conservatives, the majority of […]

The post For Nikki Haley, Her Maha Battle Will Be Fought Against Trump In Her Own State first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas In recent weeks, Nepal has taken several major steps to firm up its faltering economy during the difficult post Ukraine war period. In the process, two of its recent decisions in terms of their diplomatic impact, can be perceived as a reminder to giant neighbours India and China, that Kathmandu prefers to […]

The post Nepal Balancing Well Its Economic Relations Between China And India first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty With the killing of three US soldiers in its military base in Jordan on Monday, the Israel Hamas war has spread to one more country in the Middle East region, apart from involving Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Syria. The US military has talked of a consequent action meaning, there will be […]

The post Israel-Hamas War Expands To Jordan Involving Six Countries Of The Region first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee The growing Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy action agenda sending so-called research vessels to ports in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and now the Maldives poses a major maritime threat to India and its littoral region. The PLA-Navy’s tie-ups with India’s neighbouring countries are all bilateral. The government of India may be upset […]

The post Indian Navy Needs Big Expansion To Face Off Chinese Maritime Hostility first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Inside Rajbhawan in Patna, the three storied building in Palladian form built by the New Zealand architect, has been witness to the crude form of intrigue during last four days. While Nitish Kumar was taking oath of chief minister for ninth time in succession, outside the palatial structure, just beneath the statute […]

The post After JD(U) Exit, INDIA Bloc Has To Adapt A Fresh Strategy To Take On BJP In Bihar first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nitya Chakraborty The order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on January 26 asking Israel to stop genocide of Palestine people is a development of major significance in the battle of the peace-loving people of the world demanding the end of the war between Israel and Palestine in Gaza. The nearly four-month-old […]

The post India Must Call On Israel To Stop Genocide In Gaza And Opt For Ceasefire first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Kalyani Shankar On Sunday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar threw a bomb shell by leaving the ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar and returning to the N.D.A. coalition. He also quit the opposition coalition which he had built eight months ago. This dismantling of the bloc has dealt a significant blow to the I.N.D.I.A. bloc at […]

The post Nitish Kumar Has Given A Big Jolt To India But His JD(U)’s Future Is Bleak first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The deterioration in recent weeks of the security situation in the Red Sea, where Yemen-based Houthi militia in support of Palestine have disrupted global trade by launching drone and missile attacks on vessels, is posing a geopolitical risk to LNG prices. It has now been more two months since the first attack […]

The post Deterioration In Red Sea Situation Threatens LNG Trade Flows, Drags Prices Down first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna As a fallout of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India as the Chief Guest at the country’s 75th Republic Day celebrations on January 26 this year, India and France have agreed to bolster their collaboration in the defence and aerospace sectors, finalizing the Indo-French defence industrial roadmap and many other equally […]

The post Macron-Modi Talks Give A Big Boost To High Tech Collaboration In Defence, Space first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Rahil Nora Chopra The politics of Bihar is taking a big twist at the moment, and it seems that CM Nitish Kumar has begun to script a new chapter in Bihar politics and he could dump INDIA alliance and rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic alliance. In this context, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, […]

The post Chief Minister Nitish Kumar May Join BJP Led NDA Next Week Along With JD(U) first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Central investigation agency, Enforcement Directorate(ED), which has been accused of acting as a political tool in the hands of the Union Government, has been at the receiving end in Kerala besides Bengal. The ED suffered two setbacks in quick succession causing it accurate embarrassment. The first snub came when former […]

The post ED Suffers Yet Another Setback In Kerala first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Annie Domini The much-awaited order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague in the case of genocide by the State of Israel against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, brought before the world court by the Republic of South Africa, came out on 26 January 2024 and it’s crystal clear: […]

The post World Court Tells Israel To Stop Its Genocide Of Palestinians first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava While the maverick Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to part with INDIA bloc posing question about the future of the alliance in the state, the top leaders of alliance held a mini-INDIA meet in Tamil Nadu pledging to defeat the BJP. Displaying the adroitness of the INDIA bloc, Tamil Nadu […]

The post Nitish Kumar May Part With INDIA Bloc To Join NDA, But His Image Has Got A Big Hit first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Pre-election Interim Union Budget 2024-25 may not be expected to be different than one of the kinds that was tabled in 2019 by the PM Narendra Modi led government when the Union Government did to restrict itself only to passage of the vote on account, but went beyond to announce spectacular […]

The post Pre-Election Interim Union Budget 2024-25 May Surprise Workforce first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Amidst the happenings in Bihar where Nitish Kumar is doing what he does best, i.e., lodge a new government with another coalition partner with himself remaining Chief Minister of the remodelled dispensation, which is more like a reshuffle than an overthrow or a change of government, comes an allegation from none other […]

The post How Serious Is Kejriwal Charge That BJP Is Trying To Bribe AAP MLA’s Of Delhi? first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Savera The Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, a draft of which was circulated for public comments by the union ministry of information and broadcasting in November 2023, is yet another step by the Modi government to restrict and stifle freedom of expression. It seeks to replace the nearly three-decade-old Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, […]

The post To Protect Free Expression, Scrap Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Prabhat Patnaik The unemployment situation is worse today than it has ever been in post-independence India. There are two distinct elements that have contributed to this situation. One is the fact that the output recovery from the fall caused by the pandemic-linked lockdown has not been accompanied by a comparable employment recovery. In fact, […]

The post Introduction Of Universal Employment Guarantee Scheme Is Need Of The Hour first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Devasis Chattopadhyay India celebrates her 75th Republic Day. Different states and Union Territories are marking this special day with celebrations. Like all previous Republic Days, on New Delhi’s Kartavya Path (erstwhile Rajpath), this year too, a group of finest horsemen attired in exquisite red coats, elegant golden sashes, and magnificent turbans would accompany our […]

The post President’s Body Guard, The Elite Horsemen Carry A 250 Year Old Legacy first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Ms. Mamata Banerjee has just publicly rejected an alliance with the state Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, but in truth, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had decided to shake up the still evolving opposition I.N.D.I.A anti-BJP coalition some days ago. There had been […]

The post Mamata’s Announcement Of TMC Going Solo In Bengal Can Be A Part Of Pressure Tactics first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to defeat the BJP has run into choppy seas, losing its cohesive hold and threatening to return to the previously splintered status of the Opposition. Cracks have developed and the INDIA bloc cannot agree on seat-sharing formulas. Common enemy BJP is gung ho watching INDIA […]

The post INDIA Bloc Must Convene An Emergency Meeting To Sort Out Differences first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava With Indian policing system getting excruciatingly communalised under the command of home minister Amit Shah, the Assam police chief G.P. Singh lodging an FIR against Rahul Gandhi and at least six other senior Congress leaders leading the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, has certainly neither been shocking nor disappointing. Singh followed the saffron […]

The post Regional Satraps Impairing Electoral Prospects Of INDIA Bloc first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.