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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Since the first opposition meet in Patna on June 23, 2023, the BJP seems to be hell bent on intimidating opposition leaders with corruption cases to submission, while the political parties in opposition have augmented their unity efforts which has clearly widened in terms of their number that has grown from […]

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By K Raveendran The overwhelming response to the call by the Law Commission to public for recording their opinion on the proposed Uniform Civil Code shows the extent to which technology has empowered people. With only a couple of days left for the closure of the window for the public to express their views, already […]

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By C.J. Atkins A group of former top U.S. diplomats has been conducting secret peace talks with officials at the highest level of the Russian government since at least April with the goal of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. That according to NBC News, which published an exclusive report on the talks […]

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By S. Sethuraman Political turbulence in Maharashtra and ruling BJP’s military-style command to fight to hold power at all levels after 2024 Lok Sabha polls and charging all opposition and anything else on the way as corruption, characterise the national scene amid concerns for survival of Indian Democracy. The sense of pride that India ought […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister  Narendra Modi led Union Government of India goes on disrupting the employers’ and workers’ organisations’ independence by interfering in their internal processes and thereby worsening the fate of workers in a fast-changing world of work. This attitude of the Centre has even been censured recently in 111th Session of […]

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By K Raveendran With the Supreme Court repeatedly upholding privacy as a fundamental right, it has become a serious challenge for lawmakers, law enforcers and even the courts to deal with enforcement of rules and regulations that often encroach upon this right of the citizens. The task has been further complicated by recent court observations, […]

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By Arun Srivastava It is for the people of West Bengal to decipher the real nature of what the TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee observed about the Governor: “A man of C V Ananda Bose’s ‘intellect, wisdom and understanding of democratic values and the Constitution’ was needed more in Manipur right now and not in […]

The post Centre Defaming Mamata Government, Erecting Administrative Hurdles first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Debabrata Biswas BOSTON: Two weeks have passed since the much hyped second official visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA. The real impact of the India-US agreements is still being debated amongst diplomats and Indian diaspora. Modi was the third world leader after Francis Emmanuel Macron of France and Yoon […]

The post India Is Moving Closer To US Geopolitics After The State Visit Of Narendra Modi first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has opposed the government’s move to provide land to landless people in the union territory. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader alleged the government was eyeing land in Jammu and Kashmir and wanted to convert the Valley into a slum. After the abrogation of Article 370, Mufti said […]

The post Mehbooba alleges govt bid to bring 10 lakh ‘outsiders’ first appeared on IPA Newspack.

In a bid to improve transparency of the finances of the political parties, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the launching of a portal for the parties to submit the required annual reports. In a statement, the poll panel said, “Political parties registered with the ECI are required to submit annual audit […]

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By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been facing critical condemnation for not visiting Manipur, the state ruled by his party, the BJP, during the last two months while the state was burning and more than 160 persons lost their lives in the ethnic violence. Not only the leaders opposed to him, even the […]

The post RSS Politics Of Hindutva Has Alienated BJP From Manipuri People first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday took a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calling him a “Paltu babu” who was “hoodwinking” RJD supremo Lalu Prasad amid an escalating political slugfest over the recent opposition conclave to stitch an anti-BJP front for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. As Shah accused opposition leaders, who […]

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By Harihar Swarup May 15 was the 25th anniversary of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which was formed in 1998. On May 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminded his party that no alliance other than NDA has remained intact for a quarter century. And he was correct. While it’s right that the NDA in its current […]

The post Long History Of BJP’s Dealings With Partners In National Democratic Alliance first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Kerala Chief Minister and Congress opposed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, calling it a “majority communal agenda” and “divisive” while Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena extended support for Balasaheb Thackeray’s vision of one nation, one law. Centre’s move can only be seen as a plan to implement the “majority communal agenda of ‘one nation, […]

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The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Centre’s ordinance on control of services. In its petition, the AAP has deemed the ordinance as “unconstitutional” and sought an interim stay on its implementation. In the petition, the Delhi government has argued stating that the “ordinance violates the […]

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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Government’s failure to control the riots raging in Manipur and the move to bring in a uniform civil code in the country have evoked strong protests from the opposition parties not only in Kerala but also across the nation. At one stroke, the Manipur fiasco has caused a severe […]

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By S. Sethuraman Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after completion of a nine-year majoritarian reign, has successfully accomplished a dramatic transformation in Indo-US economic and, more importantly, defence-related ties, raising further India’s global status, already the fifth largest economy.. The outcome of Mr Modi’s visit to US capital, his second address to US Congress and elaborate […]

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi ruled the global headlines with his highly successful visit to the United States, former President Barack Obama found himself amid a barrage of criticism with his remark on India’s approach towards minority rights. Obama’s comments on the treatment of Muslims in India, especially at a time when PM Modi made […]

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By Arun Srivastava Even before the strategy session of the opposition meet makes public its common minimum programme and broader paradigm of their electoral policy at Shimla on July 12 the opposition leaders have decided to accord a distinct ideological character to their endeavour and identify it as Patriotic Democratic Alliance.  What is really significant […]

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With the Aam Aadmi Party striking a discordant note over the Patna meeting, CPI general secretary D Raja has said it was “not a setback” for Opposition unity and asserted that as independent political parties, there can be “small angularities” on certain matters but those were being overcome. He also said that the leadership of […]

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In a bizarre comparison, the Saamana mouthpiece of Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray has called the Opposition bloc that participated in the June 23 Patna meeting the “Wagner Group of India”, claiming it would bring down the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre. “The ‘Wagner Group’ came together to challenge Modi’s power in Patna. […]

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