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Defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the British Parliament, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak distanced himself from the BBC documentary series, saying he “doesn’t agree with the characterization” of his Indian counterpart. Sunak made these remarks on the controversial documentary that was raised in the British Parliament by Pakistan-origin MP Imran Hussain. “The UK government’s […]

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By Binoy Viswam Stating that there are nearly 400 days left for the 2024 elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi masked himself by exhorting the BJP cadres to keep aside electoral aims and work for all sections of people. He was addressing the recently concluded national executive meeting of the BJP. It is one example of […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty As a part of the tradition of the global CEO’s body World Economic Forum (WEF), the annual five day jamboree at Davos has started and the Global Risk Report 2023 has been released mentioning both the existing risks as also the new dangers threatening the global economy. As a journalist who attended […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the BJP and the RSS of capturing institutions and putting pressure on the Election Commission and the judiciary, and also declared that he will not visit an RSS office even if someone slits his throat. Answering a question, at a press conference here, on the possibility of reaching out to […]

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By Arun Srivastava Before the Lok Sabha elections in April/ May 2024, the RSS and Narendra Modi government have launched the most ruthless operation to saffronise the judiciary, turn it subservient to the Modi government and rob its independent identity and authority. The veil of chastity which wrapped the plan unfolded only a few days […]

The post Rijiju’s Letter To CJI Is Part Of RSS Design To Have A Pliant Judiciary first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra “If they answer not your call, walk alone, walk alone” one of Rabindranath Tagore’s great poems, set to music used to be one of the favourite songs of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the most famous Congressman to don khadi. If the charismatic prophet of  non-violence sang it in many a trying times, another […]

The post Congress Should Not Have Excluded Any Non-BJP Party From January 30 Programme first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankar and law minister Kiren Rijiju are decidedly waging a proxy war on behalf of the Narendra Modi government. The Collegium happens to be just a prop and the real target is the Constitution, which the ruling party considers as a hindrance to the pursuit of its isolationist agendas. While […]

The post Constitution Faces Its Most Vicious Attack Yet From Modi Government, BJP first appeared on IPA Newspack.

It will be “impossible” for the BJP to replicate its 2019 electoral triumph in 2024, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed on Friday, and added that it is “conceivable” that the ruling party can lose “50 seats” in the Lok Sabha. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who was speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival here, said while […]

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By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, on the eve of the state assembly polls next month, a fresh development has taken place giving some relief to the ruling BJP which has been struggling to get the support of the tribals to retain power . The CPI(M) , following its State Committee meeting attended by senior politburo […]

The post A New Third Front Emerges In Tripura Threatening Division Of Anti-BJP Votes first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava After a fortnight, the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi would culminate with the national flag hoisting in Srinagar. But this finish would be purely an allegory. The real political Yatra (journey) of Rahul will begin after this stage. The political analyst, scribes,  intellectuals, fellows of RSS and Narendra Modi’s think […]

The post Panicky RSS Taking Up Crash Programmes To Combat Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra Impact first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty The storming of the Congress building and the Presidential Palace in Brazil by the far right supporters of the defeated president Jair Bolsonaro on January 8 is a wakeup call to the progressives of Latin America to unite for fighting the right offensive which has been launched in the countries that have […]

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By Sankar Ray Pakistan – Islamabad camaraderie, built up after the capture of Afghanistan by the Taliban and formation of a new Emirate in Kabul on 15 August 2021, faces a sanguinary breach. A conflictual discontent was simmering ever since the federal government had struck a ceasefire with the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan during the regime […]

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Asking the Election Commission (EC) to ensure free and fair elections in Tripura, former chief minister Manik Sarkar alleged the poll panel set a bad precedent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the last by-elections as people could not vote freely. His comment came just two days before the scheduled arrival of the full […]

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By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, the main contending formations in the coming Assembly elections have stepped up efforts to secure an alliance with the pace-setting tribal Tipra Motha (TM) party. So far, the TM has maintained an equidistance from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)/IPFT alliance and the Left front/Congress grouping. Observers find such tactics […]

The post In Tripura, All National Parties Vying With Each Other To Woo Tipra Motha first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Krishna Jha In 1947, when we attained freedom, our dream was to build a country for ourselves without any inequality. There was to be fundamental rights ensured in the Constitution. Directive principles of the state policy in the Constitution promised us all that only a socialist democracy offers. Our preamble says that we, the […]

The post Going Hungry In Modi’s India: A Constitutional Fall From Grace first appeared on IPA Newspack.

  By Satyaki Chakraborty Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office SundayJanuary1for a third term as Brazil’s president, in a ceremony marked by the absence of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro and violent demonstrations by far right supporters in different parts of the country. The 77-year-old ex-metalworker, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, took […]

The post 2023 Starts With Lula’s Presidency In Brazil Amidst Big Regional Uncertainties first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday called the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision to carry out delimitation in the state a “breakthrough”, adding that it would “safeguard Assam’s future”, even as the delimitation has evoked sharp reactions from Opposition parties in the state. The Election Commission had announced the process of delimitation of […]

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By Ashis Biswas With old ethnic tensions being revived during the current pre –Assembly polls campaign in Tripura and Meghalaya, there is every likelihood of a more polarized vote in the Northeast. And the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is largely responsible for this. As anticipated, the major controversy triggered by the ‘secret’ Assam police Special […]

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Senior politician and chief of the newly-formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party Ghulam Nabi Azad  said there was no move to return to Congress with which he had snapped his 52-year-old association earlier this year. Talking to PTI, the veteran politician who has been former Union minister and chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said reports […]

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By Prakash Karat A look back at the year 2022, which is ending this Saturday, shows that it has been a year in which the Indian economy struggled to come out of the deep trough it was plunged into in the years 2020 and 2021.  Rising inflation, growing unemployment, industrial stagnation and ever-widening inequalities in […]

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By Krishna Jha Communist Party of India was formed on December 26, 1925. It has been a day that makes us remember how the suffering Indian masses were united against the forces of British imperialism. The commitment to fight to end the class divided society, to end exploitation, and to create a society for people […]

The post CPI Enters Its 98th Year With Call For Unity Of Left And Secular Forces Against BJP first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Judicial academicians will do well to bring out the correlation, if any, between the tenure of Supreme Court chief justices and the quality of decisions pronounced during their respective tenures. The year 2022 would be a rich resource for any such study as it saw three different CJIs at the helm and […]

The post Three CJIs In One Year Make Consistency Quotient Anybody’s Guess first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava In India, the political graph, image and charisma of a politician shoots up only when he continues to win elections. Electoral victory is the precondition for being a charismatic and popular leader. Winnability quotient defines the stature of the political leader. In contemporary Indian politics, the two figures who are credited as […]

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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Nepal’s most prominent global face, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has become the new Prime Minister of the former Himalayan kingdom. In a swift political development on Sunday, he broke away from the ruling alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with the rival Communist Party of Nepal – Unified […]

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