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By Prakash Karat The BJP is conducting a fortnight campaign to celebrate the completion of eight years of the Modi government.  The campaign seeks to highlight claims of the various achievements of the government regarding economic growth, infrastructure development, foodgrain production, social welfare schemes and foreign policy. All these are attributed to the initiatives and […]

The post Relentless Attack On Democracy Is The Highlight Of Modi Regime Since 2014 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty The left wing candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, is firmly on his path to big victory in the coming presidential elections in Brazil scheduled for October 2 this   year. A recent opinion  survey run by Instituto FSB found that in the first    round Lula will be   getting […]

The post Left Wing Candidate Luiz Lula Has Now A Big Advantage In Brazilian Prez Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANTHAPURAM: Deft handling by the Left Democratic front (LDF) Government of Kerala has prevented a sensitive issue from snowballing into a major controversy. The Government did this by deferring a decision on whether the Government should leave appointments in State-funded educational institutions to the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC). In the process, […]

The post Deft Kerala Government Move Averts A Major Controversy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The Congress is 137 and in a hurry to turn fossil, led by the nose into old age. Some liquefied high fliers in the party, sensing atrophy in the bones, have already flown the coop. Others haven’t, out of a misplaced sense of loyalty to the party, if not for the family, […]

The post Congress High Command Has Again Messed Up The List Of Rajya Sabha Nominees first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee China’s fast growing strategic and economic ties with Russia are becoming a major concern for India. Facing the heat of increasing Western financial sanctions on the country apart from large supplies of military and monetary aid from the US-led NATO countries to Ukraine, Russia is fast getting closer to China, the world’s […]

The post Growing China-Russia Ties Put India Under A Trap first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty The politics in Latin America took a definitive left wing shift on Sunday May 29 as the people of Columbia voted the candidate of the anti-establishment coalition Gustavo Petro as the top candidate with 40.3 per cent votes, followed by the surprise businessman candidate Rodolfo Hernandezwhogot28.2 per cent. Both of them will […]

The post Leftist Gustavo Petro Is On Top In First Round Of Prez Polls In Columbia first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas With Assembly elections only eight months away, the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in Tripura is not yet a united house. The central BJP leadership may have sought to combat negative anti incumbency trends among common voters by replacing Mr Biplab Deb as Chief Minister by his colleague Mr Manik Saha., but […]

The post Dissidence Issue Still Dogging BJP In Tripura Under New CM Manik Saha first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Amulya Ganguli With the world waking up to the possibility of the temple-mosque disputes in India becoming yet another religious flashpoint, as the BBC has said, the worst fears of the country’s well-wishers are coming true. The apprehension that the BJP’s rise to power will increase the communal temperature is proving correct. The fond […]

The post Sangh Parivar Is Targeting Mosques To Keep Communal Fires Burning first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Binoy Viswam Strategists of various creed are busy evaluating the outcome of Quad Summit that took place in Tokyo on May 24. Its global proponents are engaged in overtime job to depict the initiative as a milestone in the developmental trajectory of the ‘democratic world’. All related words such as collective growth, inclusive development, […]

The post Indian Membership Of Quad Is Against Both Political And Economic Interests first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Campaign in the prestigious Thrikkakara Assembly by-election has entered the last lap with both the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-headed United Democratic Front (UDF) pulling out all stops to ensure victory. The by-election has been necessitated by the death of Congress MLA PT Thomas.  The UDF has fielded […]

The post Battle Royale In Thrikkakara By-Election In Kerala first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Kalyani Shankar The Composition of Rajya Sabha will soon mirror Lok Sabha giving an advantage to the ruling BJP. Though it might reach double digits, it will not gain the majority yet. Stakes are high for the BJP and the opposition parties because of the upcoming Presidential and vice-presidential polls in June – July. […]

The post Coming Biennial Elections For 57 Rajya Sabha Seats Significant first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nora Garcia Nieves “Neither war that destroys us, nor peace that oppresses us.” This historic anti-war slogan of the Spanish feminist movement holds one of the fundamental keys to building a horizon of peace. It claims that peace is not just a ceasefire, nor is it surrender, or silence before those who impose their […]

The post Europe Is At Crossroads Between Neoliberalism And Justice first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Jeddah: Following the re-outbreak of Covid-19 and the rapid surge in the number of daily Covid infections over the past few weeks, Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from traveling to sixteen countries, including India. The sixteen countries where the citizens of Saudi Arabia are banned to travel apart from India include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, […]

The post Saudi Arabia bans travel to India, other countries over covid first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dipankar Bhattacharya As India observes the 250th birth anniversary of Rammohan Roy, one of the earliest and greatest campaigners for modern India, on May 22, 2022, we are faced with one of history’s cruel ironies. The incumbent regime is pushing 21st century India into revenge-fuelled mass violence by distorting history and using the perceived […]

The post Remembering Rammohan Roy On His 250th Birth Anniversary On May 22 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Pradip Baksi Why may one study Rammohun Roy (1772-1833), a contemporary of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) while studying Karl Marx (1818-1883) today? Some of the burning issues addressed by Rammohun Roy have remained with us since his time and, some others that had seemed to have been overcome, have come back with a […]

The post Rammohun Roy And Karl Marx: Resonating Together first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sanjay Roy The country is in the grip of an inflationary spiral resulting in galloping price rise of all essential goods used by the people. This crushing price burden is making life exceedingly difficult for the rural and urban poor. The retail inflation rate stood at 7.8 per cent for May, the highest in […]

The post Present Inflationary Spiral Is Hitting The Working Poor Hardest first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr Arun Mitra Speaking at a book release in New Delhi, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana pointed out that “several false cases are being lodged against upright and hardworking doctors” and that “they need a better and more secure working environment”. He said that “this is where professional medical associations […]

The post Most Indian Medical Professionals Are Doing A Splendid Job In Their Area first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Anjan Roy The Economist newspaper of London, highly respected worldwide for its expertise and views on the global economy and issues, has predicted India to lead the economic recovery process as the fastest growing major economy. The paper refers to the India growth story in comparable terms to the remarkable rise of American economy […]

The post The Economist Of London Goes Gaga With Indian Growth Story first appeared on IPA Newspack.

James M Dorsey Amid speculation about a reduced US military commitment to security in the Middle East, Turkey has spotlighted the region’s ability to act as a disruptive force if its interests are neglected. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off alarm bells this week, declaring that he was not “positive” about possible Finnish and […]

The post Turkey’s Erdogan Plays Games Within And With NATO first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prakash Karat The  May 9 incidents of violence in Sri Lanka bought into sharp relief the deteriorating situation caused by the grave economic crisis which has gripped the country. The economic crisis has now engulfed the political system and the entire society. At the heart of this maelstrom is the Rajapaksa family regime. President […]

The post Just IMF Bail-Out Is Not Going To Resolve Sri Lanka’s Deep Crisis first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Krishna Jha The 75th year of Indian independence, which the government named as ‘Amrith Kaal’ is marked by the growl of the bulldozers. It has become a day-to-day affair in the national capital where the authorities come with bulldozers to the neighbourhood of Delhi where the poor people dwell in huge numbers. Jahangirpuri, Govindpuri, […]

The post No Bulldozer Raj, Countrymen Want Shelter For Poor And Migrants first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By D. Raja Two hundred and thirty years back, noted British-American author, political theorist and philosopher Thomas Paine was charged with sedition for publishing his treatise the Rights of Man in England. Rights of Man severely criticized the monarchy, hereditary government and advocated social welfare measures for the poor. Paine’s criticism of the monarchy and […]

The post No Scope For Review, Sedition Law Must Be Removed From Statute first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey There’s a potential silver lining in Hindu nationalism’s endorsement of Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam. That is if the approval produces a Hindu equivalent. At first glance, Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav’s call on Indian Muslims to embrace one, if not the world’s most moderate expression of Islam, seems patronising and out of step. […]

The post Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam Inspire A Hindu Equivalent? first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty Latin American politics is passing through exciting times in 2022. For the first time, there is a distinct possibility of a left wing candidate Gustavo Petro taking over as the new president of Columbia which is known in South America as the country of drug trafficking and violence. Elections are due on […]

The post Leftist Senator Gustavo Petro Is Front Runner In Presidential Poll In Columbia first appeared on IPA Newspack.