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By Harihar Swarup In July 2002, APJ Abdul Kalam became choice for President as the ruling Atal Behari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance did not have enough votes to get anyone from its ideological family elected. Fifteen years later, the NDA-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was much better placed yet it tried for a consensus […]

The post Presidential Elections In July Next Will Test Opposition Strength And Unity first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nitya Chakraborty It is good that the Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has agreed to take up for hearing a pending petition challenging the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018 .The 20th tranche of electoral bonds opened on April 1 this year and it will continue till April 10.It would have been better if […]

The post Supreme Court Has To Take An Early Decision On Electoral Bonds first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Krishna Jha Even long before independence, in 1888, Sir John Stratchy told the Cambridge undergraduates “…There is not and never was an India, or even any country of India, no Indian nation, no people of India about whom we hear so much…that men of Punjab. Bengal, north west provinces and Madras…should ever feel that […]

The post Narendra Modi’s Recent Comments Indicate A Process Of Oligarchy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By D. Raja On behalf of the Communist Party of India, I extend REVOLUTIONARY greetings to the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). I express my sincere thanks for inviting me to the inaugural session. The 23rd Congress of the CPI(M) is taking place in Kerala, which made history for democratically electing […]

The post CPI Greets The 23rd Congress Of CPI(M) In Kannur Which Began On April 6 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nitya Chakraborty The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] is holding its 23rd Party Congress in Kerala this month, from April 6 to 10. The delegates attending this five-day session will be deliberating on both the national and international situations, and, on the final day, will be adopting a document which will guide the […]

The post CPI(M)’s 23rd Party Congress Must Help Unite Seculars Against Saffrons first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: All eyes are riveted on Kannur in Kerala, where the 23rd Party Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is set to begin on April 6. Strengthening the party at the national level to make it politically more relevant. That will be accorded top priority at the Congress. For that […]

The post The Task Is Cut Out For The CPI-M At Its 23rd Congress first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After an economic crisis, Sri Lanka has plunged into a political crisis now. On Monday morning, news reports said that the entire Sri Lankan Cabinet has resigned. There were also rumors that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had resigned or would resign soon but his office denied the rumours. Another rumor that […]

The post Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka Turns Into A Major Political Imbroglio first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup Last week, Union house minister Amit Shah introduced a brand new bill within the Lok Sabha to unify the three municipal bodies of Delhi (MCDs). Whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says that the bill was brought to rid the MCD of its perennial monetary disaster, the contents of the bill and […]

The post Amit Shah’s New MCD Bill Spells Doom For Delhi Local Bodies first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By D. Raja Amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, one organization has come to focus that is NATO. This organization can be seen all over the conflict. This infamous organization is the North Atlantic Treaty Association commonly referred to as NATO. Formed in the aftermath of the Second World War, NATO’s formation was […]

The post No To NATO For Restoring Peace In Ukraine And Just World Order first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prakash Karat The 23rd Congress of the CPI(M) is being held at Kannur in Kerala from April 6-10. The Party Congress will set out the political direction of the Party for the next three years. The draft Political Resolution which was released more than two months ago by the Central Committee has been discussed […]

The post 23rd Congress Of CPI(M) At Kannur In April Will Set Direction For Next Three Years first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sankar Ray Political circles in Nepal are keenly watching how much  the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will score gains in his first bilateral visit (1-3 April 2022) after taking over as the PM in July last year. Moreover, the visit takes place during the year of election to the National Assembly of Nepal. […]

The post Nepal Prime Minister Deuba’s Three Day Visit To India Is Significant first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Amarjeet Kaur The Joint Platform of the Central Trade Unions and the independent Sectoral Federations and Associations congratulates the workers of all sectors, organised and unorganized,  the govt. departments,  the public sector, the private establishments, small-medium-micro enterprises, rural and urban working people, having participated in different ways, made a grand success of this two […]

The post Two Day Nationwide General Strike Of Workers Was A Big Success first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Rahil Nora Chopra After meeting with G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi reached out to other members of the group. Gandhi held a meeting with Manish Tewari, Anand Sharma and Vivek Tankha on Tuesday, as she stepped up efforts to placate the leaders of the G-23 dissident group to find unity […]

The post Sonia Placates G-23, But Urges Against Public Criticism first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prakash Karat The announcement by the Gujarat education minister that the Bhagavad Gita would be taught in schools as part of the syllabus for class 6 to class 12 students from the academic year 2022-23, is a flagrant breach of the secular principle of the State. It is a fundamental principle of all secular […]

The post Gujarat Govt Decision On Gita Is Aimed At Desecularising The State first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Clouds of confrontation have thickened over Kerala’s political sky with the Opposition deciding to intensify the agitation against the SilverLine project and the Government equally determined to go ahead with the project. An unfazed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has signalled his government’s intent to go ahead with the project despite the […]

The post Kerala Opposition Intensifies Stir Against SilverLine first appeared on IPA Newspack.

A third contender backed by the BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for the Chief Minister’s seat has emerged in Manipur. The RSS-backed leader, Speaker in the previous assembly Yumnam Khemchand Singh, was called to Delhi by the BJP leadership yesterday, as also caretaker Chief Minister N Biren Singh and another contender for the top […]

The post Twist In Manipur CM pick with RSS nominee entry first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup This year’s assembly elections have signalled two significant political undercurrents. The first has been the ugly display of post-ideology politics marked by endless cross-party defections. What has happened during the election season has been an extension of the massive exodus of fortune seekers whose only concern is the host party’s ability to […]

The post Assembly Poll Results: Rise Of The Post-Ideology Politician first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Amulya Ganguli It is easy to understand the mindset of Narendra Modi’s acolytes. Their devotion is clearly propelled by his strongman image. What is less easy to comprehend is the admiration of the right-wing in India for Russian President Vladimir Putin. That this adoration for machismo is a rightist phenomenon is obvious. But while […]

The post Russia-Ukraine War: India In Danger Of Being On The Wrong Side first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Binoy Viswam A party that leads a rightist government at the Centre has come out victorious in four out of five states in the recently-held elections. That party with its undeniable fascist characteristics is known for its manoeuvring skills too. They have proven expertise in the management of election machinery through various means. Immense […]

The post Left Parties Have To Take Proper Lessons From Outcome Of State Assembly Poll first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prakash Karat There are three major takeaways from the recent assembly elections in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa.  First, the decisive victory for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh for the second successive term and its success in Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa to retain its governments. Though the BJP […]

The post Regional Parties Have To Play A Bigger Role In Mobilising Anti-BJP Forces first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas Bangladesh will not halt the construction of the Russia-aided $12 billion Ruppur nuclear power plant regardless of recent anti-Moscow Western sanctions announced in the wake of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The long awaited unit, considered an absolutely essential project in Bangladesh’s plans to address its chronic power shortage, has been under […]

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By Amulya Ganguli “It’s the economy, stupid!” was the phrase used during the 1992 US presidential contest to emphasize the challenge faced by Bill Clinton during his campaign. In India today, the BJP’s opponents have to realize that the party’s success is the result of its clever use of Hindu-Muslim animosity to advance its prospects. […]

The post Anti-Muslim Sentiment Among Sizeable Hindus Is BJP’s Trump Card In Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas In South Asia, size continues to matter, even for countries- never mind diplomacy. Bangladesh has been impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine, along with India, but the Western response could not have been more contrasting. The US/EU-led bloc of countries have hit out at Bangladesh viciously, while they still assess their […]

The post Russia’s Ukraine War Impacts Bangladesh’s Trade And Development Programmes first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The result of the assembly elections in five states will not boost the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala. The Party can not hope for any inroads in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The reasons are clear: Kerala is not Uttar Pradesh. The Hindutva politics, which the BJP has successfully […]

The post Assembly Poll Verdict Won’t Benefit BJP In Kerala first appeared on IPA Newspack.