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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 […]

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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: […]

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NEW DELHI: The Tata group and European aerospace company Airbus have signed an agreement to manufacture H125 civilian helicopters together in India. This announcement came as India and France adopted a joint defence production road map and an agreement on defence space partnership, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. […]

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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, […]

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MUMBAI: Equity investors became poorer by Rs 8.50 lakh crore on Tuesday as markets came under a bear attack, with the benchmark Sensex falling almost 1,053.10 points. Equity benchmark index Sensex tumbled 1,053 points to close below the 71,000 level on Tuesday, dragged down by index heavyweights HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and SBI amid mixed […]

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By James M Dorsey A recent Lebanese public opinion poll suggests there may be limits to Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah’s restraint in confronting Israel. It also suggests why Iran feels emboldened by escalating tensions in the Middle East. The poll results are significant with Hezbollah and Israel engaged in tit-for-tat cross border attacks that both […]

The post Hardliners Ride High In Miidle East As Border Hostilities Escalate Unexpectedly first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: Benchmark Sensex nosedived 1,628 points or 2.23 per cent on Wednesday, marking its biggest single-day slide in more than one-and-a-half years following an intense sell-off in banking, metal and oil shares triggered by weak global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 1,628.01 points or 2.23 per cent to settle at 71,500.76 with 24 of […]

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MUMBAI: A precipitous decline in shares of HDFC Bank, the most heavyweight component of the Nifty and the Sensex, on Wednesday, triggered the worst day for the domestic markets in nearly a year and a half. The Sensex closed at 71,501, shedding 1,628 points or 2.2 per cent, marking the most significant decline since June […]

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NEW DELHI: Hit by two anti-subsidy actions in the US and the European Union, government is looking to revamp the system for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP), attempting to build a verification system for the refunds. The two cases are seen to be due to the fault of the exporter, who […]

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NEW DELHI: India and the US are working on a collaboration mechanism to jointly develop technologies to process critical minerals. If the deal goes through, it will be in addition to the US-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), a grouping of 14 nations including the European Union. India and the US have held the first round […]

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NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry has called a high-level inter-ministerial meet next week to discuss ways to insulate India’s trade from the ongoing problems in the Red Sea, a senior official said on Thursday. Senior officials from five ministries — external affairs, defence, shipping and finance and commerce — will participate in the deliberations. The […]

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NEW DELHI: Aviation safety regulator DGCA on Monday came out with revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms for flight crew, entailing increased weekly rest periods to 48 hours, extension of night hours, and limiting the number of night landings to only two as against six earlier. These regulations have been instrumental in managing fatigue-related […]

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By Stu Becker The World and Africa: An Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History by the legendary American communist historian W.E.B. DuBois argues that Africa’s great contributions to world civilization have been erased and ignored. DuBois argues that this is because of the transatlantic slave trade, which enslaved millions of […]

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NEW DELHI: As India and the four-member European Union Free Trade Association (EFTA) enter the final rounds of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), the decision of Switzerland to bring down its import tariffs on industrial goods to zero has limited the gains that can be derived from the deal for New Delhi. Switzerland […]

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NEW DELHI: In the free-trade negotiations that India is involved in, it may end up giving up more than what it can gain, trade policy think tank said on Tuesday citing a recent study. Even in labour-intensive sectors where New Delhi is seeking parity with competitors from the developing world, it may face disappointments, the […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty The year 2023 has ended with two big wars and a few local conflicts including one in Myanmar bordering India. While the world was looking for the end of war in Ukraine during 2023, a new war with much severe death toll began in Gaza strip of Palestine in October 2023 giving […]

The post Global Politics May Witness Further Shift To Right And Authoritarianism In 2024 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sarah Thanawala The heat of the flames of violence that flared up in Manipur in May this year quickly reached the Supreme Court of India. It all started on March 27, when the Manipur High Court directed the state government to consider the inclusion of the Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes. […]

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Backed by government spending on infrastructure, building, and construction, domestic steel demand is expected to remain strong in 2024. Realisations in the domestic market are expected to remain strong, even though imports could remain elevated. Eports will remain stretched across key markets, beyond Europe, in view of the global slowdown in demand. Market sources peg […]

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