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By Girish Linganna The claim that China’s power is peaking is not new. For decades, there have been articles and books predicting that China’s rise is about to end and that its decline—or even collapse—is imminent. However, these predictions have always been wrong. Could this time be different? Let us examine the strongest arguments on […]

The post China’s Earlier High Growth Rate May Not Be Sustained, But Economy’s Potential Is Huge first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday rubbished SBSP chief O P Rajbhar’s claim that several SP MLAs are thinking of switching sides, on the lines of the recent Maharashtra developments. He also said that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has always emerged stronger whenever his party faces such crisis, and compared Pawar’s […]

The post Shivpal Yadav rubbishes claim of Mumbai-type coup in UP first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi is resorting to petty vengeance against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar as well as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav and his son, Bihar deputy chief minister, Tejashwi Yadav, amply proving that the man lacks the imagination to tackle his detractors and political opponents through […]

The post Modi-Shah Trying To Break The Morale Of RJD Rank And File first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will seek Ajit Pawar’s disqualification from the Maharashtra assembly today over his switch to the Eknath Shinde-led state government, plunging the party into a crisis. The NCP has submitted a petition to the Speaker of Maharashtra assembly, Rahul Narvekar, seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other party leaders who […]

The post NCP disqualification move after Ajit Pawar switch first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak All expectations of recovery in labour market conditions have shattered. Unemployment rate has risen to 8.4 per cent as the CMIE dashboard shows on July 1, 2023, calculated on the basis of 30 days moving average, and with it deepens the livelihood crisis. There are little jobs in the market, a […]

The post Unemployment Rate Rose To 8.4 Per Cent, Livelihood Crisis Deepens first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Though Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent during 2023-24 with risks evenly balanced at this juncture, the slower global growth, potential volatility in the global financial system, and the persistence of core inflation, notwithstanding a dip in April 2023, could pose risks to the growth trajectory. In […]

The post Risk To India’s Growth Trajectory In 2023-24 Fiscal Is Real first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, two states ruled by the Congress are scheduled to go polls before the year is out. Also, both with a leadership problem at the state level! Those were the similarities till a couple of days ago when the Congress high command, after years of ignoring the infighting in Chhattisgarh, […]

The post Congress Leadership Truce At Chhattisgarh Bodes Well For Assembly Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Even the fragrance of the pleasant words that were bestowed upon Narendra Modi before his departure from the United States had faded, the Indian prime minister had to taste the bitter bite of American anger at some of his cabinet ministers and senior BJP leaders unleashing online harassment of journalist Sabrina Siddiqui, […]

The post President Biden Puts Geopolitical Interests Above Human Rights In His Talks With Narendra Modi first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Tuesday said a full-blown criminal investigation is required into the “egregious expenditure of Rs 171 crore” on the renovation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. He welcomed the Comptroller and Auditor General’s probe into the “squandering” of public funds on Kejriwal’s “sheesh mahal”. The Union home ministry has recommended […]

The post Maken wants full investigation into Kejriwal’s ‘sheesh mahal’ first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra A crisis brings oddballs together. Having nothing in common, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) joined forces closed ranks against Imran Khan- led PTI government. The government led by the former cricketer ace was removed and as the coalition partners awaited PTI’s dissolution, cracks in the uneasy alliance came […]

The post Cracks In Pakistan’s Ruling Coalition As PML-N And PPP Fight Openly first appeared on IPA Newspack.

President Vladimir Putin has long profited from the actions of the Wagner mercenary group, but the mutiny led by its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presents the Russian strongman with a challenge that could irreparably damage his authority, analysts say. During its decade-long existence, Wagner’s operations in Africa, Syria and eastern Ukraine have served Putin’s political interests, […]

The post Russia Mutiny: ex-ally turns into biggest threat for Putin first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union Minister of Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav’s claim of a massive job creation, 1.25 crore in the last nine years under PM Narendra Modi since 2014, is in fact pittance. About 2 crore people join the workforce every year in India, and in the last nine years 18 crore have […]

The post Only 1.25 Crore Jobs Creation Since 2014 Is Pittance, Not Massive first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava At the end of Mary Shelley’s iconic novel, the Frankenstein’s monster had finished in the same place where it started. Its creator, the scientist Victor Frankenstein, died wishing that he could destroy the alien he created. What was most unfortunate was that he did not learn from his mistakes. Within twenty days […]

The post Can Anxious RSS Rein In Its Own Creation Prime Minister Narendra Modi? first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava History repeats. And this time it has repeated itself in Manipur. India’s northeastern state is ablaze, and only four days back the house of Union minister R K Ranjan Singh was burnt to ashes in full view of the security forces and state police. More than 150 Kukis and Meitei have been […]

The post Myopic Modi Eyes US Trip For ‘Peace In Ukraine’ As Manipur Burns first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday condemned the ongoing violence in Manipur and appealed to the government, including local administration, police, security forces and central agencies to take every possible step to restore peace immediately. In a statement, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale also urged them to ensure a seamless supply of relief materials […]

The post RSS concerned at Manipur violence, appeals for peace first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak It is no secret now that jobs in India under PM Narendra Modi are being made to vanish fast from Central Public Sector Enterprises, and the secure quality jobs are replaced at faster pace with insecure jobs without social security coverage. The Central Public Enterprises Surveys of the Department of Public […]

The post Central Public Sector Jobs In India Are Being Made To Vanish Fast first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi being kept in the dark on the Manipur killings? As it is, his countrymen have no idea of whether he reads newspapers. If he had, he would have squared off with at least one press conference in the nine barren years of mishandling power. The ‘godi media’ […]

The post Manipur Crisis Intensifies Despite All The Meetings Of The Home Minister first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prakash Karat The BJP-led union government announced the minimum support prices (MSP) for the Kharif Season 2023-24 on June 7, 2023 claiming that “the move is to ensure remunerative prices to growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification”. The MSP announced is neither fair nor remunerative; it belies the hopes of the […]

The post Narendra Modi Govt’s MSP For Kharif Season Is Neither Fair Nor Remunerative first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Even though an election slugfest between the Congress and BJP is over in Karnataka, but a power tussle is still on over the implementation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s ambitious project ‘Anna Bhagya’. Under this scheme, 10 kg of food grains will be given to every member of a Below Poverty Line (BPL) household and Antyodaya […]

The post Central move jeopardises Siddaramaiah’s grains scheme first appeared on IPA Newspack.