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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. […]

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By Sushil Kutty Some people with their antics make you run to the dictionary. Like the Ranas, Navneet and Ravi Rana. They liked their stints in jail. They want to go right back to its precarious safety. Navneet Rana in Byculla jail for women, and Ravi Rana in Navi Mumbai’s Taloja correction unit. In fact, […]

The post The Amarawati Ranas Are Back To Their Mindless Showboating first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The WHO data on global COVID-19 related deaths was finally out on May 5 despite Modi government’s best of efforts to stall its release which delayed it by at least four months. The actual data was more shocking than the leaked data a fortnight ago since it revealed one death reported […]

The post One Death Reported While 10 Actually Died Of Covid In India first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Subrata Majumder As the year 2022 rolled in with a focus on new FTP (Foreign Trade Policy) for 5 years, which became overdue, global trade underwent major changes with US-China trade conflict, followed by COVID 19 and Ukraine invasion by Russia. The major deterrents as a fallout are the supply chain constraints and hindrances […]

The post Chinese Yuan Steadily Improving Its Position In Global Market At The Cost Of U.S. Dollar first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sankar Ray MMTC  (erstwhile Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation) ,  India’s one of the two highest foreign exchange earners until seven years ago, largest exporter of minerals from India for several decades  and a frontline international trading company with a turnover of over $7 billion heads towards liquidation in its 60th year. Its staff […]

The post Central Public Sector MMTC Is Under Liquidation Due To The Apathy Of Centre first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The other day in Denmark Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in one of those unguarded moments, found himself ambushed by the media! The next thing you hear is Modi with a “Oh! My God!” and every media reporting how startled, vulnerable and panicked the Prime Minister appeared and sounded, followed by the question: […]

The post Narendra Modi’s Aversion To Live Pressers Transcends Continents first appeared on IPA Newspack.

India and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi again stopping short of condemning Russia’s invasion of its neighbour. India, which imports much of its military hardware from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between the West and Moscow – notably refusing to denounce […]

The post France, India call for end to suffering of Ukrainians first appeared on IPA Newspack.

India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank out of 180 countries, according to a report by a global media watchdog released on Tuesday. The ranking of India’s neighbours, except that of Nepal, have also slid down, with the index placing Pakistan at 157th […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee No external credit can save Sri Lanka from its current deep financial crisis. The country is simply not in a position to repay its huge outstanding external loans — sovereign or commercial. Tourism, tea and garments export and overseas employment are among its 22.40-million strong population’s key sources of income. Foreign jobs […]

The post IMF Alone Can Save Sri Lanka From Financial Collapse first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Only a few days after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) alerted that extreme heat was gripping large parts of India and Pakistan impacting hundreds of millions of people in one of the most densely populated parts of the world, the images of land surface captured by INSAT 3D, Copernicus Sentinel 3 […]

The post India Running Fast Toward Unprecedented Extreme Heat Conditions first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The worst fears have come true about problems in coal availability developing into a full-blown energy crisis. As most parts of the country sizzles in heat wave conditions, there is unprecedented draw down on available power, leaving gaping gaps in supply. Some states are going through power cuts of up to 8 […]

The post India’s Power Crisis And Putin’s Weaponisation Of Energy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Anjali and Prabir Purkayastha Even before we reached peak summer, power cuts have started in many states. With power demand reaching 201 GW on April 26, we had a shortfall of 8.2 GW or 4 per cent. This shortfall is even before we have reached the peak of summer when the demand is expected […]

The post Power Crisis In States May Worsen As Coal Shortage Hits Thermal Plants first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas For the Delhi-based Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), winning a seat in the 2022 Guwahati Municipal elections was not exactly a major victory, but it certainly helped in consolidating its position as the undisputed front runner among regional parties in India, currently ahead of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The political significance of the […]

The post AAP Winning A Seat In Guwahati Municipal Poll Is A Jolt To Trinamool Congress first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak “Netaji, do you know the meaning of converting UP into Gujarat? It means 24- hour electricity, no power cut for 356 days in every village and street. You can’t do it. You don’t have the guts to turn UP into Gujarat. It takes a 56-inch chest,” Narendra Modi said amidst rapturous […]

The post Electricity Blackout Across The Country Exposes Faulty Policies first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Elon Musk’s financial muscle is being felt all over the world. After buying Twitter for $44 billion in cash a few days back, Musk is now joking that Coca-Cola is next on his shopping list. In a list of 2668 billionaires worldwide, India has 166 of them. But few Indian billionaires […]

The post The Missing Link Between Elon Musk And Indian Entrepreneurs first appeared on IPA Newspack.

With a number of global tech giants facing CCI probe for alleged anti-competitive practices, a key Parliamentary panel on Thursday decided to summon representatives of Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter and others to examine their competitive behaviour. The next meeting of the panel on the issue is likely to be held on May 12. The issue […]

The post Google, Amazon, Facebook face heat on restrictive policies first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Majoritarian’ propensities have completely riveted the Indian politics and its social order. This majoritarian principle has not only vitiated the political structure, instead it has also affected the judiciary; the bureaucracy is already dancing to its tunes.  Stimulating majoritarian is the part of the well designed strategy to convert India into a […]

The post Highest Judiciary Is Avoiding The Tasks Of Protecting Indian Constitution first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday asked Sri Lanka to tighten its monetary policy, increase taxes, and adopt flexible exchange rates. “The requirement for fund lending will be progress toward debt sustainability,” said Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, acting director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department. “Monetary policy has to be tightened to […]

The post Sri Lanka and Pakistan Pin Their Hopes On IMF Bailout Package first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee Indian consumers are reeling under high inflationary pressures. The costs of food, clothes, housing, transportation, medicine and healthcare have all gone up by 50 to 60 percent or even more since the middle of last year. The high fuel prices are impacting the prices of almost all commodities and services. The trend […]

The post Union Government’s Price Indexes Are Not Reliable first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Subrata Majumder China was eager to introduce Yuan as reference currency for Rupee-Rouble rate. According to Global Times, official media of China, “India was reportedly considering Chinese Yuan a reference currency to settle the Rupee-Rouble trade”. Owing to sharp depreciation of Russian Rouble due to Ukraine invasion by Russia, the authorities were grappling for […]

The post Chinese Yuan Gets Prominence In Global Trade In Wake Of War In Ukraine first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Amulya Ganguli Sharad Pawar was not revealing a state secret when he accused the BJP of creating a communal situation in the country. Ever since the hijab-halal-azaan row in Karnataka and elsewhere, the BJP’s intention of raising the communal temperature has been obvious. However, the purpose is unclear. Is it related to the over-confidence […]

The post Bulldozer Is The New Weapon Of The Ruling Hindu Right In India first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K R Sudhaman MSMEs which formed the backbone of India’s industrial development, exports and job creation, may soon get credit card similar to Kisan credit cards to deal with their credit woes that is presently stunting the economic growth. This follows repeated recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing committee on Finance in a bid to […]

The post Medium And Small Enterprises May Soon Get Kisan Credit Card Type Facility first appeared on IPA Newspack.

India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has told its member carriers. The move appeared to be a response to Beijing stonewalling India’s appeals about approximately 22,000 Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities who are unable to go back for physical classes. The neighbouring country […]

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By K R Sudhaman Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done reasonably well in managing the Indian economy during the difficult two years of covid pandemic despite several challenges by ensuring food security to millions of people who became jobless. This has won accolades from World Bank and International Monetary Fund. But the major challenge is […]

The post Inflation Is The Major Challenge To The Reviving Indian Economy Now first appeared on IPA Newspack.