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K Raveendran

By K Raveendran Barring platitudes, the joint statement between India and the US in the wake of President Joe Biden’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi ahead of the G20 summit is heavily loaded in favour of the United States rather than the other way around. Biden has done an aggressive sales pitch […]

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By K Raveendran Saudi Arabia and Russia have surprised global oil markets by extending their voluntary production cuts until the end of the year, sending crude prices to 10-month highs, something that was least expected. Saudi Arabia announced it will extend the 1 million bpd voluntary cuts until December 2023. Russia followed suit, making a […]

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By K Raveendran The Narendra Modi government’s dramatic moves to convene an out of turn parliament session later this month and set up a panel headed by former President Ramnath Kovind to study the possibility of introducing one nation policy may be part of a ‘shock and awe’ policy rather than any real intent to […]

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By K Raveendran West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee may not have missed the mark when she predicted the other day that the Modi government might advance the next Lok Sabha elections. She even hinted at December this year. But for the China map issue, which is forcing itself into the national […]

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By K Raveendran SEBI has filed another wishy-washy report on its investigations into alleged stock manipulations by the Adani group in the wake of the sensational Hindenburg report, which accused the group of gross violations and malpractices. An interim report submitted by the market regulator to the Supreme Court, which had sought detailed investigation of […]

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By K Raveendran The reported move by the Narendra Modi government to create a new post of Chief Investigation Officer of India (CIO) on the lines of Chief of Defence Staff (CDO) and the National Security Advisor (NSA) is a blatant attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court as a collateral target and institutionalise the use […]

The post Move To Bring CBI, ED Under One Supervision In PMO A Blatant Bid For Abuse Of Power first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud could not have been more right when he suggested that justice is delivered only when an individual feels confident that he will not be arrested or his house demolished arbitrarily. While the widespread demolitions being carried out at Nuh, primarily aimed at the members of a particular […]

The post Justice Delivery Not Meaningful Until Last Man Feels Secure Against Authoritarian Action first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Home Minister Amit Shah’s legislative package in relation to the country’s criminal law system, hailed by his ruling party as pathbreaking, has more symbolism than real reform and even includes a good measure of deception. Of course, there are a couple of good things, such as stringent punishment for mob lynching, though […]

The post Indian Govt Steps Into Mould Of British Who Considered Themselves As Aliens first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran   A spurt in crude oil prices, which appeared menacing to importing countries such as India, has lost steam, thanks to the emerging realities about the Chinese economy as well as the shock of the American rating downgrade. In the net effect, the optimism imparted by a much-hyped Chinese move to support […]

The post Chinese Growth Slow-Down Holds Back Tendency Of Oil To Climb Further first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran  When empires fall, they don’t exactly come crashing down. It is a process that takes time to complete. So when rating agency Fitch decided to lower the credit rating of the United States triple A to AA+, the market was not expecting the heavens to fall. But it is a clear disapproval […]

The post Fitch downgrade of U.S. Debt hastens Dollar’s Displacement as Default Global Currency first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

  By K Raveendran The Supreme Court has stayed Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the Modi defamation case and restored his Lok Sabha membership. The apex court also questioned the wisdom of the trial judge and the higher court in awarding the maximum punishment in the alleged offence, which made the Congress leader lose his MP […]

The post Yes, We Got It Right: IPA Predicted Supreme Court Stay On Rahul’s Conviction first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran   The Supreme Court last week came down heavily on the Modi government for taking ‘extreme stands’ against non-BJP rules states while doing nothing in the case of constitutional violations by its own governments in the other states. But as one would have expected, the stricture came not in relation to Manipur, […]

The post Supreme Court Cannot Run Away From Blame For Deterioration Of Manipur Situation first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran   It would be an ideal situation if political parties are brought under the purview of the rights to information  (RTI) Act as it would introduce complete transparency in the functioning of the parties. But unfortunately, many ideal situations are never practical and as such remain unattainable. The demand by the Association […]

The post Political Parties Under Right To Information Act Will Remain An Unrealisable Dream first appeared on IPA Newspack.

  By K Raveendran   A Supreme Court bench of Justices B R Gavai and P K Mishra are set to take up the crucial hearing of Rahul Gandhi’s appeal against the upholding of his conviction by the Gujarat High Court on August 4. The apex court has issued a notice to the Gujarat government […]

The post Supreme Court Approach In Teesta Case Opens Up Array Of Possibilities In Rahul’s Case first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran   ‘Pee-gate’, standing for the incident of a top executive of a multinational urinating on a co-passenger in an inumbrated state, was a new year sensation. The man, Shankar Mishra, was banned from flying for four months while Air India, the operator of the New York-Delhi flight on which the clumsy behaviour […]

The post Big Jump In Cases Of Unruly Mid-Air Behaviour By Passengers After Covid Pandemic first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The government has announced plans to monetise the huge domestic gold holdings from time to time, each subsequent version seeking to correct the drawbacks with the previous plans. But the hard fact is that none of these achieved even a fraction of the desired results. Indian households hold an enormous amount of […]

The post Gold Monetisation Schemes Have Failed Due To Poor Understanding Of Sentiments first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The overwhelming response to the call by the Law Commission to public for recording their opinion on the proposed Uniform Civil Code shows the extent to which technology has empowered people. With only a couple of days left for the closure of the window for the public to express their views, already […]

The post Response On UCC Shows How Technology Has Democratised Political Debate first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran With the Supreme Court repeatedly upholding privacy as a fundamental right, it has become a serious challenge for lawmakers, law enforcers and even the courts to deal with enforcement of rules and regulations that often encroach upon this right of the citizens. The task has been further complicated by recent court observations, […]

The post Supreme Court To Examine Key Question About Privacy In Upcoming Case first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran When 14 political parties together approached the Supreme Court alleging misuse of central agencies including CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to cow down political opponents, the court rejected the plea on the ground that politicians cannot be placed on a pedestal for special treatment and that they can only be treated like […]

The post Another Batch Of Petitions Before Supreme Court Against Drastic Powers Given To ED first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Apple has become the first company to hit a market value of $3 trillion. Although largely symbolic, the milestone is nearly as much as the GDP of India, the country that the tech giant hopes will drive its new future as it seeks to diversify its manufacturing base away from China. Apple […]

The post Nearly Matching Its Value To Indian GDP, Apple Elevates Country As Future Growth Partner first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The standard definition of crony capitalism is the existence of an economic system characterised by mutually advantageous relationships between business leaders and government officials. Going by this, at least two major decisions this week are India-centric, though with linkages to domestic as well as international. The International Cricket Council ICC), over which […]

The post Gujarat Gets Status Of First Among Equals In Line With Modi’s Love For Home State first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be presumed to have done well in Washington despite a tinge of doubt in his response to pointed questions about Indian democracy and minority rights, but the embarrassing questions were not the only source of sour taste in the otherwise impressive visit, for which president Joe Biden […]

The post U.S. Probe Against Adani Group Sours Taste During Modi’s White House Dinner first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Even as the world weighs the ethical issues of the potential use of artificial intelligence, ironically disclaimed by even its originators, companies are treading cautiously, taking measures on one hand to cope with the implications of the increased use of the pathbreaking technology and on the other for reaping maximum benefits from […]

The post Overawed By AI, Companies Make Early Moves To Join It Rather Than Fight first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The heavy impact of the disclosures made by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about alleged armtwisting by the Modi government to force the microblogging giant to block criticism of the government in connection with the farmers agitation has overshadowed the disastrous data leak relating to Covid vaccination. The latest controversy has taken […]

The post CoWin Breach Defence By Minister Shows Disdain For Privacy Of Citizens first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The pullback in gold prices has generally been attributed to investor caution surrounding the Federal Reserve’s interest rate strategy and other economic cues, but the immediate trigger is believed to be the US debt deal, which averted a default, thereby lowering the risk perception. Gold soars when risks intensify. Gold prices in […]

The post U.S. Debt Deal Pressures Gold Down, Central Banks Turn Net Sellers first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The decision by OPEC+ to enforce no official cuts, and yet a voluntary cut by swing producer Saudi Arabia, has had only limited upside price pressure, but the long-term price development will hinge on macroeconomic sentiment and the possible extension of the voluntary Saudi Arabian production cut beyond July. After more than […]

The post Oil Market Hinges On Possibility Of Saudi Production Cut Extension Beyond July first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The Law Commission has taken a political stand in its report about sedition rather than a policy stand, which a body of its very nature was expected to do. The commission’s non-statutory status does not preclude it from having an independent mind, which the present panel under the chairmanship of retired high […]

The post Law Commission Parrots Views Of BJP, RSS Rather Than An Expert View first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran There is a marked slowdown in the containerized exports from India, attributed mainly to a decline in consumer demand for Indian goods in the US, EU and the UK markets, according to data from Container xChange, a leading online platform for container logistics. This trend has impacted the volume of orders received […]

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By K Raveendran After establishing complete dominance in global solar supply chain, China is all set to maintain a firm grip of the global wind manufacturing market share. The new opportunity has been presented to Beijing on a platter, thanks to certain developments in the wake of a new law issued by the United States […]

The post China All Set To Extend Its Solar Dominance To Global Wind Energy Sector first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The abrupt announcement by RBI, withdrawing all Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, seems to have much more than what meets the eye. Going by the explanations provided so far, it is increasingly clear that there is plenty of room for the regulator to be more forthcoming on the decision. The RBI is […]

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