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By Nantoo Banerjee The announcement of a prisoner swap deal between warring Hamas and Israel mediated by Qatar and Egypt and agreed by Israel, Hamas and the United States may have led to a temporary armistice in the region and selective exchange of captives from both the sides , the issue of a viable state […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty The Israeli-Hamas war entered its 43rd day on Saturday as the battle has turned by now one sided with Israeli defence forces going all out in bombing the Gaza strip including the civilian areas and the hospitals in the name of eliminating the Hamas militants who launched the ‘terror’ attack on Israelis […]

The post Israeli Genocide Is On In Gaza Strip As Super Powers Play Geopolitical Games first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Key global indicators used by the World Bank (WB) to rank the governance of countries are based on subjective opinions by expert institutions which don’t know the context of member countries, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Nageswaran has said. Speaking at a seminar on Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century by think tank […]

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By K Raveendran A Saudi decision to extend its voluntary oil production cut to the end of the year has passed off as a non-event, with the oil markets shrugging off the decision as of little consequence to the current demand-supply situation in the global market. The kingdom said on Sunday it will continue its […]

The post Saudi Oil Cut Extension Fails To Boost Prices Despite Continuing Gaza Conflict first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna In a significant development toward easing the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a meeting took place on Thursday at an elegant white-domed palace in Qatar. The Prime Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, hosted the spy chiefs of the United States and Israel, namely CIA Director William J. Burns and […]

The post Qatar Is Playing A Key Role In Facilitating The Release Of Hostages first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

State-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 5,826.96 crore in the quarter ended September, against a loss of Rs 2,475.69 crore in the same quarter last financial year. Improved marketing margins on the back of discounted Russian Urals and inventory gains even as the oil marketing companies (OMCs) kept the […]

The post HPCL Q2 Net At Rs 5,827 Crore On Strong Marketing Margins first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: After a delay of several months, India and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) have begun discussing the contours of a free trade agreement, which may not include a bilateral investment treaty. Through the agreement, India will be eyeing a large and affluent market for its goods and also concessions on visas in a […]

The post India Works On Free Trade Deal With Gulf Countries first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran A failure by Russia to fulfil its commitment of 300,000 barrels per day of voluntary cut in crude exports as per the understanding with OPEC is likely to cause friction between Moscow and Saudi Arabia, the prime driver of the cartel’s supply control strategy to shore up crude prices. Any problem in […]

The post Overshooting Russian Oil Exports May Cause Friction In Saudi-Led Supply Cut Mechanism first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey Israel’s options are central to discussions about the day after the guns fall silent in Gaza. Absent from the debate is what Palestinians want. Also absent is any discussion of funding for Gaza’s reconstruction, although the assumption is that oil-rich Gulf states will step up to the plate. The significance of […]

The post Israel In Gaza: Only Limited Options Available When The Guns Fall Silent first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna Israel has reinforced its air defences in the Red Sea region using Navy missile boats due to multiple missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, the army announced on Wednesday. The deployment of these vessels took place on Tuesday, as it was deemed necessary in response to the situation. This […]

The post Israel-Hamas War Extends To Yemen As Iran-Backed Houthis Start Drone Attacks first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna Just hours after Hamas initiated its attack on Israel on October 7, India’s Prime Minister was one of the first global leaders to react. In a strongly worded statement, Narendra Modi condemned the “terrorist attacks” and expressed India’s unwavering support for Israel during this challenging time. The Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar […]

The post Gaza Conflict Shows Modi-Led India’s Evolving Ties With Bibi’s Israel first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The Modi establishment, which takes pride in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “muscular foreign policy”, recently took Canada to task and bent Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Modi’s will. Prime Minister Narendra Modi now has the challenging task of bringing home eight retired Indian Navy officers sentenced to death in Qatar, the […]

The post Prime Minister Has A Challenging Task In Ensuring Safe Return Of Navy Officers From Qatar first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: JPMorgan has upgraded the domestic markets to ‘overweight’ (OW) from ‘neutral’ on the “positive historical seasonality to general elections.” The investment bank joins US-based peer Morgan Stanley to flag preference for the Indian markets, which has been the leading performer in the emerging market (EM) pack since 2021. JPMorgan sees cyclical and structural tailwinds […]

The post JP Morgan Upgrades India To ‘Overweight’ From ‘Neutral’ Ahead Of Elections first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Subrata Majumder The peculiarity of Hamas-Israel war is that unlike other wars or conflict, India do not succumb to the direct impact of the war. It is the spillover impact, which causes concern. Israel is not a major trading partner or major foreign investor in India. Neither, Palestine is. Israel accounts for less than […]

The post Indian Economy Will Be Seriously Impacted By War Only When Arab Nations Join first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid A Al-Falih, and discussed ways to boost bilateral investments between the two countries in different sectors. Goyal, who is on a two-day visit to Riyadh, also participated in the seventh edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in […]

The post India, Saudi Arabia Discuss Ways To Increase Bilateral Investments first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna Israel confronts significant dangers while gearing up for an extensive ground incursion into Gaza. A far-reaching mission by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) within the coastal territory is very likely to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and lead to more civilian casualties. It also jeopardizes the lives of Israeli soldiers, potentially swaying global […]

The post Israel’s Ground Invasion Of Gaza Will Have Catastrophic Consequences first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.