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By Ashis Biswas In Bangladesh, the recent Awami League (AL) victory in the 2024 parliamentary polls has left major world powers sharply divided and common people confused. Significantly, the none-too-unpredictable outcome has not left too many Bangladeshis noticeably jubilant, excepting ruling AL leaders. The comfortable margin of the AL’s victory has bought ruling Prime Minister […]

The post A Confident Sheikh Hasina Is Set To Combat West’s Political Pressure In Her Fresh Term first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

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.

By Girish Linganna The involvement of Iran in the escalating conflict between Israel and Gaza has been somewhat downplayed and indirect. However, in the last week, a series of direct retaliatory actions by Iran have sparked fresh discussions about Tehran’s strategic objectives. There is growing speculation about whether China might be requested to intervene as […]

The post Iran’s Strikes Indicate Shifting Relationship Between Nations During Gaza War first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Every BJP manifesto since 1996, with the sole exception of 1991, had promised the construction of a grand Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. So it would be rather naïve to expect the party not to make political capital out of the January 22 Pran Pratishta at the brand new Ram Mandir of grandeur, […]

The post BJP’s Claim For Political Capital Out Of Ram Mandir Goes Largely Uncontested first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty A Modi achievement is the empowerment of the so-called radical Hindus who had got off to an early start after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister and took charge of the India that had passed through several stints of secular prime ministers including the greatest one of all of them – Jawaharlal Nehru, […]

The post Prime Minister’s Current Visit To South Is Aimed At Linking The Region With North Through Hindutva first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The Union Power Ministry has said that it will offer additional financial support to Discoms that are doing commendable work in reducing losses and installing smart meters. During the ongoing two-day review, planning and monitoring (RPM) meeting of the power sector, which commenced on January 18, the centre and states held deliberations on […]

The post Power Ministry To Offer Additional Financial Support To Progressive Discoms first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The first week of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has stirred the politics in the North East India. The political churning that began with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi led Yatra launch on January 14 from Toubal in Manipur has already alarmed the BJP leaders, especially Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister […]

The post Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Raises Political Heat In The Northeast first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Is India awash in religion? India cannot help itself. Religion is so mixed with politics and everyday life in India that it bristles. This, despite the country’s apex court asserting in1994 that mixing religion with politics was fraught with danger. Today, the same Supreme Court has by far a far more liberal […]

The post Narendra Modi Is Chanting ‘Make The Temples Great Again’ On The Lines Of Trump first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sudhir The consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 22 will symbolise the merger of State and religion under the rubric of Hindutva. Central to the `Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol of Lord Ram will be the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underlining the fact that this is a State-sponsored […]

The post January 22’s Temple Run: BJP, RSS-Driven Hindutva Rampage Peaks first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The Congress has appointed YS Sharmila, the party chief of Andhra Pradesh. But Sharmila, who is the politically estranged sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has a rather weak Andhra Pradesh unit of the Congress to fight her brother Jagan, who in turn is fighting anti-incumbency as well […]

The post Sharmila-Led Congress Throws A Big Challenge To Jagan Reddy first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The interim budget 2024-25 will likely allocate Rs 2.8-3 trillion for the Railways to keep its capex momentum intact, compared with Rs 2.4 trillion provided in the 2023-24 (Budget Estimate). This would mean that the transporter which makes little operational surplus would not have to resort to market borrowings for the third year […]

The post Indian Railways May Get Budget Outlay Of Rs 3 Trillion In FY25 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

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 […]

The post HDFC Bank Slide Triggers Worst Day For Market In Last 18 Months first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

DAVOS: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday asserted that India can become a five trillion dollar economy much before 2028 and said the country’s energy transition needs to be done in an orderly manner to safeguard the interests of its large population. Puri, the minister for petroleum and natural gas as well as housing […]

The post India Can Become $5 Trillion Economy Much Before 2028: Hardeep Singh Puri first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The Centre will impose a 50 per cent export duty on molasses from January 18 to ensure adequate domestic quantities for ethanol blending and keep inflation in check.  At present molasses attract zero export duty. Traders said the government has also decided to keep the current import duties on edible oils (crude and […]

The post Govt Imposes 50% Export Duty On Molasses; Extends Lower Duty On Edible Oils first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: The domestic insurance sector is on course to log in over 7 per cent annual growth over the next decade and the premium income is likely to double to around USD 450 billion by financial year 2033-34, an industry report said on Tuesday. The total premium income will more than double over the next […]

The post Insurance Sector Premium Income To Double By FY34 To Around $450 Billion: Report first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The Supreme Court order staying the Allahabad High Court decision to appoint an advocate commission to conduct a survey of the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah complex in Mathura does not substantially alter the general approach of the judiciary with regard to the disputed places of worship, which is more in favour of faith […]

The post SC Order On Mathura Idgah Does Not Change Norm Gaining Ground On Disputed Structures first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ is going ahead with its goal to bring peace to all the places through which it passes. Also fight for justice to people of all colour, creed and caste. It started in the violence-hit Manipur where both the Kuki and Meitei communities believed Rahul Gandhi had […]

The post Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ Rekindles Fresh Hope first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava BSP chief Mayawati continues to be an enigma. Till Monday morning, she was sending out signal to the leaders of INDIA bloc, especially to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, that she was ready to ride the bandwagon of INDIA. But by noon she made a volte-face and shocked the opposition leaders by saying […]

The post Mayawati’s Somersault Aims At Boosting Poll Prospects Of BJP first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is facing rising industrial concentration in just five hands, and is enriching billionaires, private equity funds, and crony capitalists driving unprecedented level of inequalities and poverty among people. Dalits are facing high and unaffordable out-of-pocket fees in the private healthcare sector, financial exclusion in the private healthcare sector, and overt […]

The post India Faces Rising Industrial Concentration In Just Five Hands: Oxfam first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: India’s trade deficit in December narrowed to a three-month low of $19.8 billion amid an import slowdown due to falling commodity prices. Merchandise exports during the month grew 0.97 per cent over a year earlier to $38.45 billion, contrary to the trend of a slowdown so far this financial year, showed data released […]

The post Trade Deficit Falls To Three-Month Low Of $19.8 Billion In December first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee The new year’s best news for India, is that the Saudi Arabia-led Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is fast losing its grip on the market with a number of countries willing to offer prices even lower than those fixed for Russian crude. Saudi Arabia itself has cut down crude oil prices […]

The post Lower Global Oil Demand And Price Will Benefit India In 2024 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.