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By Harihar Swarup Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completed his Ninth Year as Prime Minister. Look at how he has already left his imprint on India’s history, forcing a shift in how politics in practiced and governance in delivered. In 1995, Narendra Modi shifted base to Delhi from Gujarat after he was made the BJP’s […]

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By Sushil Kutty Nine Muslims grace the treasury benches in the 224-member Karnataka assembly, all of them Congress MLAs. En bloc Muslim voting in the just-concluded 2023 Karnataka assembly elections was one of the reasons why the Congress returned to power. Muslims comprise nearly 13% of the Karnataka electorate and this percentage is bound to […]

The post Bigger Muslim Support To The Congress In Karnataka Poll Is A Positive Signal For 2024 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Rahul Gandhi has said that the BJP will be “decimated” in the next three-four assembly elections by the Congress, emphasising that they have the basic requirements that are needed to defeat the ruling party which does not have the support of the vast majority of the Indian population. These remarks were made by Gandhi, who […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s growth rate for 2022-23 exceeded expectations. It has now been estimated upward to 7.2 per cent from 7 per cent as per second advance estimate released in February. The magic was the result of a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter growth when GDP rose to 6.1 per cent, in addition to upwardly […]

The post High Growth Rate Of GDP In 2022-23 Hides Many Concerns Over Its Nature first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Kalyani Shankar One of the first things Prime Minister Narendra Modi did soon after assuming office nine years ago was dismantling the Planning Commission with a legacy of 65 years and set up the Niti Aayog in January 2015. Even as the chief minister of Gujarat earlier, Modi had some ideas for a stronger […]

The post NITI Aayog Has Failed To Play Any Effective Role In Planning For Indian Economy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra Bairan Biswas, the lone Congress legislator from Sagardighi, Murshidabad, defecting to Trinamool Congress does not send a signal of unity in the coming days. The defection comes just ahead of a crucial meeting of Opposition parties at Patna to set the stage for an anti-BJP front in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. It […]

The post Bengal Congress Making Too Much Noise Over Sole MLA’s Defection To Trinamool first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent violence in Manipur, saying a horrific tragedy is unfolding there while the PM is obsessed about his “self-coronation”. A delegation led by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will be calling on President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday morning regarding the situation […]

The post Kharge to lead delegation to President on Manipur violence first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup What are some of the implications of the Congress’s emphasis and creditable win in Karnataka for national politics? At one level it would be unwise to extrapolate from state to national elections. The logic of these elections is not always aligned. Nevertheless, the Karnataka results have implications for how we understand the […]

The post Karnataka Election Results Have Given The Congress Some Useful Lessons first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Rahil Nora Chopra Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s major step to get all opposition parties on board and project a united front against the BJP in the next year’s general elections has brought in more positive responses from several regional satraps. Nitish Kumar is to hold a significant meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge […]

The post Under Nitish’s Leadership, Joint Opposition Slowly Takes Shape first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Asserting that power transfers never happen merely at the shake of hands, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday appealed to opposition parties to reconsider their decision to boycott the dedication of the new Parliament building scheduled on May 28, saying it is a “temple of democracy.” Addressing reporters in Chennai, she said 20 “aadeenams” (pontiffs) […]

The post Sitharaman appeals to Opposition to rethink on boycott first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas Long nurtured international prejudices die hard, if at all: However, the unrelenting Bangladeshi diplomatic initiative of recent years, seeking global condemnation of the Pak –sponsored mass slaughter of innocent Bengali civilian population during the 1971 freedom struggle, is beginning to pay off at last. The liberation fighters of the eastern part of […]

The post 52 Years After Army Massacre Of Bengalees, Pakistan Yet To Apologise first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Debabrata Biswas A 2024 presidential election featuring president Joe Biden against former president Donald Trump would be a “rematch from hell” – former Republican congressman Will Hard said – “The reality is two third Americans want somebody else”. There’s evidence to support Hard’s argument that another presidential election featuring Biden and Trump is unpopular […]

The post 2024 Presidential Poll In US May Turn Into A Referendum On Donald Trump first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Amiad Horowitz A new chapter in the modern history of the Middle East is beginning, and what’s most significant about it is the dwindling influence of the United States. Back in March, the People’s Republic of China helped broker a groundbreaking diplomatic rapprochement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of […]

The post Middle East Nations Are Distancing From Washington’s Diplomatic Moves first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Capital ideas for your week… Looking for ways to beat the Monday blues? There are plenty of pretty fun things to do in Abu Dhabi including trying out a new limited-edition afternoon tea, visiting a book fair, and much more. Here are six things to do in Abu Dhabi that you don’t want to miss. […]

The post 6 brilliant things to do in Abu Dhabi this week: May 22 to 25 appeared first on What’s On.

Mochi, breakfast and boxing… This week, Dubai is bringing us TikTok sensational food on top of very Instagram-worthy bar takeovers and a silent disco meets boxing class. Get ready for a busy week, because we have you scheduled for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Here are 8 things to do in Dubai this week.  Monday, May […]

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By Harihar Swarup What are some of the implications of the Congress’s emphasis and creditable win in Karnataka for national politics? At one level it would be unwise to extrapolate from state to national elections. The logic of these elections is not always aligned. Nevertheless, the Karnataka results has implications for how we understand the […]

The post Karnataka Shows Bipolar Contests Enabler Of Opposition Victory first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prabhat Patnaik Under pressure from globalised finance capital, most countries of the world have enacted legislation fixing the size of the fiscal deficit as a proportion of GDP; generally it is 3 percent, and in India it is 3 per cent for the centre and 3 per cent for the states. The US however […]

The post US Debt Ceiling Programme Of President Joe Biden Is Beset With Contradictions first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always been shifting the goalposts before, during, and after elections. He has been aggressively inventing, creating and using his narratives to his own political benefit while keeping Hindutva as a constant factor to benefit from the entire RSS family’s activities in the country. His strategy has […]

The post PM Narendra Modi’s Ever Changing Narratives Lose Their Shine first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava As if the ruthless drubbing which RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s politics of Hindutva met at the hands of the Hindus in Karnataka assembly elections, Modi and RSS are moving to implement  the Hindutva campaign  in Bihar for getting better results in the coming Lok Sabha polls through a Guru. This […]

The post BJP and RSS Have Got Hold Of A Guru To Act As Hindutva Icon In Bihar first appeared on IPA Newspack.