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By Arun Srivastava   Lying has acquired the character of political culture of the BJP. Certainly it has not come as a surprise. While the so-called conscience keeper of New India, the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, has not been alive to the ethics of truth, probity and transparency in the matter of functioning of its […]

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Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal on Monday thanked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for “standing with the people of Delhi” over the ordinance issue. “Thank u Kharge ji for standing with the people of Delhi. This ordinance is anti-India and anti-national and ought to be fought tooth and nail,” Kejriwal said in a […]

The post Kejriwal thanks Kharge for Cong support on ordinance issue first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Monsoon Session of Parliament reconvened on Monday on a rocky start as the INDIA Opposition alliance hardened its stance on the Manipur violence with demands of a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter while the BJP held a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in the Parliament premises over the […]

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By Robert Reich   It’s tempting to view the strike underway by Hollywood writers and TV and film actors against the studios as a war between wealthy Hollywood elites. But that’s not at all the case. In fact, what’s happening now in Hollywood is a microcosm of what’s happening across America in the emerging digital […]

The post Hollywood Strike is a Labor vs. Capital struggle in the New Economy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday sacked Rajendra Singh Gudha as minister of state for questioning his own government’s performance in handling the recent incidents of crimes against women in the state. Governor Kalraj Mishra accepted with immediate effect the recommendation of Gehlot to sack Gudha, said Raj Bhawan. This came hours after Gudha […]

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By Sushil Kutty   Even his blind bhakts were getting worried. But, it’s okay. Finally, his laryngitis has spoken. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn’t lost his voice. And he hears the noises around him. By now even the EU Parliament must have heard the good news. Aside from the despicable one that Prime Minister Modi […]

The post Prime Minister’s Belated Reaction On Manipur Developments Is Pathetic first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey A recent 27-year, four million-tonne liquefied natural gas (LNG) Qatari export agreement with China, the longest in gas export history, highlights different Gulf state approaches to navigating big power rivalry between the People’s Republic and the United States. Widely seen as giving China a grip on Qatari gas, the deal is […]

The post Qatar, America’s Best Friend In The Gulf, Is Simultaneously Wooing China first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Opposition, specially the Congress, is watching the developments in the NDA camp very closely as the BJP looks to find new alliances. The Congress, which hosts the Opposition meeting in Bengaluru next week, will ensure that its old friends and new potential allies remain together. There are two important developments to substantiate this. One, […]

The post Cong softening towards AAP, but ties with TMC turn knotty first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava What a coincidence! On July 13, while Justice Amrita Singh of Calcutta High Court was telling the lawyer of the State Election Commission, Kishore Dutta, that the lust for pecuniary gain and a job for five years was at the back of huge amount of electoral violence in the state, on the […]

The post Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence Was Planned By BJP Leaders first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava It is for the people of West Bengal to decipher the real nature of what the TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee observed about the Governor: “A man of C V Ananda Bose’s ‘intellect, wisdom and understanding of democratic values and the Constitution’ was needed more in Manipur right now and not in […]

The post Centre Defaming Mamata Government, Erecting Administrative Hurdles first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Reacting to Gujarat High Court’s verdict upholding the sessions court order in the plea seeking a stay on Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a criminal defamation case in connection with his remark on Modi surname, Congress said the judgement only “redoubles our resolve to pursue the matter further”. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter and […]

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By Debabrata Biswas BOSTON: Two weeks have passed since the much hyped second official visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA. The real impact of the India-US agreements is still being debated amongst diplomats and Indian diaspora. Modi was the third world leader after Francis Emmanuel Macron of France and Yoon […]

The post India Is Moving Closer To US Geopolitics After The State Visit Of Narendra Modi first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will seek Ajit Pawar’s disqualification from the Maharashtra assembly today over his switch to the Eknath Shinde-led state government, plunging the party into a crisis. The NCP has submitted a petition to the Speaker of Maharashtra assembly, Rahul Narvekar, seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other party leaders who […]

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Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law and Justice, which will meet on July 3 to discuss review of personal laws, has been provided with just the 21st Law Commission’s consultation paper on ‘Reform of Family Law’ which states “formulation of a Uniform Civil Code is neither necessary nor desirable at this […]

The post Cong wait and watch on UCC gives BJP a stick to attack first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani, at a press conference on Wednesday, raised questions over the organisers and meetings of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his United States (US) tour on June 4. “…The question that has been left unanswered by the Congress party is – Is it true that Rahul […]

The post BJP questions Rahul’s ‘links’ to George Soros, Jamaat-e-Islami first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By S. Sethuraman Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after completion of a nine-year majoritarian reign, has successfully accomplished a dramatic transformation in Indo-US economic and, more importantly, defence-related ties, raising further India’s global status, already the fifth largest economy.. The outcome of Mr Modi’s visit to US capital, his second address to US Congress and elaborate […]

The post Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Imparted New Dynamism To India-US Relations first appeared on IPA Newspack.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi ruled the global headlines with his highly successful visit to the United States, former President Barack Obama found himself amid a barrage of criticism with his remark on India’s approach towards minority rights. Obama’s comments on the treatment of Muslims in India, especially at a time when PM Modi made […]

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By Sushil Kutty Summarily dismissing the Aam Aadmi Party’s appeal that the opposition parties start their campaign with a show of unity on the issue of the Delhi ordinance is not good for the Opposition. More so because Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a massive hit on how democracy has fared under his watch during […]

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