IPA Special
Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme Is On An Expansion Spree
By Sankar Ray Pakistan which has been developing and rapidly expanding a diverse nuclear arsenal since its first and so far only series of nuclear weapon explosive tests in May 1998 is under suspect among the peace-loving scientists some of whom are Pakistanis. The lack of official information...
Nitish Might Break With BJP, To Ally With Manjhi For 2020 Polls
By Rahil Nora Chopra The most political effect of coronavirus is seen in Bihar, where the assembly election is going to be held in October-November this year. The issue of migrant labourers and students will be the pivot on which the coming election will hinge. In the beginning,...
Justice For George Floyd Petition Gets 17 Million Signatures
By Mark Gruenberg There are petitions, and there are petitions…and then there’s the petition by started by a 15-year-old Portland, Ore., girl, identified on Facebook as Kellen S., on change.org, demanding justice for George Floyd. Talk about a tsunami, and her petition is it. Following Floyd’s burial...
Amit Shah’s ‘Confession’ Betrays Modi Frustration
By K Raveendran Amit Shah’s is known to be his master’s voice. So when he admitted the other day that there may have been lapses on the part of the government in dealing with the Covid pandemic, he must have done it on authority. “We may...
World Environment Day Has A Special Message This Year
By Dr. Arun Mitra World Environment Day is observed every year on 5th June. The COVID-19 Pandemic has made us to think that the issue of environmental degradation and climate change cannot be just a ritual discussion but it has to be taken very seriously. Climate Change is...
Flaming Controversy Over Opening Of Temples
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government’s decision to open temples in the State has kicked up a flaming controversy. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government’s move came in the wake of the Centre’s direction that places of worship can be opened from June 8. While Hindu, ...
U.S. Military Intervention Subverts Peace In Venezuela
By W T Whitnet Jr. The United States Embassy in Bogotá announced on May 28 that the U.S. is sending 50 or so soldiers of the Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) to Colombia. They would be carrying out consultations with Colombian Army commanders and providing them...
Tory Govt’s Immigration Laws Are Hurting Black Community Most
By Bethany Rielly The British Government’s “cruel” detention and deportation laws have “disproportionately impacted Britain’s black community,” a campaign group told MPs on Tuesday. Hearing evidence, ministers were told that the new immigration Bill still contains “every aspect” of the hostile environment policies that caused the Windrush...
Rajya Sabha Elections On June 19 Are Key To 2020 Politics
By Kalyani Shankar The upcoming biennial elections to Rajya Sabha are crucial to both the BJP and the Opposition. Elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 10 states will be held on June 19. Rajya Sabha members are indirectly elected by MLAs of state assemblies. The political...
Pressure On Media To Toe Official View Is Increasing In The Country
By Arun Srivstava The recent filing of cases against some journalists who have been articulating the dissenting voices against the prime minister Narendra Modi and his government are not merely the attempt to curtail the freedom to expression but more than that; it is an attack by Rightwing...
