IPA Special

China Virus Attack Brings A Trade-Off For India

By K Raveendran After a brief scare, domestic petroleum prices are showing a declining trend. That is certainly a point of consolation for the Modi government, which is facing trouble for the economy on all possible fronts. But new analysis of the emerging global oil market suggests that oil...

Feb 15 · >

Delhi Debacle Has Not Changed Amit Shah

By Arun Srivastava It was not simply like devil quoting the scripture. But more than that; the action that manifest change of strategy by the BJP. Amit Shah politically acknowledging that resorting to hatred slogans like “goli maaro” and using derogatory language against the Muslims during the Delhi assembly...

Feb 15 · >

Afghan Terrain Proved Tougher For The Pentagon

By Sankar Ray After 19 years of the USA’s determined aim to punish the Afghan terrorists to avenge the ignominious and helpless surrender to the 9/11 invasion, the ground truth that the Washington has learnt bitterly is that it ‘never could have won war in Afghanistan’, candidly admitted Scott...

Feb 15 · >

Irish Unification Back On Agenda After Election

By Conn Hallinan   The victory by Ireland’s left-wing Sinn Fein Party in the Republic’s recent election has not only overturned some 90 years of domination by the island’s two centre-right parties, it suddenly puts the issue of Irish reunification on the agenda.   While the campaign was fought...

Feb 15 · >

Supreme Court’s Order On Sabarimala Reference Is Disturbing

By Ashish Goel The Indian Supreme Court’s handling of the review petitions pertaining to the original Sabarimala judgment delivered in September 2018 is emblematic of the court’s scant regard for the principle of stare decisis in particular and the process of law in general. It does not take a...

Feb 14 · >

No Move In Budget To Get Back Bad Corporate Loans

By C H Venkatachalam The second budget presented by Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman and the seventh budget of the NDA-BJP government is another disappointment but not all surprising. When our economy is admittedly facing a downturn and confronted with serious problems, it was expected that steps would be announced in...

Feb 14 · >

After Delhi Elections, Focus Is On Bihar

By Rahil Nora Chopra With assembly elections in Delhi over, the political focus is slowly shifting in Bihar. The opposition is hopeful of the JD(U) chief’s return to the secular fold. Some opposition leaders maintain that a new political equation will take shape in Bihar before the polls scheduled...

Feb 14 · >

Sanders Advantageously Placed In Nevada Primary

By Eric A. Gordon In the lead-up to February 22 Caucus Day in Nevada, early voting will take place February 15–18. Nevada is the third state in the country to hold caucuses or a primary election, and the first Western state, after Iowa and New Hampshire. Early voting is...

Feb 14 · >

Johnson’s Cabinet Reshuffle Is A Sign Of Crisis

By Ben Chacko Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle indicates a deep crisis. The root of the differences between the prime minister and his chancellor – which resulted in the Sajid Javid resignation – lies in the particular character of Britain’s continuing capitalist crisis and the different ways in which the...

Feb 14 · >

Supreme Court Judgment On Reservation Is Unfair

By D Raja The Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) have been provided with reservation in jobs and also in education in the government on the basis of constitutional and statutory provisions in order to address the problems of discrimination, inequality and deprivation caused by castes,...

Feb 13 · >
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