IPA Special
Bagram Back On Board: Risky Us Bid To Re-Enter Afghan Turmoil
By Girish Linganna The sudden but intense border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have revived global speculation that former US President Donald Trump might be trying to regain control of the Bagram military base, once the heart of America’s war machine in Afghanistan. Pakistan triggered the conflict when it carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan earlier this month...
Kerala Govt Announces Rs.10,000 Cr Pro-People Welfare Measures
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANTHAPURAM: The congenital critics of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) have ended up, yet again, with egg on their faces, having dismally failed in their attempts to create a serious rift between the principal partners of the Front, the CPI(M) and the CPI on the PM...
Corbyn To Launch Pro-People Left Party In Britain Next Month
By Arun Srivastava The new left-wing political party operating under the name “Your Party,” which former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and MP Zarah Sultana, launched in July 2025, will acquire a new identity, new political shape and character after the founding conference to be held in November 2025. Besides...
Israel Will Keep Killing Palestinians, Ceasefire Or Not
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Nothing is going to jeopardise” the ceasefire in Gaza, says US President Donald Trump. Western politicians’ language when addressing the Israel-Palestine “conflict” — a conflict provoked entirely by Israel’s illegal and murderous occupation and colonisation of Palestinian land — regularly upends reality, but here Trump takes...
India’s Energy Pivot Under Donald Trump’s Tariff Pressure
By K Raveendran New Delhi appears to be recalibrating its crude-oil sourcing strategy under mounting pressure from Washington, signalling what may be a strategic shift away from Moscow in favour of deeper ties with the United States. Over the past few months, Indian refiners, including the major private player...
World Braces For High-Stakes Trade Talks Between Trump And Xi
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: US President Trump is scheduled for a high-stakes encounter with China’s President Xi Jinping on the margins of the upcoming Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju, Already, the volume of signalling is high: Washington is touting the prospect of a trade breakthrough;...
INDIA Bloc Manifesto Pledge: Take Bihar Out Of Its Plight Under NDA
By Dr. Gyan Pathak INDIA bloc manifesto for Bihar election released on October 28, 2025 has pledged to take the state out of its current plight under NDA rule, and promised for a fair new Bihar with social and economic justice for all its citizens. The current plight, as...
Trump’s Approval Slides As Policy Contradictions Mount
By TN Ashok NEW YORK: Donald Trump returned to the White House in January with promises to restore American prosperity and global pre-eminence. Nine months into his second term, neither objective appears within reach. His approval rating has sagged to 40%, tying the lowest level of his presidency, while...
South Asia Needs Collective Security For Lasting Peace
By Dr Arun Mitra Needless to say, South Asia is one among the most deprived regions in the world. The Human Development Index figures of the countries of the region are dismal; India-130, Pakistan-168, Bangladesh-130, Nepal-145, Sri Lanka – 89. The region requires intensive development programmes. It is essential...
Decoding November Revolution In Russia After 108 Years
By Krishna Jha As November 7, the day of the Russian Revolution’s victory in 1917 nears, a need has emerged to redefine the basic concepts that guide us to understand the changes that long span of years and also centuries have brought in. A new world has been unfolding...
Orbital Junk: Ticking Time Bomb Must Be Tackled As Top Priority
By Girish Linganna The night sky looks peaceful, but thousands of broken satellites and rocket pieces are circling Earth at 28,000 kilometres per hour. This growing space junk is turning our orbit into a danger zone and can damage the satellites we rely on every day for communication, weather...
Overconfident US Forced To Compromise With China On Trade
By Bhasha Singh The United States has announced that a trade deal with China is on the verge of being finalized and that all major disputes have been resolved. The question is, what compelled President Donald Trump to make such an announcement? Not only that, he also declared that...
Catherine Connolly’s Landslide Presidential Win In Ireland Is Big Boost To Global Left
By Daniel Finn NEW YORK: Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly who recorded a landslide victory in October 25 Presidential elections in Ireland, is an outspoken left-winger who champions the rights of the Palestinians and opposes Europe’s militarization drive. Her resounding victory came as a huge shock to the conservative...
The Battle For The Ballot Cannot Hide Bihar’s Bitter Economic Truth
By R. Suryamurthy As Bihar heads to the polls on November 6 and 11, the contest is being pitched as a battle for identity, justice, and governance. But no matter which side wins—the NDA led by the BJP–JD(U) combine, the opposition Mahagathbandhan under the RJD-Congress, or the insurgent Jan...
Trump’s Oil Shock: Can Moscow Survive If India, China Step Back?
By TN Ashok When U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed sweeping sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil firms — Rosneft and Lukoil — he didn’t just target Moscow’s wartime economy. He fired a warning shot across the energy corridors of Asia. The question is not merely how these sanctions will...
BJP List Of Candidates For Bihar Assembly Polls Has No Muslims
By Arun Srivastava BJP which did not field a single Muslim candidate, even the old trusted Muslim face, Shahnawaz Hussain, for the Bihar assembly election next month, has expressed cavernous shock and crying hoarse at Congress, which has given ticket to seven Muslims, for not nominating a Muslim legislator...
2028 US Presidential Race: Poll Stakes Couldn’t Be Any Higher
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayer WASHINGTON DC: Who is the democratic candidate that can oppose the behemoth Trump and GOP and win back the White House in 2028 elections? So, the run up to the democratic primaries has begun in earnest with party’s National Committee on Rules and Bylaws convening...
November 4 Elections Is Shaping Up As Referendum On Trump
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON DC: This shouldn’t come as any great surprise, but the November 4, balloting for the Virginia and New Jersey governorships are being turned into referendums on the incumbent president, Donald Trump. The same is starting to happen with several other key elections as well, including...
