IPA Special
Shashi Tharoor In The Eye Of A Political Storm
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior Congress leader from Kerala, Shashi Tharoor, finds himself in the eye of a raging political storm. The controversy-prone MP from Thiruvananthapuram has, once again, kicked up a flaming row over his Modi-friendly statement. Tharoor’s remark that there is no need to criticise...
New Twist In British Politics Over Brexit
By Arun Srivastava Through the “Church House Declaration” around 165 British MPs from across the parties have pledged to form alternative parliament in case the Prime Minister Boris Johnson goes ahead with his plan to prorogue the parliament in the event of Boris failing to make a no-deal...
Sanders Leading The Opinion Poll As Democratic Nominee
By Mark Gruenberg PITTSBURGH: Citing his long-time support for workers and especially those forced to strike, the independent United Electrical Workers convention unanimously voted on August 26 to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., for presidential nominee of Democratic Party. Their decision at the convention in Pittsburgh makes...
Trump Secretly Mulls Ways To ‘Punish’ Chinese Leaders Over Hong Kong
WASHINGTON: Lawmakers and administration officials are reportedly seeking to impose sanctions on China. They are, however, apparently having difficulty deciding which sanctions would work best, as discussions have allegedly dragged on for weeks. US administration officials and Republican Senators are quietly working behind the scenes to come...
Weakened Congress Needs Course Correction
By Kalyani Shankar Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s comeback as the party chief recently might have shut up the young and old in the party about who should replace Rahul Gandhi, but she has her task cut out. It is more than a fortnight since she took over. It...
Stop Water Mismanagement To Save Lives
By Gyan Pathak India needs to manage water for 17 per cent population of the world but has only 4 per cent of world’s freshwater resources. Though annual utilizable water is 690 BCM from surface water sources and 447 BCM from groundwater, water supply is so mismanaged...
Senior Citizens Need Free Full Healthcare Facilities
By Dr. Arun Mitra Despite the fact that senior citizens have contributed through their life to the nation’s building, healthcare for them remains a big challenge. The National Health Policy recognizes growing need for palliative and rehabilitative care for all geriatric illnesses and advocates the continuity of...
China To Implement Its New Foreign Investment Law From January 1, 2020
By Subrata Majumder Global investors hailed China’s new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) a breakthrough to resuscitate the Chinese sagging foreign investment, even though many commentators are dubious on actual implementation. Foreign investment has been an important boost for Chinese economy. New FIL will replace existing three laws...
Corbyn To Rally Westminster To Bring Down Boris Johnson
By Marcus Barnett Jeremy Corbyn is rallying all available forces in Westminster to bring down Boris Johnson as he heads for crunch talks with other opposition party leaders at noon and demands a general election. The Labour leader will re-emphasise the need for an election as “the simplest...
After G7, Iran Looks To Increased Support From China
China has had a chance to learn all the details of the West’s reaction to Iran’s proposal to lift the oil embargo in exchange for maintaining the nuclear deal. After making a stop in Biarritz, France, where, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...
