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April 11, 2019
Dr. Navodita Pande
Governance, Politics

Phase One of Election 2019: 91 Lok Sabha Constituencies in 18 States and 2 UTs Went to Polls

Dr. Navodita PandeNavodita Pande teaches Mass Media and Communication and English to ICSE/ISC school in Assam. She also trains students in Yoga, gratitude and healing. She loves to paint,...

August 18, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Election Commission should not Allow Simultaneous Polls

The controversy over holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously as was the practice in fifties was revived following the BJP President Amit Shah’s letter to the Law Commission...

May 15, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, World

Crucial Presidential Elections in Venezuela on May 20: Opposition Candidate Falcon Challenging Incumbent Maduro

Henri Falcon is a former mayor and governor and, although originally a government supporter, he joined the right-wing opposition in 2012. He twice backed Henrique Capriles as a presidential...

May 15, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Karnataka Results Show That Modi Magic is Working: Congress Has to Battle Hard for Survival

What helped the BJP the most was undoubtedly Narendra Modi’s continuing popularity and boundless energy. However, the BJP also had the advantage of translating this personal appeal of the...

May 12, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Politics

Trinamool Prefers Short Term Gains That May Hurt Later: Sweeping Victory in Panchayat Poll a Sham

At least 16 people have been killed, from Jalpaiguri to Midnapore and over 500 people injured. Where armed TMC mobs could not reach opposition candidates hiding for their lives,...

May 12, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

PM Not Confident of Victory in Karnataka: Outcome on May 15 to Impact Lok Sabha Poll

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP President Amit Shah came to personal levels, calling Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi names. Corruption charges, substantiated or unsubstantiated, were...

April 11, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Gender, Governance

Of Midnight Knocks, Uncouth and Lecherous Men

A midnight knock in a Circuit House had scared Hemashri. She was about to raise an alarm to punish the drunkard. But, other incidents crowded her mind. She tells...

March 23, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, World

Corbyn is Best Placed to Win Next Elections: British Left Must Maintain Unity to Ensure the Process

Millions of people are invested in the idea of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government. That raises a new challenge — how to maintain and strengthen the unity of the...

February 28, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Lalu in Jail More Politically Relevant Than Lalu Walking Free

Whenever Lalu has to appear before the CBI court in the fodder scam cases or his bail application is rejected, it heralds the end of Lalu as far the...

February 17, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Northeast States Brace for High-Stakes Polls: All Eyes on Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland

Incumbents in the three states are expecting major challenges from the BJP which is making an aggressive campaign in Tripura, as well as Christian, dominated tribal states of Nagaland...

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