Hungary's Peter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year ruleHungary inaugurates Peter Magyar as its new prime minister, marking a significant political shift after 16 years of Viktor Orban's rule. Ma...
10 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Iran's North American diaspora split over next steps after Trump's ceasefireIranian diaspora in North America is split on U.S. military intervention for regime change in Tehran. Some support continued strikes, while...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishmentPope Leo XIV calls for renewed talks between the United States and Iran to end the war. He strongly condemns capital punishment and advocat...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
What Trump's Easter rant tells the worldDonald Trump's recent Easter message reveals a significant decline in US political leadership. His communication style, once seen as attent...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Could the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, longtime friend of Bashar al-Assad and an ally of Iran, be the next to fall? Here's what reports are sayingRecent reports has given rise to a certain speculation that following the fall of the long time regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, would i...
10 Jan, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
Pakistan downgraded to "authoritarian regime", records greatest deterioration in Asia, Australia: ReportNotably, Pakistan's score on the EIU Democracy Index fell by 0.88 to 3.25, resulting in a fall of 11 places in the global ranking table, to...
17 Feb, 2024, 08.38 AM IST
Would be mistake to consider India as merely a market: Narendra ModiBJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today told an audience in the US that it would be a mistake to consider India as merely a m...
15 Oct, 2013, 01.29 AM IST
Use of chemical weapons red line for US: Obama warns Syria"We cannot have a situation where chemical or biological weapons are falling into the hands of the wrong people," Obama told reporters at t...
21 Aug, 2012, 07.34 PM IST
- Democratic Islam: Despite apprehensions, the world must engage with this phenomenon
Democratic processes and institutions must evolve in the region and, to aid that, the world must engage with political Islam.
26 Jun, 2012, 04.55 AM IST
Egypt's critical tussle: Not allowing army to dictate terms is importantJust like allowing the Egyptian army to stymie the revolution means a validation of the Al Qaeda stand that no real regime change is possib...
21 Jun, 2012, 08.48 AM IST
- Russia is Putin, Act III
As Vladimir Putin begins his third term as Russia's President, his halo has definitely slipped.
10 Mar, 2012, 02.14 PM IST
- LS condemns air strikes on Libya
The Lok Sabha unanimously condemned air strikes on Libya by the allied forces. Members, cutting across party lines, made a strong plea for ...
23 Mar, 2011, 05.26 AM IST
- UNSC imposes sanctions on Libya
People's aspirations for democracy mark welcome change in the region.
28 Feb, 2011, 08.05 AM IST
- Acts of history in Arabia
There is a story about a dissident who, railing against an authoritarian regime in a busy city square, is promptly arrested and put in jail...
03 Feb, 2011, 05.21 AM IST
- Welcome the shift in the sands of Arabia
In that context, one of the most significant aspects of these widespread protests has been their secular nature, and an utter refutation of...
02 Feb, 2011, 01.43 AM IST
- Democratic hope blooms in West Asia
Events in Tunisia are of far greater import for West Asia, and the Arab world in particular, than the immediate fact of a people’s revolt f...
21 Jan, 2011, 08.33 AM IST
Rise of authoritarian capitalismA fusion of autocratic politics & state-guided capitalism has emerged as leading challenge to international spread of democratic values.
18 Sep, 2009, 01.33 AM IST