Once inspired by Orban, Hungary's Peter Magyar unseats him in landmark electionPeter Magyar's Tisza party has defeated Viktor Orban's Fidesz in Hungary's parliamentary election, ending Orban's 16-year rule. Magyar's pr...
13 Apr, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
Trump and Putin's ‘useful idiot’ Viktor Orbán faces a tough election in Hungary; the EU bashing leader could lose its 16-year grip, opinion polls suggestHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's long rule may end Sunday. Economic woes and rising costs fuel discontent. Orban's "informational au...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
Most unicorn founders not natives, Pai says, urging CM not to create illiberal environmentVenture capitalist Mohandas Pai cautions Karnataka's chief minister Siddaramaiah against creating an illiberal environment that could stifl...
17 Mar, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
Why is Nigel Farage being pelted very often with rubbish?Nigel Farage, a right-wing politician from the UK is being frequently attacked with rubbish due to his unpopular views. The UK Home Office ...
13 Jun, 2024, 01.29 AM IST
China, posterboy of illiberal 'democracy'Beijing's mandarins don't take anything short of praise lightly. Many of China's citizens, too, ra-ra along, condemning such 'acts of anti-...
28 Jun, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
View: What India needs to do to get its own Yales and Harvards"Deepening relationships with faculty, students and alumni and institutionalising opportunities to receive input from various stakeholders ...
13 Apr, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Raising 'illiberalism' concerns: JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, and 147 other artists sign open letterThe letter acknowledges BLM movement, other protests for racial & social justice.
09 Jul, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
Why markets love strongmenNow more than ever, amoral markets are rallying behind autocrats who promote growth.
30 Sep, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
There's fear Indian democracy could metamorphose into illiberal one based on Hindutva: Hamid AnsariSpeaking at the launch of his book, Ansari said "correctives" were essential, and it was the duty of the citizens and of the civil society ...
17 Jul, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
India needs leadership that listens to people, not followership: Raghuram RajanThere is a system in which illiberal democracy flourishes and that system needs to be tackled.
28 Nov, 2017, 03.48 PM IST
Diplomacy greatest force for peace and progress: Hillary Clinton"Unlike most other nations, the idea is that all people are created equal and that you can pursue life, liberty, and happiness," Kerry said.
11 Jan, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
A huge section of the educated elite, chooses to be blatantly illiberalFor decades, the nice and the good have been talking to each other, chitchat in every forum going, ignoring what stews beneath — envy, ange...
30 Dec, 2016, 12.47 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi's is most 'centralised' govt in India's history: Jairam RameshRamesh, a senior Congress leader, also expressed his fear that the country may be moving towards becoming a "illiberal democracy" under Mod...
05 Apr, 2015, 01.40 PM IST
PM Modi's objective is to 'completely debunk' Jawaharlal Nehru: Jairam RameshRamesh asked the Left parties to join the Congress at a platform to "rediscover" Nehru and use Nehruvian thoughts and approach to check com...
08 Mar, 2015, 01.02 AM IST
Gujarat's compulsory voting experiment smacks of illiberalismThe preceding governor, Kamla Beniwal, had returned the Bill to the Assembly for reconsideration, remarking that “forcing voter to vote is ...
16 Nov, 2014, 05.18 AM IST
'India becoming an illiberal democracy'A group of intellectuals today surmised that the country had become an "illiberal democracy" and was headed towards self-censorship.
08 Mar, 2014, 10.44 PM IST
- The illiberal face of Europe
History often hinges on that seemingly stray, isolated incident. One, that for all its apparent momentousness, gets somewhat lost in the di...
10 Dec, 2009, 04.47 AM IST