Japan's ruling LDP at risk of losing majority in election, media polls showJapan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces losing its majority in the upcoming election, possibly necessitating increased reliance on co...
17 Oct, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
The pacifist politician hoping to change RussiaYekaterina Duntsova, a mother of three, was completely unknown in November 2023 when she announced she wanted to run for president with the...
11 Jul, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Progressives forget their free-trade heritage at own perilUS President Joe Biden has not only kept in place Donald Trump’s tariffs but brought into existence subsidies and incentives worth trillion...
13 May, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
Germany plans 'substantial' new Ukraine arms packageGermany will make a significant new pledge of military equipment for Ukraine during this week's NATO summit to bolster Kyiv's counteroffens...
10 Jul, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
Japan's ruling coalition makes strong election showing after Abe murderAbe, Japan's longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara in a killing tha...
11 Jul, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Why Shinzo Abe will always remain special for India"Abe was no ordinary politician. He was that rare breed of politician who nurtured a vision for Japan to emerge not just as a robust econom...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot by gunmanAbe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, held office in 2006 for one year and again from 2012 to 2020, when he was forced to step down ...
08 Jul, 2022, 05.06 PM IST
'A new era': Germany rewrites its defence, foreign policiesHours after Germany dramatically reversed its ban on lethal weapons exports to conflict-zone by announcing huge shipments to Ukraine, Schol...
27 Feb, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
New Japanese Prime Minister's 'Suganomics' will target quick wins, not grand visionsArmed with a strong grip on Japan's bureaucracy, Yoshihide Suga knows which levers to pull to get results, say government and ruling party ...
18 Sep, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
What's next after Japan PM Shinzo Abe quits? Potential successors?The abrupt news that Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe is set to resign over a worsening health condition, set off a flurr...
28 Aug, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
How does Japan's longest serving PM, Shinzo Abe, score on his policy agenda?Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe, who has battled the disease ulcerative colitis for years, wanted to avoid causing problems for the...
28 Aug, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Pandal Politics: Why this year's Durga Puja in Bengal is differentAs first Durga Puja after BJP’s electoral storming of the West Bengal citadel is approaching, things are coming to a head with TMC
25 Aug, 2019, 08.32 AM IST
It was always 'America First,' President Trump. What's new?Either Trump lacks the intelligence and the education needed to appreciate the dynamics of modern world or he has cynical contempt for the ...
22 Jan, 2017, 06.56 AM IST
Badmouthing democracy: The significance of Mahatma Gandhi’s verbal ahimsa in our cuss-heavy republicAccording to Gandhi, “Anger proves our intolerance,” & that the “capacity to bear one another’s criticism is a very important quality of pu...
06 Dec, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
PM Modi's Japan visit to strengthen historical ties & keep a check on China's hegemonic designsIn Tokyo, Modi and Abe will sign a landmark defence agreement that will lay the groundwork for deeper military ties.
31 Aug, 2014, 11.02 AM IST
Shinzo Abe pushes for more active Japanese militaryShinzo Abe set out his case Thursday for beefing up pacifist Japan's rules of engagement, saying he wants the armed forces to be able to en...
15 May, 2014, 08.07 PM IST
- Hurriyat may go mainstream soon
Ahead of elections in Pakistan, and later this year in J&K as well, the pacifists in Kashmir’s separatist fold are working on a transformat...
10 Jan, 2008, 03.20 AM IST