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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...- The rise and fall of Nepal strongman KP Sharma OliFormer Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has been arrested. This follows a government commission's recommendation for his pros...
- Asphyxiate Tehran's brutal regimeIran's government faces severe unrest fueled by economic hardship and sanctions. The regime responds with extreme force, broadcasting image...
- Barack Obama warns of rising authoritarianism in global democracy discussion with Hungarian and Polish activistsFormer US President Barack Obama discussed rising authoritarianism with democracy activists from Hungary and Poland at a London event. Obam...
- With US in decline, voters who usually avoid extremes are now okay with itZohran Mamdani's New York mayoral primary win signals a potential leftward shift in the Democratic Party, despite right-wing criticism. The...
- Hungary passes a constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public eventsHungary's parliament amended the constitution, enabling the government to ban LGBTQ+ public events, sparking criticism and protests. The am...
- European Union's top officials express relief as 'friend' replaces Donald TrumpCharles Michel, president of the European Council, said the moment should be seized to form a new "founding pact" between democratic powers.
- View: Is Pakistan opening the door to Islamists? Fresh signs of trouble as a three-way tussle emergesWhile Pakistan’s Islamist parties have been junior parties in government before and can draw large numbers of demonstrators, they have alwa...
- The China syndrome: While the world is being Sinified, the resistance is gathering force tooBeijing has developed an extensive panoply of mercantilist, beggar-thy-neighbour policies. India is its victim.
- We are still a player in search for identity: Josep BorrellBorell acknowledged the fact that the EU is “facing a nationalist and populist comeback” that is threatening the foundations of a “multilat...
- Freedom doesn’t come for freeHow much is that democracy in the window, I do hope that democracy’s for sale.
- Strong-arm governments are taking over the global economyThe avatars of Western democracy, have seen their share of the G-20’s total economic output shrink in recent years.
- Why Xi's unprecedented rise could be a worrying sign for IndiaFor India, as with other countries around the region that have been confronted with China's growing assertiveness under Xi, these are disco...
- Swiss party opposes black money info-sharing pact with IndiaSVP said info exchange will have "serious consequences for foreigners who have protected their assets in Switzerland, as also for Swiss res...
- Authoritarian appetite: From Trump to Putin this is what world's most powerful people enjoy eatingFrom cobra stew to live lobsters, a look at the food preferences of some of the most powerful people in the world
- Authoritarian appetite: From Trump to Putin this is what world's most powerful people enjoy eatingFrom cobra stew to live lobsters, a look at the food preferences of some of the most powerful people in the world
- BJP, Congress admire Pranab Mukherjee's apparent reference to AAP's 'populist anarchy'This is seen by many as the President’s public disapproval of the manner in which Kejriwal resorted to a street agitation last week against...
- Election results: Promising people a better life won’t do, delivering it willSo, the first takeaway for the political class is that identity politics has its limits. Else, the Samajwadi Party in UP wouldn't have got ...
- Lokpal Bill: Find a meeting ground on the two versionsThe fasting anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and his supporters, too, should show similar willingness to engage in a dialogue.
- Why fake encounters kill growthFake encounters are anti-growth, and strike at the roots of the institutions that enable individual creativity to flourish and economies to...
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