Once admired for its commitment to pluralism, India no longer stands out as a model democracy.
Now that Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, it seems fitting to address a source of perplexity that has persisted ever since he arrived on the political scene: how can the US’ fundamentalist Christians be so enthusiastic about so thoroughly un-Christian a politician?
The current turmoil in the Middle East is not bad news for China.
To survive this period of populist assaults on the democratic order, courts will need to embrace their proper role as arbiters of justice.
Perhaps Trump’s biggest contribution has been to Europe’s political unity.
Alexei Navalny in an interview with Dozhd TV in October 2020, two months after he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
Rather than working together to address urgent challenges, the international community is now gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction.
Just imagine the world a year from now, with disinformation having taken down democratic majorities around the world.
Just as social media competes for individuals’ attention, so do global crises.
The junta appears more vulnerable than ever. The formerly 500,000-strong military currently stands at around 150,000 troops or fewer and is severely overstretched.
India's upcoming election sees BJP's narrative shift to Hindu identity under PM Modi, prompting opposition emphasis on economic issues
The attempted murder of Sikh separatist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US citizen, in New York City, allegedly at the behest of an Indian government official in New Delhi, has cast a shadow over India’s global image.
For decades after independence, India’s approach to the world was shaped by its historical experience of colonialism.
Rarely have the shortcomings of world leaders and existing institutional arrangements been so glaringly obvious.
The choice is not one hardline faction or the other; it is between fundamentalists and all those who still believe in the possibility of peaceful co-existence.