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Moscow took serious note of the event and President Dmitry Medvedev sent his envoy to the northwest region Ilya Klebanov and Deputy General-Prosecutor Aleksandr Gutsan to Kaliningrad for an emergency meeting
Those in charge of India’s governance, both at the Centre and in the States, need to understand the 21st century politics are at cross-purposes with
War on terror was the rationale for the occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. What was the rationale for the destruction of Libya and now persistent destabilization of Syria?
It remains to be seen if mass-scale protests can bring any real reorientation in the political and ideological sphere of Iran
Protests in China ऐसे में सवाल उठता है कि आखिर इस विरोध का असर चीन की �
Protests in China ऐसे में सवाल उठता है कि आखिर इस विरोध का असर चीन की �
The proposal to downgrade the autonomous status of Karakalpakstan has led to widespread protests in Uzbekistan.
The rape of the young medical student in Delhi, who was returning from a movie with a friend, is not only a failure of the law and order system but also traditional India's incapacity to accommodate the 21st century nation.
The current wave of protests sweeping across the Arab world has the Obama administration worried, particularly about Egypt. Interestingly, each protest in the region has targeted rulers who have been allied to the US for long. The US thus finds itself in a delicate situation.
The revolutions were certainly inspiring — and for a time — made many Arabs and the world believe that the troubled region was finally moving towa
Bipin Rawat’s recent comment on CAA-NRC protests is not an aberration. Throughout his tenure, the Army chief’s political and moral attitudes reflect those of the government.
A unique aspect of contemporary protest movements across the world is that they are, in fact, leaderless. The first decade of the 21st century witnessed an unprecedented mushrooming of “networked protests” fostered over the internet. In the early 2010s, the Arab Spring and Occupy movements showed that consensus over objectives and courses of action — key determinants of traditional people’s movements in the liberal-democratic world — ha
For decades since 1932, after the Chakri dynasty gave up absolute power, Thailand has lived under the shadow of military coups.
The citizens’ right to protest is a pillar of Indian democracy. While citizens are allowed to peacefully assemble, however, protests and demonstrations sometimes take a violent turn; recent examples are the Jat protests in Haryana and the Kashmir unrest following the death of militant leader Burhan Wani, both in 2016. During such occasions, it is the prerogative of the Indian state to deal with the violent civil protests in a manner that ensure
Since Vladimir Putin came to power, there has been a tacit social contract — non-engagement in political activity by citizens in return for economic
Xi’s new term starts on shaky grounds as protests in China rise
A discussion with Dr. Sonika Gupta on “China: Thirty Years After Tiananmen” at ORF, Chennai, on 3 August 2019, questioned whether the ongoing Hong Kong protests could be seen as a continuation of Tiananmen?
From rising impatience with the ‘Black faces in high places’ approach to dampening conservatives’ ‘Blue Lives Matter’ clarion, George Floyd�
The central administration in China is wary of a protracted confrontation about the public in Hong Kong, and considering the nature of the demand, a prolonged protest would certainly be an embarrassment to China in the global political arena, says a China expert.
The Centre must leave no stone unturned for finding a broad consensus around the issue by bringing on board all the stakeholders.
Without real reform, domestic turmoil is likely to continue and will afford opportunities to outside powers to meddle in the internal affairs of Iran.
Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Maldives in mid-March as part of the first-ever four-nation southern Indian Ocean trip by any Indian leader. The greater success and long-term achievement of the visit, will depend also on how it all goes and goes down well just now.
The superciliousness of western media is surpassed only by Pakistan's unabashed statements on CAA and preaching secularism to India.
With protests breaking out across Pakistan, it has become clear that the Pakistan Army’s power over the people is eroding
Country-wide protests over fuel and food prices have broken out in Ecuador as it descends into an economic crisis.
Rajasthan’s Right to Health law mandating private hospitals to provide free emergency care has irked private medical practitioners who doubt government’s commitment to reimburse costs. But for citizens dreading medical expenses bankrupting them, the state covering for emergencies is a welcome safety net
The Centre having addressed issues in terms of suppliers' liability through parliamentary legislation in the case of nuclear power projects, the nation will have to now decide if it wants growth with risks or would be happy with riskless regression.
As China surges ahead economically, there have been a ten-fold increase in the civil unrests (from 1993 to 2005) which in China is described as "mass incidents". Such incidents hinge on the issues of unemployment, pensions, wages, corruption, tax collection problems, misuse of funds, etc.
The Shahbagh protests could become a defining moment in Bangladesh's history, bringing back secularism in to the midst of political debate in the country.
It's easier to compare the Taksim Square protests in Turkey to an Arab Spring, or a supposed tale of religious dictatorship versus freethinking democracy. But what actually lies underneath is a nation going through a debate over several ideologies and multiple identities.
In the long run, the truckers’ protests could lead to economic and political instability.
What does the growing instability in the oil-rich Central Asian country mean for India and the world?
To safeguard Chinese interests in Gwadar, the Pakistani government gives in to demands placed by the local population
Why was the farmers’ protest restricted to Punjab, Haryana, and NUGP despite having the least number of farmers?
Lessons in agitation politics: From practice to theory and back
For Sri Lanka, big ticket foreign investment matters right now more than at any time in the post-Independence era.
Protests broke out in Tunisia after opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was assassinated outside his home on 25 July, 2013. His assassination is not the first in recent months.
