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Bangladesh is ‘partly free’ in the Freedom House report of 2024. India and also Pakistan are also classified in the same way. Bangladesh is today, according to the Economist magazine, a one party state. Of course parliament exists and other parties are present. But the...

In the wake of recent directives from the Election Commission, a whirlwind of controversy has swept through Haryana. Just days after the poll panel decided to transfer a senior IPS officer, who happens to be the spouse of a BJP Member of Parliament in the...

In an unexpected turn of events Turkey sends a signal to autocratic rulers of the world that they should not be complacent of their victories and get prepared for reversal of electoral fortunes any time. Turkey’s main Opposition party has got a sudden shot in...

When two developed countries and then the United Nations react negatively to serious political-legal-constitutional developments in India, it does tend to suggest something is seriously wrong. It is churlish for the Indian government to shrug off such criticism with a swagger that these are the...

On 24 March Poland sought an explanation from Moscow after a Russian cruise missile intended for Ukraine entered its airspace. This incident was a repeat of what happened in November 2022 when a “Russian-made” missile struck Poland killing two people. The latest violation of Polish...

It certainly sounds hypocritical that Saudi Arabia with its abysmal record of subjecting its women population to worst forms of gender discrimination has been chosen as the chair of the UN commission that is supposed to promote gender equality and empower women around the world....

This is not a free and fair election. The repercussions and ramifications of this rigging and fixing will be felt through Narendra Modi’s third time in office. And this election has damaged and will further damage our republic. One does not need to labour to...

Although AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he will continue to function as Delhi’s Chief Minister from ED custody, babu corridors are buzzing with news of Delhi Water Minister Atishi Marlena directing Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to keep a close eye on the efficient...

In an unprecedented move, the Kerala government has petitioned the Supreme Court against President Droupadi Murmu for withholding assent to four of the seven bills referred to her by the Governor. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government led by the CPI(M) has named the Union...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest before the elections will be seen as an attack on democracy, which it is without doubt. It is also of a piece with the BJP’s distrust of federalism. Down the years, but especially after the linguistic states were formed, the...