The frenetic pace at which the president is dismantling the U.S. government apparatus is hard to process, even for someone like the expert, who intimately understands how autocracies emerge and take root
2024 saw almost half of the world’s population head to the polls. The year highlighted the risks of democratic erosion, due to the actions taken by oligarchs or foreign powers. However, it also showed strong levels of participation and moments of resilience
In honor of the President of Kenya, William Ruto, the banquet combined haute cuisine with exquisite diplomacy. Held on rare occasions, these are the magnanimous gestures offered by the presidential residence to foreign leaders
Around 970 million voters will be called to the polls starting Friday while the opposition and international organizations criticize the Hindu nationalist government’s democratic backsliding
In the lead up to the general election, which starts April 19, India’s opposition parties accuse the government of misusing its power to harass and weaken its political opponents
Human rights watchdog Amnesty India in a statement called the law ‘discriminatory’ and said it ‘goes against the constitutional values of equality and international human rights law’
Modi’s policies have raised concerns over India’s future, particularly for members of its Muslim minority as they have come under attack in recent years by Hindu nationalist groups
In the last twelve months, we have witnessed the political and regulatory tightening of the worst impulses against migrants around the world. It will be difficult for us to reverse this drift
More than 3.7 billion people will be able to vote in elections in 70 countries next year. From the U.S. to the EU, from Taiwan to India, there are some results that will have global impacts
Ballot counting showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, was poised to wrest control of the states of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the Indian National Congress, India’s main opposition party
Putin noted the criticism of Russia’s action in Ukraine but sought to deflect attention from it by pointing at civilian suffering in the Israel-Hamas war
The move ramps up a confrontation between the two countries over Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver
The Indian leader’s track record of inflaming religious tensions in order to cling to power is growing increasingly dangerous
The South Asian giant is striving to capitalize on its geopolitical position and huge domestic market to establish itself as a manufacturing heavyweight. The city of Bangalore exemplifies its potential and its remaining challenges
The revelation came as India stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens as the rift widened over allegations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of suspected Indian involvement in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it will be implemented in the 2029 national elections following a new census and an adjustment of voting districts after next year’s polls
On Wednesday, the ministry issued an updated travel advisory urging its citizens traveling in Canada and especially those studying in the North American country to be cautious
Today’s geopolitical relations are marked by demands for a change to the world order, historical revisionism and reproaches against the West
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that his government was investigating ‘credible allegations’ that Indian government agents were linked to the slaying on June 18 when Nijjar was gunned down outside a Sikh cultural center
India rejected the allegations that it may have been involved in the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar, calling them ‘absurd.’ The dueling expulsions escalate tensions between the two countries
Trudeau said in Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking into the allegations after Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a strong supporter of an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, was gunned down on June 18
The Indian prime minister touts economic and geopolitical successes, over which looms a dark shadow of democratic decline and sectarian confrontation
The corridor would help to boost trade, transport energy resources and improve digital connectivity. It would include India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Israel, and the European Union
There had been serious doubt that an agreement could be adopted because of disagreements among members, most centrally on differences about the war in Kyiv
The President opened his visit to India for the G20 summit by meeting privately Friday with the Prime Minister at the Indian leader’s home
New Delhi seeks to become a reference for the Global South as it gets closer to Washington. But tension with China will complicate a consensus this weekend
The head of state broke tradition by using the place name promoted by Hindu nationalists in an invite in English