Romania’s independent nationalist and pro-Russia candidate, Călin Georgescu, stunned Europe by winning the first round of the presidential elections on November 24, 2024, mainly on the strength of anti-establishment and diaspora votes. Romania’s independent nationalist and pro-Russia candidate, Călin Georgescu, stunned Europe by winning the first round of the presidential … Read More
International observers complained of an uneven campaign playing field, but refrained from calling the elections fraudulent. Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze led his Georgian Dream party to a stunning victory in the parliamentary elections of October 26, 2024, securing 54.24 percent of the vote, taking around 89 of 150 parliamentary … Read More
As many as 30 nations, including Venezuela, Thailand, Senegal, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bahrain, Pakistan, Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Yemen, Vietnam and Azerbaijan are keen to join BRICS. As Russia presides over the BRICS summit at Kazan from 22-24 October 2024, President Vladimir Putin has pledged to “strengthening multilateralism for equitable global … Read More
The action before the ICJ is expected to deter nations that are signatories to the ICJ from establishing diplomatic ties with the Taliban regime. Striking a blow for gender rights, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands decided on September 25, 2024, to take the Taliban group controlling Afghanistan to the … Read More
While it would be inappropriate to impute motives behind the attack – the first time a presidential candidate has been attacked, twice, in the course of a campaign – Trump supporters hinted at deeper political reasons. Barely two months after he survived an attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania … Read More
Under the Taliban regime, Afghan women have been facing the most brutal discrimination due to gender apartheid. Regressing from its previous strides towards gender egality as the first Muslim country to sign (August 14, 1980) and ratify (March 05, 2003) the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of … Read More
Sheikh Hasina’s ouster is a strategic setback for India as she was a friendly leader who stood up against Islamic radicalism and crushed anti-India insurgency on Bangladesh soil. The situation in Bangladesh after the exile of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed is crystallizing with the appointment of Nobel laureate Mohammad … Read More
Narendra Modi became Prime Minister for the third time, but it is undeniable that Rahul Gandhi has risen in the political firmament. After a somnolent start, the 26-party Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (launched on July 18, 2023) redeemed itself by winning 232 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress … Read More
The mysterious death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other high officials on May 19, 2024, occurs at a defining moment in the first quarter of the twenty-first century. The mysterious death (and suspected assassination) of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other … Read More
The cabinet reshuffle is marked by the promotion of a new generation of loyalists who have been given charge of the world’s largest natural resources producer as President Putin prepares for a long war. President Vladimir Putin’s decision to replace Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with top economist and former First … Read More
