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Kleptocracy Under Democracy
Power comes with dire consequences if it
is misemployed. Great minds orchestrate a great nation but a corrupt mind razes
it as personal gain pollutes honor...
What has happened to Western liberal idea?
In the recent interview with President Putin, the Financial Times seems
to have launched a discussion on liberalism only at its own peril.
Inadvertently, a real...
From Popular Representation to International Isolationism: AMLO’s First Seven Months in Power
It will
soon be a year since the July 2018
Mexican presidential elections that saw Andrés Manuel López Obrador
(AMLO) as the new head of the Executive....
Istanbul, the Mayoral Election Rerun: A Turning Point for Democracy?
Despite state-sponsored and private efforts
to influence the outcome of Turkey’s mayoral elections on March 31 either
directly or indirectly, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
and his Justice...
Modi’s Operandi
Same old Modi puts himself in throne again
but with different mandate this time. This time he came with much force and appeared
more vigilant. Sweeping...
Clerics and entertainment seek to bolster MbS’s grip on power
A public apology by a prominent Salafi scholar sheds a light on Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman’s version of ‘moderate Islam,’ his effort to...
Defying authority: Arab, Russia and Pakistan protesters learn lessons of 2011
Demonstrators in Sudan, Algeria and
nations beyond the Middle East such as Pakistan and Russia are applying lessons
learnt from the 2011 popular Arab revolts as...
The Brazilian anti- presidentialism regime
More than a
hundred days have passed since the inauguration of the sixth elected President
of the re democratization period in Brazil, Mr. Jair Bolsonaro. Time...
Impressions from South Africa’s election
South Africa’s recent general election has
bucked the international trend towards populism by consolidating its democracy
at the political centre. The ruling African National Congress, led...
Convergence Of Competitive Markets And Indian Elections
If competition is a key component of a flourishing economy, it is
equally true that competition in electoral politics and elections is a powerful
force for...