According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) 2023 survey of Indian politicians and their profiles including their assets, criminal background, finances and liabilities and education details, with the exception of West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who holds only Rs 15 lacs of assets, all the Chief Ministers of 29 states out of the […]
The latest general elections in Nepal elected the current Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 25 December 2022. Pre and post election dynamics saw making and unmaking of ideologically untenable coalitions among political parties of Nepal which had different ideologies. The election of Prime Minister passed through several twists and turns, which have not settled down yet […]
How did it begin? Although the protest in Iran against mandatory Hizab for women became a matter of global attention after custodial death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, the movement has a history behind it. The current spate of women protest in Iran began on 16 September after the death in custody of Mahsa […]
Russia Ukraine war that began on February 24, 2022 has lingered for eleven months now. The war has writ huge loss to both the countries in terms of life and property. The economic losses to both the countries are unprecedented. Their economies have lost billions in business revenue apart from destruction of infrastructure, especially on […]
How Did the Government Fall? Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a Sri Lankan politician and former military officer who served as the 8th president of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022, initiated a self-imposed exile on 13 July 2022, following widespread protests led by civilians demanding his resignation, triggered by extensive discontent over his handling of the country’s economic crisis. On 13 July 2022, following […]
Political Crisis Today Pakistan is politically unstable and passing through one of the most serious economic crises in recent past. Pakistan’s ruling Party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan lost a trust vote on April 10 despite his smart move to dissolve the Parliament on April 3 to evade a trust vote, a decision which […]
India is a modern state. It is a republic, constitutional democracy and a welfare state. It is not an autocracy or dictatorship. India is a melting pot which has seen several cultures to prosper, mutually co-exist and influence each other and assimilate. It is a secular state and not a theological state. It is not […]
World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh Director-General of the WTO. She took office on 1 March 2021, becoming the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-General. Her term of office will expire on 31 August 2025. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a global finance expert, an economist and international development professional […]
UN International Year 2022 Every year, the United Nations chooses several topics that will become a focus area for one year. In 2022, these topics are glass and artisanal fishery. The spotlight on glass is meant to highlight how a traditional product can be a part of sustainable development. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 as: International Year […]
