As the court vacates his defamation conviction, Rahul Gandhi returns to India's parliament.

Gandhi is the patriarch of India's most prominent political dynasty, and his reinstatement was applauded by members of the Congress party, which was once dominant but has lost the last two elections to Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Gandhi's disqualification "has ...

India's Lok Sabha speaker, Om Birla, says that democracy is an important part of Indians' lives.

Om Birla, the speaker of the Lok Sabha, said on Tuesday that democracy is part of the way Indians think and live, which is why the whole world looks to India with great hope.

During his one-day visit to Udaipur in his home state of Rajasthan, he spoke at a "Leadership Conclave"...

Indian Democracy's Darkest Day Since Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification, Says Congress Chief Kharge

As reported by The Times of India on Thursday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called Rahul Gandhi's hasty disqualification from the Lok Sabha the "darkest day in Indian democracy" and evidence of the "brutal vindictiveness" of the Narendra Modi government.

German authorities investigate an assault on a pro-democracy rally outside the Iranian consulate.

Sunday's attack on a pro-democracy vigil in front of the Iranian embassy in Berlin is being investigated by the German police.

According to the police, three males wearing masks tore banners and flags from a car parked near the premises and then assaulted the occupants inside.

Citizens Demand Democracy

Democracies on every continent are engaged in an uphill battle to ensure their continued survival, while autocrats work to strengthen their hold on power. Why does the main style of administration in Western countries tend to engender such a sense of unhappiness among the population of such natio...

Here are a few reasons to be upbeat

According to our findings, these variables assist nations in returning to democracy after a period of authoritarianism.

The Economist, a London-based publication, just issued its 2021 Democracy Index, which indicates that the condition of democracy throughout the world has reached a new...

State of Governors in American politics

The state of current politics in the United States is an absolute disaster with federal polities spiraling downwards, and finger-pointing and name-calling superseding diplomacy. Several people have lost hope in the state’s ability to recover its political system.

There is so much ...

The Death of Democracy?

For many countries across the world, freedom is receding. 

Even the United States called the ‘land of free’ is losing hope in democracy. The much-criticized Donald Trump once again gathered more votes than any other president in US history before losing to Joe Biden. Ho...

Thailand Scared of Losing Investors After Omission from US Democracy Summit

The United States held a Democracy Summit from 9th to 10th December but Thailand among a few other countries was not invited. This may lead to a loss of foreign investment for Thailand.

Although Thailand does have an elected government, its participation in the military coup in 2014 has...

Thailand Forced to Have Faith in Democracy

The President of Thailand’s Parliament, Chuan Leekpai, has requested Thais to not lose hope in the country’s democratic system.

On Friday, the country celebrated its Constitution Day. In light of the day, Mr. Chuan said that the day marked 89 years of Thailand’s first ...

Biden Did Not Invite Singapore to Democracy Summit

The President of the United States, Joe Biden will be hosting the upcoming virtual democracy summit. The participants were not gathering to judge those not invited. A senior US diplomat said that the omission of Singapore from the summit had nothing to do with their bilateral ties.

The ...

US suspends US$700 million aid to Sudan after military takeover

The United States has suspended US$700 million aid to Sudan. The United States of America has urged for an immediate restoration of a civilian government, after the military takeover.

Highlights

• United States suspends US$700 million aid to Sudan
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Kamala Harris met Prime Minister Modi, discuss Indo-US strategic partnership

Highlights

• Vice President Kamala Harris meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Harris welcomed India's decision to resume export of Covid-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris at ...

8 HONG KONG DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS FREED FROM CHINESE JAIL

Highlights –

• 8 Hong Kong democracy activists freed from Chinese jail.
• The activists were jailed in China last year after being captured at sea.
• Chinese court had sentenced 10 of the 12 to between seven months and three years in jail.<...

HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST TED HUI ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights –

• Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui arrives in Australia.
• The Australian government assisted Hui with flights and made an exemption with its closed border policy.
• Hui left Hong Kong due to criminal charges over the 2...

HONG KONG AGAIN SHOWS DEMOCRATS WAY TO PRISON BY CHARGING THEM ON SUBVERSION COUNT

HIGHLIGHTS

• 47 Hong Kong democracy activists have been accused of disruption, in the biggest single crackdown on the majority rule resistance under a China-forced public safety law

Sam Cheung, a youthful democrat and a member in an informal poli...

MYANMAR PROTESTS LED TO FOUR DEATHS OF DEMOCRACY SUPPORTERS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Police in Myanmar have spread poisonous gas, explosives and showered live ammunition into the air trying to get rid of a significant protest, their most forceful cross-country crackdown since the military held onto power

Four individ...

HONG KONG DEMOCRATS MAY GET CHARGED AS THEY FEAR EARLY CALL BY POLICE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Large numbers of the popularity-based government officials or activists captured in January under Hong Kong's public safety law have been advised to report back to police on Sunday, five weeks sooner than the fixed date, and out of 55, some say th...

CARRIE LAM DEFENDS CHINESE POLITICIANS ON LOYALTY REMARKS SAYING HE DID NOT MEAN END OF DEMOCRACY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam has dismissed that major political changes arranged by Beijing are expected to smother favorable to vote based system legislators after a senior Chinese authority announced that only "loyalists" sho...

AFTER ARREST OF LEADERS BACKING DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT, PROTESTERS PLEDGE TO PROTEST INTENSELY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Supportive of majority rule government has promised to heighten their fights calling for government change and another constitution, a day after a Bangkok court sent four of their chiefs into pretrial detainment on regal slander charges