Challenges facing new democracies

Alappuzha: ADGP Hemachandran said that journalism strengthens democracy. He said it's only journalism which forces the ruling power to stay within limits. It's time of instant journalism and a new generation where everything can been seen and heard ...

Not only does the democratic transition of power augur well for Pakistan, which has spent far too many decades searching for the democratic route to political stability, it also means good news for the world The Army had hoped that Imran Khan would ...

No longer willing to play back seat driving role, big business houses and big money are increasingly entering electoral politics arena directly. Many CEOs, industrialists, real estate barons have become MPs and MLAs across the country. This ...

IANS Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: This small town just an hour and a half drive away from Washington has a population of a mere 110,000. But every year three million people from India and all over the world come visiting. And this year, it is preparing ...

Do human minds etch any epigrams in their interns when important life-changing situations need to be countered by making a difficult choice? From among a hazy set of alternatives that Pakistan electorate was presented during May 11 elections for 272 ...

Mayuri Mukherjee On 11th May, as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan went to the poll to elect a new Government, democracy in that country received its strongest booster shot yet. For the first time since the country came into existence 67 years ago, one ...

Pakistan, after recent elections in the centre and the states, has entered a new phase of stronger democracy. It is a good omen for the 18 crore strong Muslim nation which holds the second rank among the Muslim countries and is the only nuclear power among ...

The BJP has also joined the general consensus that the strengthening of democracy in Pakistan would improve India-Pakistan relations.

Millions of Pakistanis will go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a landmark democratic transition of power after a bloody campaign, marred by Taliban violence that killed over 100 people, forced key parties to abandon rallies and large gatherings. The ...