Politics

The internet has developed into an easily accessible “open university” for hate speech and propaganda.

The 76-year-old leader now faces a barrage of more than 15 criminal charges, designed to consign her to an early – and forced – retirement.

Local governments are pursuing unorthodox policy responses – from universal basic income to a government-backed food delivery app – to national challenges.

Resolving discontent with Almaty’s local government will be an important step in Kazakhstan’s broader political reform efforts.

Authorities have refused to allow relatives or lawyers to see the 12,000 people reportedly in custody, giving little information about them.

Multi-phase assembly elections will give parties with deeper pockets like the BJP an undue advantage.

Its principal rival, the Samajwadi Party, has stitched together alliances with parties representing the Backward Castes, Dalits, and Muslims.

The government made a last-minute decision to ditch a plan that would have required most of the public to pay for the jabs.

In a statement, several U.N. special rapporteurs condemned Kazakhstan’s broad use of the term “terrorism.”

There was no radical change in the composition of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s team.

The apex court intervention relates to calls for genocide of Indian Muslims made at a Hindu religious conclave last month.

Both the laws’ passage and repeal demonstrate the Modi government’s lack of parliamentary procedure and public consultation. That means similar issues are likely to recur in the future.