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India needs more leaders like Manmohan Singh
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 10/04/2024
» Almost 10 years after he gave way to Narendra Modi as prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh retired last week from public life. During his long career, Mr Singh also served as chief economist, central bank governor, finance minister, and foreign minister. Although he disappointed many who hoped he would accomplish more, India today owes much of its success to the reforms he implemented.
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Trump and Biden cruise towards rematch few want
Published on 06/03/2024
» US President Joe Biden and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump are set for a rematch in a general election race that few Americans are excited about and that Wall Street donors tried in vain to avert.
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Has Pakistan's military finally lost its mystique?
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 14/02/2024
» Its leader was clapped in jail, its ballot symbol erased, and its candidates forced to run as independents -- and yet the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of former prime minister Imran Khan shockingly pulled ahead of its two biggest rivals in last week's elections. Although Pakistan's powerful army did not conceal its desire to end Khan's political career, many voters clearly had other ideas. In the process, they have delivered an unprecedented and shocking rebuke to the military brass who have exerted inordinate influence over the country's fate since its birth in 1947.
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The trouble with events in America
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/01/2024
» Harold Macmillan, British prime minister about half a century ago, was once asked what was the greatest challenge for a political leader. "Events, dear boy, events," he replied. The same is true in this US presidential election year.
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A new party but with old values
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/01/2024
» The Democrat Party faces an uphill battle to bring back the good times as its popularity is plummeting in the wake of internal conflicts that have left it in disarray.
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A party stuck in the mud
News, Published on 13/01/2024
» The transformative new chapter for the Democrat Party is poised to change the dynamics of this country's politics, and not for the better, according to political insiders.
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Pheu Thai to crank up publicity machine
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/12/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party must improve its communication strategies to ensure the people know about its achievements, says its secretary-general Sorawong Thienthong.
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Social Security Fund members set to cast vote for board
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/12/2023
» Over 800,000 Social Security Fund (SSF) members are expected to cast their vote in the first-ever election of Social Security Board members on Sunday.
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Prabowo gets a TikTok makeover
News, Published on 12/12/2023
» Indonesians will get a chance to hear from their presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls in the first of five televised debates this week. The theme of the discussion is, among other issues, human rights. It should provide an opportunity for voters in the world's third-largest democracy to probe the calibre and character of the front-runner for the country's top job.
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It's tough at the top
Published on 02/12/2023
» A question has been going back and forth within political pundit circles these past few weeks: What party would be in the best position to win a general election if one was held tomorrow?
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