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Afghanistan in 2021: The End of the Republic and the Return of the Islamic Emirate
At the beginning of 2021, Afghans faced another year of conflict and economic challenge, retaining some semblance of hope that their leadership and the Taliban would be able to reach a political resettlement through the intra-Afghan Peace Talks. In August,…
India 2021 Year In Review: Another Year of Silencing Dissent
India’s political scene in 2021 appears to have come full circle. The year began with the farmers’ protest commanding the center stage and is now drawing to a close with the government finally backtracking on the three farm laws that…
The Politics of Development Rhetoric: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited his constituency Varanasi in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh (UP) where he stated that the development of Varanasi would form the bedrock of the development of India. In his speech, he re-emphasized the “development agenda”…
Modi’s Farm Laws Repeal: A Rare Retreat
On November 19, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government’s decision to repeal three controversial farm laws passed last year, yielding to the central demand of thousands of farmers who have been protesting on the borders of New Delhi…
بھارت میں سوشل میڈیا پر سیاست کا غلبہ
بھارت کی سیاسی تاریخ میں پہلے ”سوشل میڈیا انتخابات“ سمجھے جانے والے ۲۰۱۴ کے انتخابات نے بھارتی سیاست میں سوشل میڈیا انقلاب کی بنیاد رکھی۔ ۲۰۰۹ کے عام انتخابات سے قبل کانگریس کے رکن پارلیمنٹ ششی تھرور جو قبل ازیں…
The Politicization of Social Media in India
The 2014 general elections—regarded as the “First Social Media Election” in India's political history—kickstarted a social media revolution in Indian politics. Before the 2009 general elections, Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP who had previously served as UN Under-Secretary-General, was the…