Davos Diary: Ukraines New Leader Struggles to Woo Foreign Investors
In addition to the private support of Davoss titans of business, Poroshenko said that the country also needed a ���pillow��� from the International Monetary Fund to support his government while it made painful economic reforms, including cutting energy.
Political intervention necessary in democracy, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said though political interference was undesirable, political intervention was necessary to ensure people-friendly governance in a democracy. Addressing civil servants on the occasion of Civil Services Day here, .
Delhi rape documentary-maker appeals to Narendra Modi over broadcast ban
The British director of a hard-hitting documentary about the gang rape of a young woman in Delhi has appealed to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, to intervene after authorities banned the domestic broadcast of the film and said they were also.
Electoral disaster for Indian Left: What is to be done? Part Two
It is this fundamental need of the system that explains why big business threw its weight fully behind Modi and his campaign which is estimated to have cost close to $1billion ��� although this figure does not count the millions (or billions) of dollars spent by large companies in indirect funding of the. Gajendra Sinh Jadeja, the 28-year-old head of Navinal village, says the Gujarat government took some 930,770 square meters of his villages grazing land for Adanis SEZ.
Narendra Modi and the rise of Indias neo-fascist Far-Right.
This is despite the fact that nuclear-armed, 1.2 billion-population India is currently undergoing a political and cultural takeover by that countrys version of the Far-Right, if the claims of Modis opponents and critics are.. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the upcoming 2014 Indian general elections... ���The film was anti-Hindu,��� is all the justification he needed.
The loneliness of Tony Blair
Although standard practice in America, this is unusual in Britain, where political leaders usually fade into a discreet Valhalla of positions on company boards. Mr Blairs political afterlife resembles those of former British leaders less than it does.
Nepalese Maoists are in Trap
The goal of any political party is to uplift the living standard of the people by preserving the nations values, norms, and its identity. The Maoist party. The BJP party and its Modi Govt. also has not declare the new policy to maintain the new and.
Poor conversation
The encounter was the first between the two sides since pro-democracy unrest broke out in Hong Kong nearly a month ago, and the first of its kind anywhere in China since hunger-striking students in Tiananmen Square met government leaders in 1989. The.
Calling support for Burmese political prisoners
Guwahati: Various pro-democracy and rights bodies across the globe have reiterated their demand to release all political prisoners in Burma (Myanmar). Those organisations have called upon conscious citizens worldwide to wear a blue shirt or blue.
The Polls Are Over | rupeindia
The research wing of Moodys bluntly declared in January: ���If elected, a Modi-led BJP government should offer a more business-friendly policy that will further support confidence and investment.��� Last November, Goldman Sachs,. Yet it was not enough; he rebuked his own government for its tardiness in attending to its stakeholders: ���Frankly,��� he said, ���there are no excuses for the length of time required to clear some of these projects. We are a fast moving economy.
The Dilemma of Humanitarian Intervention - Council on.
Experts say such sentiments, combined with concern about the way Libyas upheaval spilled over into the region, have given pause to humanitarian interventions backed by regional or global bodies.. In 2000, the Canadian government and several other actors announced the establishment of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) to address the challenge of the international communitys responsibility to act in the face of the��.
Continued bilateral collaboration will increase opportunities for investment.
Noting that the multifaceted partnership between the United States and India is rooted in shared values of democracy and strong economic and people-to-people ties, President Obama and Prime Minister Modi elevated the bilateral relationship through.
Democracy and Economic Transformation ��� Partha. - Kafila
This is a necessary political condition for the continued rapid growth of corporate capital. The state, with its mechanisms of electoral democracy, becomes the field for the political negotiation of demands for the transfer of��.
2014: May - August Political Notes - Richard Stallman
In 1950, the UK establishment confronted democracy to maintain its power. Nowadays. The leaders of ISIS seem to want to encourage a big US intervention, and that is why they publish provocative videos of real or pretended beheadings. They also. Canadian scientists are required to get 9 levels of approval before they can tell the public how much Arctic ice has melted.. The ICC says that it can investigate war crimes in Gaza if it gets a request from the government of Palestine.
Elections in India: Carnival of democracy | The Economist
In addition, anger at the ruling Congress party, excitement about Mr Modi and a general sense that this election matters, are all said to be energising many potential voters. Second, the campaign will be more urban in��.
Christie to the rescue
Standard and Poors and Moodys have both dropped the citys credit rating to junk. Moodys said the order was. Traditionally New Jersey has been kind to its cities, intervening when needed and offering aid when required. For instance, it took over.
Is the Narendra Modi Governments use of social media.
First, there was this piece in Business Standard. The crux was,. Since the Narendra Modi-led government took charge at the Centre, journalists tracking central government ministries and departments have been busy 24��7.
Amnesty International decries sentencing of Burmese activist
Guwahati: Well-known political activist of Burma (Myanmar) Ko Wai Lu has been imprisoned for one year by a Rangoon (Yangon) based lower court for providing support to protesters who were calling on the authorities to resolve their land disputes and.
Make in India ��� Modis War on the Poor | Kafila
According to a Business Standard report, ���the projects given clearance include(d) Adani Ports Mundra special economic zone (SEZ) in Gujarat, two coal mining projects ��� Coal India Limited (CIL)s Tikak block in Assam and Reliance. Taking away the right of tribal village councils to oppose an industrial project: ���The National Democratic Alliance government is looking to discard a provision of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, that requires the ���prior informed consent��� of��.
First crisis centre for rape victims may come up next month
The first of the much-talked about intervention centres for rape victims may finally see the light of the day next month - almost five months after the planned date - with its inauguration nearly a year after the Narendra Modi government came to power.
3206 - My Sister Eileen
The Modi government will take a call on UPA-II s unfinished agenda with cabinet secretary Ajit Seth asking ministries to compile a list of ordinances, pending and lapsed bills that would put up before the new regime. READ ALSO:.. The Indian parliamentary system is hailed as a symbol of democracy. But the.. Raking up the Gujarat riots issue, he said such a bill was necessary for Central intervention in the event of ���state- sponsored communal activity���It is like it��.
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Guwahati: Various pro-democracy and rights bodies across the globe have reiterated their demand to release all political prisoners in Burma (Myanmar). Those organisations have called upon conscious citizens worldwide to wear a blue shirt or blue.
Greece Under German Pressure
Though Syriza is isolated in the EU, hounded by its creditors and faced with capital flight, it is in fact trying to rehabilitate concepts that have become alien to democratic life, such as ���sovereignty���, ���dignity���, ���pride��� and ���hope���.. Greece faced.
Newslaundry ��� Turmoil At The Hindu?
When contacted to elaborate on the immediate reasons for his quitting The Hindu, Swami said he would not like to talk about it since he was contract-bound to not speak.. the Kesavananda Bharati case (that saved Indian democracy), the 1971 war (where intervention became necessary because, along with all other reasons, we didnt want China or KBG (separately) aid communists in Bangladesh to bring a communist government to power there) and so many more.
Putins people
A GOVERNMENT television channel dubbed Vladimir Putins latest state of the nation address ���A Message from Above���. Dmitry Kiselev, Mr Putins chief propagandist, even likened it to speeches by Roosevelt, Churchill and De Gaulle. Mr Putins sermon had .
Refworld | Freedom in the World 2015 - India
Narendra Modi, a three-term chief minister from the western state of Gujarat, led his right-leaning Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition to a decisive victory over the ruling United Progressive. There was evidence of a BJP strategy of communal polarization in Uttar Pradesh and Assam states in 2013 and 2014, respectively; divisive speeches by politicians including Modi and his Uttar Pradesh campaign chief Amit Shah,��.
AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 5581 - Modi dissolves.
Because men are not angels, they need government to prevent them, by force when necessary, from invading the lives, property, and liberty of their fellow citizens.. 5581 - Modi dissolves four Cabinet panels - Business Standard. Modi would now re-constitute CCEA, besides the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs and the Cabinet Committee on Security, an official��.
Italian Aid Workers Abducted in Syria are Freed
The Italian Foreign Ministry said the release of the hostages was the result of ���intense work by team Italy,��� though circumstances behind their release are unclear. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to $14 million ransom may have been paid to al-Nusra Front.
The Twilight of the West | Adbusters
One event after another in recent months has devastated this facile optimism, plunging a broad swathe of political and media elites in the West into intellectual confusion and bewilderment. As I write, ethnic cleansers, jihadists, and. China and Russia threaten their neighbors. Narendra Modi, the new prime minister of the worlds largest democracy is implicated in the mass murder of a religious minority, but backed by the most powerful business interests in India.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modis address at Make in.
The faster people are pulled out of poverty and brought into the middle class, the more opportunity will there be for global business, the Prime Minister said. Therefore, he said, investors. The Prime Minister said that India is the only country in the world which offers the unique combination of democracy, demography, and demand. He said the new Government. Let us begin with trust; if there is an issue, Government can intervene, he said. The Prime Minister said��.
DISSENT ON CYBER SPACE NOT AN OFFENCE , MODI.
Sources in the government said the governments stance was prompted by a direct intervention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sources said. Internet service providers, through senior advocate K K Venugopal, said that in a democracy the government should not have power to order them to take down some material posted on their sites as such a provision was prone to be misused for political purposes... Nixon put a final end to the international gold standard.
UAE minister warns Pakistan of heavy price for ambiguous stand on Yemen
���The vague and contradictory stands of Pakistan and Turkey are an absolute proof that Arab security ��� from Libya to Yemen ��� is the responsibility of none but Arab countries,��� UAEs Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash said.