Tag Archives: Democracy

• Hong Kong legislators brawl over contentious extradition law 12 May 2019 | James Pomfret and Jessie Pang This post has one comment

  Scuffles broke out in Hong Kong’s legislature on Saturday between pro-democracy lawmakers and those loyal to Beijing over a proposed extradition law that will extend Beijing’s powers. ...

• Indian Parliamentary election: Why has it become presidential-like? 3 May 2019 | NS Venkataraman This post has one comment

  The 2019 Parliamentary election will go down in history as a contest regarding one man, Mr Narendra Modi. This has never been so before in the history of Parliamentary elections in India. ...

• India’s national elections: Northeast shows the way 29 April 2019 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  The Northeastern electorate valiantly defied their diktats, and in a sustained manner they reposed their faith on the Parliamentary democracy of India. ...

• Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition plan 28 April 2019 This post has one comment

  Tens of thousands of people hit Hong Kong's streets on Sunday to protest against a government plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, the crowds swollen by anger. ...

• Modi casts vote on India’s ‘Super Tuesday’ 23 April 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote on India's "Super Tuesday" when the biggest number of seats are decided in the country's marathon election. ...

• Tibetan top court continues rejection of Topgyal Tsering as new minister 4 April 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 4 comments

  Continuing with their refusal to accept Topgyal Tsering's appointment, The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission released a nine-page explanation of their position at a press conference. ...

• Tsegyal Dranyi appointed new Cabinet Secretary of CTA | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  The Health Secretary of the Central Tibetan Administration, Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, has been appointed as the new Cabinet (Kashag) Secretary effective Monday. ...

• Tibetan Parliament passes budget of 2.5 billion rupees 30 March 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile passed a budget of 2.5 billion rupees for the year 2019. This covers Tibetans living in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. ...

• More than half of Indians satisfied with governance: Survey 27 March 2019 | Sanjeev Miglani This post has no comments yet

  Most Indians are happy with the direction of the country and economic prospects for the next generation, a Pew survey published weeks ahead of general elections showed. ...

• Thai junta party takes shock lead in first general election 24 March 2019 | Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen This post has no comments yet

  Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 percent of ballots counted, election authorities said late Sunday. ...