Beyond Trudeau and Modi: The widening rift between India and Canada is rooted in history

New Delhi’s concerns are valid but undermined by a track record of exaggerated claims and bigotry at home. Ottawa, too, must take a more responsible stance.

C Christine Fair

· Oct 09, 2023 · 09:00 am

US revises visa rules to restrict Bangladeshis who undermine democratic election

Ahead of elections in Bangladesh in January 2024, there are fears that the ruling Awami League might indulge in undemocratic practices to retain power.

Scroll Staff

· May 25, 2023 · 03:04 pm

Scotland’s new Muslim leader is another symbol of the extraordinary change in British politics

The UK is the only democracy where the children of formerly colonised people are running the country that colonised their parents’ and grandparents’ nations.

Parveen Akhtar, The Conversation

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Timothy Peace, The Conversation

· Mar 29, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Turmoil engulfs Israel over plan to overhaul judicial system

The Benjamin Netanyahu-led coalition has been pushing for changes that would give the government greater control over the selection of Supreme Court justices.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 27, 2023 · 07:17 pm

Henry Kissinger’s realpolitik has produced many disasters (including in South Asia)

His influence on US foreign policy is profound.

Jarrod Hayes, The Conversation

· Dec 20, 2022 · 11:30 pm

In Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, Putin has reached the point of no return

To withdraw troops would be humiliating for a president who relies on machismo to bolster his popular support.

David Roger Marples, The Conversation

· Jan 28, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Israel: Naftali Bennett becomes new PM as eight-party alliance topples Benjamin Netanyahu

The Israeli Parliament elected Bennett as the country’s 13th prime minister with a razor-thin majority of 60-59 in the 120-member House.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 14, 2021 · 09:32 am

‘Political oppression’: China condemns US move to designate 6 more media outlets as foreign missions

The US announcement requires these outlets to identify their employees as well as take federal permission to buy or lease office space.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 22, 2020 · 06:51 pm

Taiwan asks China to ‘get lost’ after its embassy tells Indian media to toe official line on dispute

Chinese embassy advised journalists to observe the ‘one-China’ principle after newspapers carried advertisements for Taiwan’s national day.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 08, 2020 · 06:31 pm

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, allegedly poisoned, now out of induced coma, say doctors

The Charite Hospital in Berlin said Navalny was responding to verbal stimuli.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 07, 2020 · 10:32 pm

US ends tax and extradition agreements with Hong Kong over China’s new security law

The nation’s State Department said the decision was taken because of Chinese Communist Party’s steps to erode the autonomy of the semi-autonomous region.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 20, 2020 · 03:12 pm

Coronavirus: Taiwan says it sent assistance to foreign countries secretly to avoid Chinese anger

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said Taiwan has donated 5.1 crore masks overseas, including one crore to the United States.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 11, 2020 · 05:23 pm