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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicDictatorship

Topic: dictatorship

By giving General Bajwa an extension, Imran Khan has lost the leverage he held

If Imran Khan is unable to deliver, the military will replace him even before he gets to say ‘what’.

Military dictator, reformist, ‘shameless’: Bangladesh ex-president Ershad courted many tags

Ershad, who took power in Bangladesh through a bloodless coup 11 years after its independence, died Sunday at age 89.

Democracies may grow slow, but they grow right

Broader economic outcomes show that democratic processes act as immune system for economies, stopping diseases before they spread

Dictatorship undermined the civil service structure, helped relax rules: Pakistan SC

In a written order, Pakistan's Supreme Court has called out the new rules that have helped people circumvent hiring regulations in Punjab.

India has more democratic checks and balances under Modi than Nehru

Despite appearances, Jawaharlal Nehru was much more a dictator than the current Prime Minister. A comparative analysis of the two prominent leaders

On Camera

How Nitish Kumar turned all rules of voter behaviour on their head

The conventional wisdom is that if a govt fails to improve the lot of the voters, it is punished. Kumar presided over an economic disaster for 20 years and was re-elected by a landslide.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.