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US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)

Interrogating democracy: Make do with what you have

Authoritarian regimes and illiberal democracies that cloak their rule in democratic garb are excluded from the analysis.

12 Feb 2020 2:36 AM IST

There is very little doubt that personal likes and dislikes have plagued Pakistani sports for decades and that the discretion allowed to selectors has resulted in gross injustice and heartbreak for many excellent performers in domestic tournaments.

Crisis in Pak was caused by its misuse of discretion

In Pakistan we have allegedly reached the point where every man is a butcher who is in it for himself.

6 Jan 2020 2:25 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru

Liberal & secular India: An idea that misread history?

To turn this unequal society, whose very basis was found on exclusiveness, into an inclusive one was an outlandish...

11 Jun 2019 1:34 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

Democracy & referendums: The lessons from Brexit

The EU would have to be asked for an extension but that would be well justified by obtaining the informed consent of the...

12 Feb 2019 12:03 AM IST

US President Donald Trump signed into law a new batch of sanctions on Beijing, Tehran, and Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Thank you, Mr Trump

In large measure, Trump is an outcome of not paying heed to what was going on under our noses.

6 Sept 2017 12:41 AM IST