Chile’s election
There are many reasons the resounding victory of Gabriel Boric, a millennial left-wing congressman, in Chile’s presidential elections will echo far beyond the borders of that Andean nation. In times…
The Chilean election
Chileans on December 19 were facing a defining moment as they voted for a president to replace rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera whose second term is ending. Their choice of 35-year-old…
Democracy in Chile
Finally, people in Chile have given a clear mandate to the constituent assembly to change the 1980 constitution imposed by the vicious military dictatorship of General Pinochet.\ The Chilean electorate…
Chile’s referendum
Chileans voted in a national referendum on October 25. Commentary reflects what happened: “We began to dig the grave of the Pinochet-era constitution and the market economy,” one report said.…
Giant open-pit Chilean copper mine moves underground
Chilean miners at one of the world's biggest open-pit mines will soon be digging for copper underground, in a move to extend the life of the century-old site for 40…
Chile tax reform likely to remain intact despite opposition
Chile's Congress will likely tweak President Michelle Bachelet's ambitious new tax reform after it moves to the Senate in the coming weeks, but the heart of the bill will remain…
Chile’s 9/11 is also worth remembering
The line could be straight out of Dr Strangelove. It was uttered, though, by Dr Henry Kissinger a few months before the Chilean presidential election of Sept 4, 1970. “I…
State of democracy
A major global pronouncement on the annual global state of democracy is out. The verdict: democracy is in doldrums globally and 2022 was a disappointing year for democracy. There is…
A failed model
Millions in Pakistan are feeling the pain of a deepening economic crisis. The working and lower middle classes in Pakistan and around the world have spent most of the year…
How to conserve energy
Oil imports have decreased by 26 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year (July-Nov). Crude oil imports have fallen by 16 per cent, diesel imports…
