Fears for UK ‘green’ policies after shock by-election result
Contentious plans by London’s mayor to extend a scheme taxing the use of the most polluting vehicles were being blamed Friday for costing his opposition Labour party Boris Johnson’s old…
Biden unveils election battle plan: ‘Bidenomics’
President Joe Biden is making a big bet on the US economy powering him to re-election next year with the unveiling of a “Bidenomics” pitch to voters this week. After…
Election bells tolling
Pakistan is transiting through a critical phase of its chequered history at the conclusion of which it will be determined whether it is to function in conformity with the strictures…
Elections on the cards?
President Arif Alvi has finally announced April 30 as the date for general elections in Punjab. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had earlier asked the president to choose any…
The utopia of elections
Pakistan is facing a three-pronged attack of political instability, economic meltdown and renewed terror insurgency in an election year. This is proving to be a lethal cocktail. All three streams…
When Imran wins the election
Fast forward to October, or November – or whenever the government calls the general election – and, ceteris paribus, behold the spectacle of PTI’s (Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s) tsunami delivering…
Time for an election
The polycrisis in Pakistan rages on. Urgent questions agitate the condition of the Pakistani. A sovereign default may not be imminent, but an existential economic crisis has raged for months,…
Elections in Nepal
The general elections held on November 20 in a bitterly divided Nepal failed to produce a clear winner and the country is now facing a hung parliament. The Congress-led coalition…
Elections in India: key takeaways
As expected, the Modi-led hardline Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won four out of the five state assembly elections and has succeeded to retain power in Uttar Pradesh…
Will elections help?
Many people are arguing that Pakistan needs fresh general elections to overcome the current political and economic crises in the country. Former prime minister Imran Khan is also demanding an…
