In 2023, the share of Indians who believed that representative democracy is a good way of governance declined considerably from 2017. | Photo Credit: iStock In India, 85% of respondents to a 2023 survey said that military rule or rule by an authoritarian leader would be good for the country. India’s share was the highest … Read more
A bird’s eye view of Pratapgad Fort, which is located about 22 kms from Maharashtra’s highest hill station, Mahabaleshwar. File India has nominated the “Maratha Military Landscapes”, a network of forts that showcase the strategic military powers of Maratha rule, for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2024-25. The 12 components of this … Read more
BTS members RM, V, Jungkook and Jimin are all set to enlist in the military on December 11 and 12 respectively. With this, all the members of BTS will enlist, only to reunite by June 2025. While RM and V will enlist today [Dec 11], Jungkook and Jimin will join as active soldiers on December … Read more
“This is a matter between the Maldives and India of course,” the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the daily press briefing. File | Photo Credit: X: Vedant Patel/@StateDeputySpox The U.S. government, on Tuesday, did not weigh in on Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muiz saying he would fulfil his election promise and … Read more
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‘Nomadic Elephant’ is an annual training exercise which is conducted alternatively in Mongolia and India. Photo: Twitter/@adgpi Indian and Mongolian troops will take part in the 15th edition of a bilateral military exercise in Ulaanbaatar from July 17 to July 31 aimed at exchanging best practices and developing interoperability, the Ministry of Defence said on … Read more
CNN — Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces … Read more
CNN — As fighting between warring factions has engulfed Sudan in recent days, hospitals treating people wounded in clashes have themselves become the targets for attacks, dealing the nation’s healthcare sector a devastating blow. In one episode, five eyewitnesses told CNN that the paramilitary group battling Sudan’s military for control of the country besieged and … Read more
CNN — Sudan’s military leader condemned what he called an “attempted coup” after a day of intense fighting left close to 100 people dead in the country and saw hospitals coming under attack from missiles as they battled to save lives. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is involved in a bloody tussle for power that has … Read more
CNN — Fierce fighting across Sudan entered a second day as months of tensions between a paramilitary group and the country’s army erupted into violence. Clashes around the army headquarters and presidential palace in capital Khartoum involved heavy weapons. There have also been reports of battles hundreds of miles away in the eastern city of … Read more
Editor’s Note: Michael Bociurkiw (@WorldAffairsPro) is a global affairs analyst currently based in Odesa. He is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former spokesperson for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He is a regular contributor to CNN Opinion. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more … Read more