“Agnipath”: Why is India’s armed forces reform triggering protests?
Under the new scheme, around 50,000 soldiers will be recruited annually and most will be eased out in just four years.
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HK legislature passes government restructuring plan
The plan is expected to take effect on July 1, when the new-term officials are sworn into office.
Parties gear up for election after closing of Diet
Campaigning will officially begin on June 22 with voting and ballot-counting on July 10.
Senate weighs in on Musharraf’s return
The retired general had been hospitalised for the past few weeks.
Modi govt. to recruit 1 mn people in next 1.5 years
The move to hire thousands follows instructions of the PM.
Cambodia convicts opposition leaders, activists
The activists were sentenced to five and eight years in prison for “plotting and fomenting insecurity in society”.
Marcos Jr.’s foreign policy: A new era?
Just weeks following his election victory, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is signaling that his foreign policy will be neither one of strategic subservience to the West nor driven by…
2024 campaigns: What Indonesia’s political parties might get out of early alliances
Forming alliances early “allows parties to involve the public in nominating their candidates, either at hearings or conventions, [which] gives parties more time to observe…
Most Malaysians still hooked on plastics: Nature society president
Even though plastic usage increased during the pandemic, he noted that Malaysians still need to be aggressively educated on the effects of plastics to the environment.
Kim Jong Un tightens discipline, calls for officials to root out ‘unrevolutionary acts’
At the fifth enlarged plenary meeting of the party’s eighth Central Committee, the North Korean leader had called for stronger self-defense measures to tackle “very serious”…