Student Movements Around the World

Political repression and brutal crackdown have not deterred countless students from taking to the streets demanding reforms, condemning discrimination, and voicing their support for people’s rights and democracy. They have neither winced nor wilted under the bludgeoning of military regimes. Students have stayed at the forefront of free speech, civil rights, and anti-war movements around […]





Russia's stake in Syria

What is Russia’s endgame in Syria?

After its futile attempt in Afghanistan in the 80s, Syria is the next major country outside its region where Russia has got involved in military conflict, ostensibly to protect Russian interests. So what is the Russian endgame here? With international prices of crude oil at record low levels, coupled with economic sanctions imposed on it […]



Top Politicians Around The World In 2015

There are several politicians who are popular in their own countries but are not very visible in international politics, while there are politicians who may be popular in international politics but may not enjoy wide support in their own countries. In either case, popularity remains a subjective interpretation and changes with time or events as […]

Can Russia Become a Superpower?

That’s a question being asked by the international community and by many within Russia. Russians are proud of their cultural heritage and many still look back nostalgically to the heydays of peak military power the nation enjoyed when it was the USSR. After collapse of the communist regime and the subsequent break-up of erstwhile USSR, […]



Regions seeking sovereign independent status

Separatist Movements in the world

There are several regions seeking an independent sovereign status in many parts of the world and they continue to fight for their cause politically, economically and some, militarily. In many cases, the reasons are deep rooted and go back in history and the struggle for sovereignty is borne out of a need to maintain ethnic […]