After seven long years at the drafting table, Nepal finally adopted a new constitution earlier in October 2015. In 2006, this small Himalayan country made a bold move by overthrowing its centuries old monarchy and adopting democratic governance. Ever since, a new constitutional document has been in the works. It was initially anticipated that this […]
Category: Politics
Politics Around the World is a collections of well researched articles in slides format related to politics.
Civil War in Yemen
Yemen is located on the Bab al-Mandab strait that connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea. The location is of strategic importance since a large part of global shipping passes through this strait, which lies on the southern side of Yemen. On the north side, Yemen shares an extended border with Saudi Arabia […]
South China Sea Dispute
The South China Sea has two chains of islands, Paracels and Spratlys, which is claimed by several sovereign states of the region including the People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Taiwan. The dispute involves territorial and maritime claims and is behind growing tension in the region. South China Sea Dispute Summary […]
China – The Present Situation
China is the biggest economy in Asia, a region which also has other economies such as India, Japan, South Korea, etc. that are doing reasonably well. However, its recent slowdown has had some major effect on the overall economy of the country. This is borne out by the reducing profits of the various companies and […]
Survival of fittest: US presidential campaign 2016
With the sharpening of debates among contestants for US presidential nominations, American media has begun to give more focus on domestic political issues than the usual blood-drenched developments of Syria, Israel-Palestine conflict and Taliban’s heightened attacks in Afghanistan. Republican versus Democrat fight over economic, health and foreign policies is tightening. A few days back former […]
Myanmar elections: A test of its democratic strength
Myanmar is on way to conduct general elections on November 8. Since unveiling of the new Constitution there in 2008, this would be the second general election in the country which remained for more than four decades under the Junta rule after its independence from Britain in 1948. The forthcoming election would test the strength […]
Canada elections: Justin Trudeau’s victory and its implications
Justin Trudeau is set to become the next prime minister of Canada after he led his Liberal Party to a sensational victory in the general election, ending the ten-year Conservative rule of Stephen Harper. According to preliminary results, the Liberals have bagged 184 seats, comfortably above the 170 needed to form a majority in the […]
Libya continues to trudge in crisis as UN peace plan fails to fructify
Libyans, it appears, will not get rid of the crisis soon. Though the UN has handed over Libya a peace plan that on implementation promises to end chaos it is afflicted with since the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, yet no one is ready to support it within the North African country. Drafted […]
10 unusual North Korea Facts that may surprise you
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, better known as North Korea is certainly an enigma. Having distanced itself from the rest of the world and having idolized its leaders as living god did not help. As the curiosity of the world increased, rumors from North Korea became more implausible and outrageous. Here are 10 weird facts […]
China cautiously welcomes Trans-Pacific free trade deal
Talks between the U.S. and eleven other countries of the Asia-Pacific region over cross-border trade and investment among themselves were in pipeline since 2010. But it was on October 5 that these countries, representing about 40 per cent of world GDP, struck a deal for what they call Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which envisages much reduced […]