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Golden Jubilee Of Watergate Scandal

The incidents which happen every day are not all equally important. With the passage of time, it becomes possible for one to understand what was important and what was not… […]

Can Logical Thinking Make One Happier?

In his latest publication ‘Reason to be Happy: Why Logical Thinking is the Key to a Better Life‘, Indian economist Dr Kaushik Basu has discussed at length the existence (or […]

New Bill To Protect Journalists In Europe

The Council of the European Union (EU) recently adopted the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) in order to protect Media Freedom, Media Pluralism and Editorial Independence in the 27-member bloc. […]

World’s Largest Democracy Prefers Autocracy!

In its latest survey, Pew Research Centre has revealed that around 85% of Indians support an authoritarian system! The Washington DC-based nonpartisan think-tank conducted the survey among 30,861 people in […]

A Death In Custody, And…

The recently-held Presidential Election in Russia was a smooth one. It is because even the faintest hope of opposition vanished with the sudden demise (murder?) of Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny (June […]

On The Blind Submission To Authority…

Freedom House, a Washington DC-based non-profit organisation that is best known for political advocacy surrounding issues related to Democracy, Political Freedom and Human Rights, has been measuring Political and Civil […]

Comparative Politics: Issues, Methods And…

In his 1711 essay titled ‘Mischiefs of Party Spirit‘, English essayist, poet, playwright and politician Joseph Addison (May 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719) narrated how perfectly Politics paralyzes the […]