Pakistan's new President Asif Ali Zardari may face threat from his country's army, which remains unwilling to counter a resurgent Taliban effectively, a leading think tank claimed on Thursda..Read More
A strong and resurgent India is celebrating its 59th Republic Day on 26 January 2008. This year’s parade will highlight the nation’s achievements in various fields, the military prowess, scintillating..Read More
Telephone networks went down for hours, news channels went off the air -- but news that Pakistan had been plunged into emergency rule swept Karachi, the country's largest city, before communicati..Read More
The United States is paying lip service to Prevez Musharraf's regime that is collapsing before its eyes, a top American expert has said and warned that a nuclear-armed and "terrorism-capable Paki..Read More
The Election Commission on Saturday said the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted under the supervision of central paramilitary forces with the police taking care of the situation els..Read More
According to a leading Pakistani newspaper, over 3,000 political prisoners, mainly activists and political opponents of General Musharraf, are being illegally detained in camps run by the Army and Int..Read More
Pakistan has abducted hundreds of people as part of the U.S-led war on terror, often secretly holding them for months while they are interrogated, the human rights group Amnesty International said on ..Read More
Politicians and jurists here have urged President Pervez Musharraf to quit army chief's office saying the Supreme Court should conduct elections through a neutral caretaker government.In a letter..Read More
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army lost 2,700 military personnel in the Kargil conflict, far higher than its casualties during the 1965 and 1971 wars with India, former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz ..Read More
New Delhi: President Pervez Musharraf is likely to be ruling Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic exper..Read More
Kathmandu: The new Nepal government of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Friday suspended the three chiefs of national security but spared the powerful head of the army. The steps were a mov..Read More
Washington: The USAIt added that the Pakistan Army has continued ..Read More
Nepal king Gyanendra is under tremendous pressure from the UN, India, the US and the UK to show flexibility and work with the pro-democracy political parties.The king has already dispatched his son, P..Read More
New Delhi: A top Pakistani minister has said President Musharraf will remain in office for five years after the 2007 elections. "President Pervez Musharraf would continue to hold the country�..Read More
New Delhi: Within days of President George W Bush's demand for restoration of democracy in Myanmar and release of opposition leader Aung San Su Kyi, India is set to embark on a grand effor..Read More
Kathmandu: Nepal goes for civic polls today, first since the takeover by King Gyanendra, under a tight security cover as government has ordered the forces to shoot anyone found disrupting the e..Read More
India fears a coup in Burma because the power-sharing arrangement between its two competing top generals, Than Shwe and Maung Aye, is coming frayed.Than Shwe's candidate, Brigadier General Hla Ht..Read More
Kathmandu: The United States has condemned the arrests of political leaders and civil society activists in Nepal, ahead of a demostration by pro-democracy seven-party alliance, scheduled to be ..Read More
Speaker: Prof. Mohammad Waseem (Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad)
Chair: Prof. Aswini Ray (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)Prof. Aswini Ray:
Opening the proceedings of the seminar, it..Read More
The September legislative election in Afghanistan was a final step toward a representative government. The election - held on a non-party basis - was organized by the UN and was a first in decades as ..Read More
King Gyanendra of Nepal attended the 13th SAARC meeting in Dhaka as a 'recognised' head of state. Once again, he assured that Nepal would work out a roadmap to usher in a multi-party democra..Read More
On Nov 7, 2005, at an auspicious hour selected by astrologers, Myanmar's ruling junta shifted the national capital from Yangon to Pyinmana in Mandalay Division. According to the Minister of Infor..Read More
India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Nepal's King Gyanendra to take concrete steps towards restoring multi-party democracy in his country. The two South Asian leaders held talks at the t..Read More
Indian Air force helicopters will patrol the skies as over 60,000 men and officers of central para-military forces (CPMF) and state police will stand guard for the second phase of Assembly polls in 62..Read More
The recent arrests of Opposition leaders in Maldives has severely jeopardized the island nation's planned transition to democracy and dented the credibility of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The..Read More
Today, General Musharraf completed six years of his rule. It has been a period of flip-flops, tall promises, low delivery, and impetuous actions. To many eyes, the tenure represents a period in which ..Read More
King Gyanendra has issued orders for parliamentary elections to be held in Nepal by April 2007, state-run radio said today, in line with his pledge when he seized power earlier this year. "His majesty..Read More
July 2005 witnessed the King of Nepal firmly entrenching in Narayanhiti Palace, but becoming increasingly vulnerable to the Maoists who are regrouping after Baburam Bhattarai's return. There were..Read More
Pakistan's government parties celebrated on Friday after scoring convincing wins in nationwide mayoral elections in which Islamist parties were the main losers. While political parties were barre..Read More
Facing intense pressure at home and abroad to restore democracy, Nepal has said that it will hold "open and free" municipal elections in April next year and national parliamentary elections within two..Read More
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that only democratic traditions of a nation can tackle extremist and terrorist elements. "Pluralistic democracy is the best form of defense against terrorism," D..Read More
London, Aug. 31 (PTI): Accusing President Pervez Musharraf, of being a stooge of America, cricketer-turned- politician Imran Khan, has said the General is "destroying" Pakistan's democracy by usi..Read More
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India Wednesday repeated its offer to help Myanmar in building constitutional institutions and a democratic polity. "India has consistently supported the process of dialogue,..Read More
