World View: Radical or Democratic: Which way will Pak youth vote?

Hello and welcome to worldview with me Suhasini Haider, tonight she is back from the stars and after her second stint at the international space station. Astronaut Sunita Williams is our special guest ahead on our show, also our continuing focus on Pakistan elections, today a startling new survey, how the youth will vote. Our guest Wajahat Khan, a journalist in Islamabad, but we begin in the Korean peninsula, where ...
11:59 PM, Apr 05, 2013

The Last Word: What does Rahul Gandhi's elevation suggest about the Congress?

What does Rahul Gandhi's elevation as the Congress vice president mean for the Indian democracy? ...
10:45 PM, Jan 21, 2013

Friendship between India, Myanmar will last forever: Suu Kyi

Returning after a gap of 25 years, Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday said she was saddened that India was drawn away from Myanmar in its "most difficult days" and hoped it will stand by her country in achieving democracy. She also remembered Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and said the difficulties she faced in her battle for democracy were quite similar to those the Indian leaders ...
10:23 PM, Nov 14, 2012

The Last Word: Is former Army chief voicing a deeper malaise?

Should General VK Singh have demanded dissolution of Parliament when it has been constitutionally elected? ...
09:23 PM, Oct 30, 2012

Newsmaker of the Day: Sam Pitroda

The government turned to social media on Tuesday as Sam Pitroda fielded questions from journalists on Twitter. ...
11:38 PM, Sep 25, 2012

The Last Word: What is happening to India?

Parliament paralysed, reforms postponed, grid failures and scams, mass killing and an exodus " What's happening to India? ...
09:01 PM, Aug 24, 2012

Are attempts to ostracise Modi unhealthy for Indian democracy?

Several people have in the past courted controversy by either praising or getting close to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. ...
11:50 PM, Jul 30, 2012

Greece: World heaves a sigh of relief as pro-Eurozone forces win

Fears of a Greek exit from the Eurozone have receded, as the pro-bailout conservative New Democracy Party has won the Parliamentary elections. ...
08:17 AM, Jun 18, 2012

Protests still continue in Maldives

President Waheed is still facing daily protests from Nasheed's MDP party members in Parliament, and on the streets, Nasheed's followers are out on at least five of the eleven islands in Maldives. ...
04:12 PM, Apr 23, 2012

Syria votes on referendum on democracy

After months of violence that left more than 5,000 people dead, Syrians vote on a referendum on democracy. ...
10:00 PM, Feb 26, 2012

Learn from China: Malaysian ex-PM tells India

New Delhi: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad said that India needed a much stronger Central Government and less powerful federal structure to make rapid economic progress. "India would be like China if it was little less democratic," Mahatir said in New Delhi on Friday at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit while speaking on the topic Challenges of Change in the 21st Century. Claiming that Singapore has done tremendously well ...
01:32 PM, Dec 02, 2011

Time to bring structural changes in the electoral system?

A large number of people say that they prefer a strong leader who does not have to bother about contesting elections. ...
11:48 PM, Nov 28, 2011

World View: Arab Spring - Should India have taken a more active line?

Suhasini Haidar: Hello and welcome to this week's edition of World View with me Suhasini Haidar. It has been nine months and counting the fires across the Arab world continue to burn and the Arab Spring as it is called is continuing to claim lives and in fact Governments. Today, we want to talk about what India could have done and can still do. Remember, it all began last December ...
06:07 PM, Sep 17, 2011

People's power triumph, Anna to end fast

Parliament passed a resolution accepting the three demands put forth by Anna Hazare. ...
11:44 PM, Aug 27, 2011

The Last Word: Sonia Gandhi's illness

Karan Thapar examines if, the timid manner in which media has shied away from finding out more a proper response from free press. ...
10:43 PM, Aug 12, 2011

Lalu slams Baba, maintains supremacy of Parliament

RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav spoke against Baba Ramdev's protest saying that he had advised Baba not to start the fast and also that in a democracy, supremacy of Parliament is supreme. ...
01:06 PM, Jun 05, 2011

Are NGOs behaving in an anti-democratic manner?

On Taking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Are NGOs behaving in an anti-democratic manner?' ...
10:47 PM, Apr 13, 2011

Netizens outsmart Gaddafi, subvert internet ban

Mohamed Nabbousi, a technical wizard, managed to stream protests-related videos despite the ban on internet. ...
09:40 AM, Feb 28, 2011

Libya: unrest reaches Tripoli, over 1000 dead

Security forces continue their bloody crackdown on protesters as the US imposed sanctions on Libya. ...
08:56 AM, Feb 26, 2011

Libya witnesses mass exodus as unrest grows

Citizens, expats, and even troops are fleeing the country as unrest intensifies in Libya. ...
08:56 AM, Feb 25, 2011