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Delhi Ordinance Row: "Congress has to decide if it is with democracy or PM Modi," remarks Arvind Kejriwal

Responding to a reporter's question on Congress' stand on the ordinance, Kejriwal said, "Today, the Congress has to decide whether it is with democracy, constitution, 140 croe people of the country or with Modi Ji". Read further on Dynamite News:

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The big business of lobbying in Westminster

There is nothing inherently sinister about seeking to influence the people who write our laws; indeed, it’s a vital part of any democracy. Any citizen has the right to lobby an MP – the verb was coined to describe people who collared lawmakers in public lobbies such as Parliament’s. But…

The Week

The US could learn a lot from Ukraine

Ukraine's “deoligarchization” efforts look to be a great success

Salon

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Amid shrinking freedoms, Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately

As the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown approaches Sunday, many in Hong Kong are trying to mark the day in the shadow of a law that prosecuted leading activists in the city’s pro-democracy movement

The Independent UK

Tate Britain rehang: a major reshuffle of its free displays

“For the first time in a decade”, Tate Britain has rehung its free displays, said Eloise Hendy in The Independent. The museum boasts “the most comprehensive collection of British art in the world”, making the task of rearranging and in some cases replacing the 800 works on display – spanning…

The Week

Govt. is working to build developed India by 2047: Rajnath Singh

In an address at an event, Mr. Singh also noted that when India emerges as a superpower, it will have to ensure that universal values like democracy, religious freedom, dignity of human beings and global peace are established all over the world.

The Hindu

US, Taiwan sign trade deal over China's opposition

The United States has signed a trade agreement with Taiwan over opposition from China, which claims the self-ruled island democracy as part of its territory

The Independent UK

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Political parties will snipe, but there is a limit, says RSS chief

Political parties will criticise each other in a democracy but there must be a limit to everything, said Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday.

The Hindu

EC urged to speed up probe into MFP leader

A group of political activists calling themselves Love Democracy on Thursday petitioned the Election Commission (EC) to speed up the probe into Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat's alleged ineligibility to run in the election.

Bangkok Post

The debt ceiling fight was never about debt. It was about Republican power

In a democracy, this type of extortion should not be permitted – but Republican rule isn’t based on democracy

The Guardian - US

In ‘rationalisation’ move, NCERT drops periodic table chapter from Class X book

NCERT has decided to omit chapters on the periodic table from Class 10 Science textbooks and chapters on democracy and political parties from Political Science textbooks

The Hindu

China criticizes US plan for trade deal with Taiwan

China’s government has criticized the United States' plans to sign a trade treaty with Taiwan, calling on Washington to stop official contact with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory

The Independent UK

Psychiatrists on Trump's public meltdown

"Trump's behavior is worse now but that's only because we're seeing a peeling away of his façade"

Salon

New Government free speech tsar Professor Arif Ahmed says ‘democracy is at stake’

Professor Arif Ahmed appointed to role as part of Higher Education Act.

Evening Standard

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The Canberra Times

'I'm pretty sick of it': Hanson says govt no longer cares about democracy

The Liberal was kicked out of a fiery question time on the Calvary takeover.

The Independent UK

University freedom of speech champion says ‘democracy at stake’

Professor Arif Ahmed appointed to role as part of Higher Education Act.

The Conversation

From Donald Trump to Danielle Smith: 4 ways populists are jeopardizing democracy

In 1954, Richard Hofstadter, the eminent American historian of modern conservatism, asked a provocative question about his era’s assault on progressive and left-wing ideals, known as McCarthyism: Where did this extremism come from?

The Hindu

A parliamentary democracy or an executive democracy

The urgent question that must be asked is whether India can continue to be called a parliamentary democracy or whether it has become an executive democracy

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Reuters

Georgia's EU candidate status would help EU security - Georgia's president

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday urged the European Union to grant her country EU candidate status, arguing it would help European security, boost the bloc's regional influence and help democracy in Georgia.

Salon

The making of a right-wing martyr

"In the worst-case scenario, Stewart Rhodes and the other Jan. 6 terrorists in jail can become much more dangerous"

The Conversation

South Africa has changed its electoral law, but a much more serious overhaul is needed

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed into law a change to the country’s electoral act to allow individuals to contest national and provincial elections independently of political parties. The change follows a June 2020 constitutional court judgment that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional because it didn’t allow independent candidates.

Reuters

Iraqi Kurdistan 2022 parliament extension unconstitutional, supreme court rules

Iraq's federal supreme court ruled on Tuesday that a one-year extension of the term of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region parliament in 2022 was unconstitutional and undermined democracy in the country, its top judge Jassim Mohammed said.

Newslaundry

Praise on page 1: Tamil newspapers laud celebration of Tamil culture at new Parliament

Yesterday, the front pages of leading English newspapers offered mixed reviews of Modi's inauguration of the new Parliament building. The opposition’s boycott, the wrestlers’ protest, the violence in Manipur – several papers offered space to the various controversies accompanying Sunday’s event.

WEKU

In Memorial Day remarks, Biden honors troops who 'gave all' to protect democracy

President Biden marked the 155th anniversary of Memorial Day with remarks at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

WEKU

Liz Cheney tells Colorado graduates to 'stand in truth,' warns democracy is in peril

The former U.S. congresswoman (R-Wyo.) and House leader told graduates of her alma mater that America cannot remain a free nation if the truth is abandoned.

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