From Bengaluru to Delhi: When a protest becomes a people’s movement

Something unusual is happening on the streets of India. It began as a battle over electoral rolls, the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR. But from Bengaluru’s Freedom Park to the roads around Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the protests are beginning to acquire a character that goes beyond political parties and Parliament.Continue Reading

Indonesia's quiet diplomatic shake-up: why Prabowo's choice of Arrmanatha Nasir matters

Prabowo replaces Sugiono with veteran diplomat Arrmanatha Nasir as Jakarta navigates an increasingly complex world October 1, 2026: Indonesia has quietly made a change at the top of its foreign-policy machinery that could have consequences far beyond Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto has appointed career diplomat Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir as Indonesia’sContinue Reading

Who decides who gets to vote?’ Dipke puts three demands at the heart of CJP’s campaign against Gyanesh Kumar

The confrontation over India’s electoral rolls has entered a more intense phase, with Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), putting forward three demands centred on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners.Continue Reading

"US pleading for an end to war": Mojtaba Khamenei warns Arabian Sea will be cleared of ‘enemy forces

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a fresh warning to foreign military forces, saying the Arabian Sea will soon be cleared of what Tehran describes as “enemy forces”, as tensions between Iran and the United States continue to escalate. In a message released on Monday, Khamenei claimed that IranianContinue Reading