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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…

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

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

“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…

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 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

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.

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.

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

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

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