Myanmar’s opposition foreign minister urges China to stop ‘arms deals’ with ruling junta

Zin Mar Aung said her government had written to Beijing to convey this request officially and received an acknowledgement of receipt but no substantive reply. “If a country supports the military junta, they are supporting [it] to kill their own people and civilians,” she told the Post during a trip on which she sought to … Read more

Is India’s opposition ‘in disarray’ to challenge Narendra Modi’s BJP in election?

Kejriwal has denied the charges, while the opposition is arguing that the arrest was a move by Modi to weaponise the law against his political rivals. “The way the prime minister of the country has been acting like a dictator and suppressing democracy to arrest Kejriwal, all the people in the country who love democracy … Read more

Will India’s long election season help Modi ‘create history’ – or throw up a last-minute surprise?

“Ab ke baar 400 paar”, or “We will create history with a 400-seat victory”, is the slogan upbeat BJP workers have been chanting at rallies recently, optimism fuelled by opinion polls showing Modi’s popularity remains undimmed after two consecutive five-year terms in office. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures to supporters at Bharatiya Janata Party … Read more

Opposition BNP & radical forces encourage “India Out” campaign in Bangladesh

New Delhi: The recent “India Out” campaign in Bangladesh close on the heels of a similar campaign in Maldives has its origin in anti-liberation and radical sections in the neighbouring country that enjoys patronage of Pakistan and pro-Pak parties including BNP and outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami. The campaign has the potential to rock Bangladesh economy as citizens … Read more

Senegal leader Macky Sall postpones presidential election in unprecedented move

President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed Senegal’s planned February 25 presidential election, announcing in a televised address to the nation that he had cancelled the relevant electoral law due to electoral disputes he warned could fuel unrest. With little more than three weeks to go before the vote, the unprecedented step of delaying the poll, … Read more