Around the world concepts and constructions of democracy are under contestation. Some analysts see the spread of democratic institutional designs as evidence of democracy’s triumph. Others – across ...

For Europeans to survive and thrive in a world of contestation will require greater realism, more agility and a capacity to put together a policy package to ‘win friends and influence people’, writes ...

The tribals in Jharkhand are campaigning to save Parasnath Hills, which they call Marang Baru — literally meaning the eldest mountain deity. The campaign is to not save it from industrial activity or ...

SINGAPORE - It is increasingly difficult to have policies that everyone agrees on, and trade-offs have to be made and balances struck, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday. In the ...

Underscoring the growing significance of geo-economics in international politics, the foreign minister said economic security was a crucial function of national security. He highlighted the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday, in its judgment, took note of the bitter tug-of-war between the Centre and the Opposition-ruled States over various issues, from constitutionally mandated Goods and ...

We have been in the post-Lee Kuan Yew era for just over two years, and it is already clear Singapore is deep into a different era. We are in the age of contestation. Examples include the ...

The Founding of Australia. By Capt. Arthur Phillip R.N. Sydney Cove, Jan. 26th 1788, Algernon Talmadge R.A, 1937. State Library of NSW This is part of a series examining Australian national identity, ...