Bangladeshi journalist Muktadir Rashid has expressed strong optimism about the possibility of holding free and peaceful elections in Bangladesh, asserting that the country should emerge as a democratic nation with fairly elected leadership, free from false propaganda and religious extremism,
China has assigned two to four individuals specialising in Taiwan issues to its embassies in various democratic nations to observe and intimidate Taiwanese, actions that the host countries are unlikely to accept, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen stated, as repor
India will chair International IDEA for the first time in 2026, with CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlighting global recognition of India's election system. India also has the largest electorate among IDEA members, accounting for 44.5% of over 2.22 billion voters across 37 democratic nations.
This initiative aims to deepen collaboration among democratic nations across three continents, focusing on emerging technologies, clean energy, and artificial intelligence.
Experts warn Pacific nations to guard against Beijing's influence after two incidents in New Zealand, including pressure on a Taiwan-linked event and airport security protests. Scholar David Yeau-Tarn Lee said New Zealand is aligning with democracies to resist CCP infiltration and defend sov
"... Dialogue can be done with civilised and democratic nations. But a nation that does not have an iota of democracy, and there is just religious fanaticism and hatred against India, there cannot be a dialogue with them... The language of terrorism is fear, blood and hate, not dialogue.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday asserted that all democratic nations, bound by a shared commitment to peace, security, and the rule of law, will have to come together to eradicate the menace of terrorism.
In a strong show of solidarity, Argentina's Ambassador to India, Mariano Caucino, expressed unwavering support for India following a horrific terrorist attack on its territory. Speaking on behalf of the Argentine government and people, Caucino condemned the assault as a crime against huma
"In a democratic nation, the purity of its criminal justice system defines its direction...for a criminal investigation, the initiation has to be by an FIR, First Information Report. It is the law of the land that every cognizable offence is required to be reported to the police, and failure
Czech Deputy Speaker Jan Bartosek urges stronger cooperation among democratic nations to counter disinformation and cyberattacks from China and Russia. Taiwan and the Czech Republic discuss strategies to strengthen ties and address emerging authoritarian threats.