In an opinion piece published on IOL, one of South Africa's leading news platforms, academic and international relations observer Nereshnee Govender writes that PM Modi's approach draws on shared histories of resistance and aspirations for equitable development.
"I want to appeal to everyone to come and participate in the election process, and everyone come to exercise their right to vote. On the topic of violence, Election Commission wants to make it clear that the Election Commission has zero tolerance towards violence. No incident of violence
Fellow at the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Sana Hashmi, said India and Taiwan are deepening ties through the institutionalised India-Taiwan Dialogue with ORF, focusing on trade, security, and semiconductor cooperation. She stressed the need for stronger people-to-people links, scholarshi
The three-day dialogue, from October 27 to October 29, being co-hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), is part of the Ministry's biennial India Maritime Week (IMW), which is being held from October 27 to 31 in Mumbai.
Following Union Minister Amit Shah's election rallies in Bihar on the first day of Chhath Puja, Congress leader and Senior Election Observer for the AICC, Ashok Gehlot, on Saturday, alleged that the BJP leader used the festival for electoral gains ahead of the Assembly Elections.
The General Observer, along with District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner R.V. Karnan, Police Observer Om Prakash Tripathi, and Expenditure Observer Sanjeev Kumar Lal, visited the Kotha Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium on Friday to review the arrangements made for the upcoming Jubilee
Congress leader and Senior Election Observer for the AICC, Ashok Gehlot, on Thursday defended Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav as the Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial face after BJP questioned his credibility over charges framed against him in the IRCTC Hotel Tender case.
Gehlot, who has been named as Senior Election Observer by the All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) for the assembly polls in Bihar, was accompanied by state Congress incharge Krishna Allavaru.
A delegation from the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) met with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and confirmed plans to send at least 10 international observers for the country's upcoming national election, scheduled for February 2026.