Global Democracy

Democracy on 'verge of collapse' in Hong Kong with Civic Party set to fall

The democracy in Hong Kong is on the "verge of collapse" with principal opposition party, Civic Party winding up operations

Freedom misused by forces advocating violence and bigotry: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister on Monday said that India has flagged issues related to Khalistani separatist forces operating out of Canada to Ottawa, emphasising the need to ensure that freedoms in a democratic society are not misused by forces which actually advocate "violence" and "bigotry". In recent weeks, anti-India activities in Canada have been on the rise. Jaishankar made the comments during a press conference with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong here on Monday after the 13th Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue. "From time to time, we have engaged the Canadian government, I have myself engaged with my counterpart on this (Khalistani) issue. And we have flagged the need to ensure that freedoms in a democratic society are not misused by forces which actually advocate violence and, and bigotry," he responded to a question related to the Khalistani issue. "So it's important, I think, to understand really, how democracies should function not only at home but also the ...

NATO summit aims to show unity democratic values: Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez

The chief aim of the NATO summit is to send a message of unity in line with democracy, security, international order, based on rules that, unfortunately, Putin has blown to smithereens

Committed to strengthening resilience of our democracies: G7 leaders

Leaders of G7 acknowledged the importance of national laws and regulations that are in place in each country to advance the principles and values of democracy

US using democracy as 'weapon of mass destruction': China on Biden's summit

China on Saturday accused the US of using democracy as a weapon of mass destruction to "stoke divisions and confrontation"

At democracy summit, Biden stresses making govts transparent, accountable

Biden emphasised making governments transparent, accountable, more resilient against the buffering forces of autocracy in his closing remarks at the virtual Summit for Democracy.

Joe Biden calls on world leaders to end 'backward slide' of democracy

President Joe Biden expressed alarm at a backward slide of democracy around the globe on Thursday, calling on fellow world leaders to work with him to bolster democratic institution

Protecting democracy a 'challenge of our time': Biden to world leaders

Biden announced an ambitious Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal, under which his administration is planning to provide up to $424.4 million on a global democratic renewal strategy.

Tech firms should contribute to preserving democratic societies: PM Modi

Technology firms should contribute to preserving democratic societies as technology has the ability to impact democracy "positively or negatively", PM Narendra Modi said

US joins annual list of 'backsliding' democracies, says report

It said that as of August 2021, 64 per cent of countries have taken an action to curb the pandemic that it considers "disproportionate, unnecessary or illegal."

Dictators on their way out? Think again, aren't they on their way up?

While consolidated democracies are struggling to stay healthy, many have turned into outright authoritarian regimes-most notably Russia under Vladimir Putin and Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan