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The decolonisation process, which made headway after the Second World War, was brought to a halt by the US administration in the eighties. The institutions for the management of the global economy - World Bank, IMF and WTO and others - have since been manipulated by the developed countries to safeguard and promote not only their economic but also political strategic interests in the global order.

Land-locked Nepal has been rocked by an unprecedented constitutional crisis. The twists and turns, apparently contradictory to one another, reflect the nebulous experiment of democracy against the agonizing hangover of medieval feudalism.

Asia's robust economic growth has been stymied by the global crisis impacting swiftly and sharply on its trade and financial ties with the rest of the world - a heavy price for its exceptional integration - and the outlook for 2010 is not without risks.

With the D Day approaching fast, political parties are positioning themselves for the post-poll scenario. Both the Congress-led UPA and the BJP-led NDA are looking for new friends while struggling to keep their old allies. They have already opened up the channels of communication but are waiting for the results.

JAIPUR: People in Rajasthan will have to wait till May 16 to know the results. But indications are that the Congress will do much better this time compared to the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

India ranked among the world's most terrorism-afflicted countries in 2008 and South Asia has become more unsafe as compared to 2007, says Country report on terrorism 2008 released recently by State department of the United States.

New Delhi: World Bank is now trying to take control of the accounting system of India. Earlier, in the name of reform, it had suceessfully tried to implement its agenda in the country in many central and state government departments, which included, but not limited to, administrative reform and control.

FIROZABAD: Samajwadi Party MP, Akhilesh Yadav is facing a multi-cornered contest in Firozabad constituency, which is known for its glass work all over the world.

CHANDIGARH: Lok Sabha elections have proved to be a blessing in disguise for over three lakh Punjab government employees. Thanks to the ruling Akali-BJP alliance's electoral compulsions, the state government has decided to implement the State Pay Commission's recommendations immediately.

Has the Bharatiya Janata Party abandoned even the pretence of playing by the rules of democratic game and decided that it's not bound by any considerations of minimum political decorum and that it must stoop to the lowest possible level whenever it's questioned or challenged?