Akhilesh 100 Days in Office
UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has completed 100 days in office. The Samajwadi Party was voted to power after defeating the Bahujan Samaj Party in the assembly elections held early this year. Akhilesh amid high expectations and hope took oath on March 15 as the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He has taken several [...]
Morsi, SCAF and the revolutionary left
As soon as the news broke last Sunday that Mohamed Morsi was officially declared Egypt’s first elected civilian president, I could hear loud happy chants and cheers in my street. The janitors in my neighborhood gathered around the corner in their galabiyas, jumping up and down, in the same fashion I usually see them when [...]
Raise of the Phoenix
The 10th -12th century period was a golden era in Egyptian history when the Fatemi Imams ruled the Levant region. The rule of law, religious freedom, tremendous infra structural development and phenomenal economic growth prevailed in abundance in the Land of the Nile at the time. Today’s Egypt cannot be compared with the exemplary Fatemi [...]
The Road That Starts in Midrand Ends in Mangaung: The 2012 ANC Policy Conference
The power brokers of the African National Congress are holding their 2012 National Policy Conference in Midrand this week. This could prove to be a vital few days in the life of the Zuma administration as this week’s gathering is fraught with text and subtexts and sub-subtexts. Putatively the goal of the week is simply [...]
Bangladesh could face a protracted political crisis
Bangladesh: Back to the Future Bangladesh could face a protracted political crisis in the lead-up to the 2013 elections unless Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government changes course and takes a more conciliatory approach towards the political opposition and the military. In December 2008, following two years of a military-backed caretaker government, the Awami League (AL) [...]
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