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PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan talks to the media as he arrives to attend a hearing at the High Court in Islamabad on August 29, 2023. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The political committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced that it would be boycotting the voting process for the 26th constitutional amendment set […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented MPs with a long-awaited “victory plan” that aims to strengthen his country’s position enough to end the war with Russia. Zelensky told parliament in Kyiv the plan could finish the war – which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 – next year. Key elements include […]
The full functioning of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the National Skills Fund would help address the problem of youth unemployment, Parliament was told, but they are hamstrung by inefficiency and wrongdoing. Source link
One year has passed since the proposal to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament was voted down in a referendum. Since that campaign ended, Indigenous affairs have been a far less prominent issue in the media and in politics. One First Nations leader Crikey spoke to said there had been virtually […]
JUI-F leader questions military extensions, demands same rights for parliament | The Express Tribune
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has strongly criticised the practice of granting extensions to military officials, calling it a “flawed” policy that should apply equally to parliament. Addressing the National Assembly, he recalled how past military extensions were pushed through under pressure and questioned why such a privilege is not extended to lawmakers. […]
tl;dr The Monsoon Session of Parliament came to an end on August 09, 2024, when both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die. The Session was originally scheduled to conclude on August 12, 2024. The Session saw the introduction of 14 bills, of which 4 were passed by the Lok Sabha and 3 by the Rajya […]
tl;dr The latest Economic Survey attempts to encapsulate the state of the Indian economy over the past year, but for the most part echoes the praise for DPIs and techno-solutionism that has become commonplace for Indian leaders and government departments to push for in recent years. In this post, we look at what the survey […]
tl;dr The Union Budget for 2024-2025 reveals an overall increase in funds allocation for MeitY, MHA, MIB, and DoT as compared to 2023-2024. The Budget allocated to MeitY has witnessed the highest increase among these ministries – 32.56% over last year’s – yet-to-be-formed Data Protection Board and the IndiaAI Mission gets funding for the first […]
tl;dr We have prepared our legislative brief on digital rights for the Monsoon Session 2024 of the Indian Parliament. In our brief, we aim to reflect on the deliberations and developments around key digital rights issues during the 17th Lok Sabha, with a special focus on the recently concluded sessions, to set the context for […]
The best general, to paraphrase Sun Tzu anachronistically, is the one who wins without having to fire a shot. In 1995-1996, what is now called the Third Taiwan Straits Crisis took place, which was a turning point in Chinese and American defense strategies. As I wrote elsewhere some years back, for China, what it did […]