On Thursday, the General Secretaries of the five political parties met over a meal and had a good and informal exchange among themselves. The five of them agreed to overlook minor issues and as far as possible avoid the finger pointing and complaints that blighted past elections. The debates on …

ISTANBUL – In 2007, I found myself in a car with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli President Shimon Peres en route to Turkey’s Grand National Assembly. During their historic visit to Ankara, which I had the privilege of hosting, both leaders addressed the Turkish parliament, advocating peace and a …

During the Presidential debate a party President said that he burned two applications for a private TV station saying allowing such a thing would harm democracy in Bhutan. This point has been picked up by some other candidates to score political points during the ongoing debates. However, it is strange …

The ECB has announced the election period is on and now it is up to the five political parties to compete with each other. However, this election will be unique compared to the past elections because firstly, it has the most number of parties contesting with two new parties joining …

It has been more than two weeks now since another war in Gaza started. More than 6,500 Palestinians have been killed by relentless Israeli bombardment and 1,400 Israelis died in the attack by the armed Palestinian resistance group Hamas on southern Israel. Watching the media coverage of these events, I …

The ongoing attack and blockade on Gaza will have profound impacts beyond just Palestine. Never has a single incident exposed so much the double standards of the west and their lectures to others on human rights, freedom of expression etc. They will never recover their moral credibility. The ugly incident has …

As we speak, people in Gaza are dying.  They are dying only from bombs and strikes. Soon, many more will die from the consequences of siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.   Basic services are crumbling.  Medicine is running out.  Food and water are running out. The streets of Gaza have started overflowing with sewage. Gaza …