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Tensions have increased between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, India and Pakistan have been exchanging fires at the border for several days following an attack on tourists in an Indian village — near the picturesque town of Pahalgam — in the Himalayan region that led to 26 deaths. India suspects Pakistan for the deadly attack, leading to growing tensions between the parties with fires from both parties along the Line of Control. But Pakistan denies its involvement and says India’s accusations are entirely baseless. However,…

Tanzania has banned the main opposition party from elections, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema is barred from participating in the 2025 elections, expected to be held in October following its failure to sign a code of conduct document days after its leader Tundu Lissu — who called for electoral reforms at a political rally in Southern Tanzania for free and fair elections — was charged with treason, deemed to be politically motivated. However, it remains unclear whether the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be free,…

The passing of controversial legislation in Indonesia has led to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the parliament of Indonesia passed changes to the legislation in March this year that now allows a bigger role of the military in the government. Military officers will be able to take up positions in the government, even without first retiring or resigning from the armed forces — if implemented — leading to the protests of hundreds of pro-democracy activists outside the parliament in the capital city of Indonesia. But it remains unclear whether the changes made in the legislation will bring…

The arrest of the opposition leader led to a huge protest in Turkey. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the leader of the opposition, was arrested a few days ago, leading to the protests of tens of thousands of protesters across Turkey. The opposition leader —who was also suspended from the post of Mayor — was due to be selected as the 2028 presidential nominee of the Republican People’s Party in a vote this month. The protests in the meantime led to more than 1400 arrests. But it remains unclear…

Improving political culture is vital in Bangladesh. The 2024 July-August mass uprisings — which led to the ouster of the Hasina-led government — have reminded the importance of improving political culture and created its scope. The Yunus-led interim government has made various steps including reform steps which have the potential for improvements in political culture in Bangladesh since there will be changes in different laws that will increase checks and balances and secure more transparency and accountability in the government and political parties that can reduce the scope of the dictatorship. But it remains unclear whether and how much the chance of…

The deaths of political prisoners are a concern in Venezuela. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation, as the information of the Venezuelan Prison Observatory NGO reveals, 20 political prisoners have died in custody over the past few years in Venezuela. The latest was Reinaldo Araujo — a political prisoner and a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in the Trujillo state of Venezuela— who died last month in jail. Despite criticisms against the government, it remains unclear whether the deaths of political prisoners will end in Venezuela, which has one of the largest numbers of such prisoners in the…

Arson spree on religious sites has led to concerns in New Zealand. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation, seven churches were targeted in a suspected arson attack that occurred overnight in New Zealand on February 22, 2025. Four churches were attacked in the town of Masterton — north of the capital Wellington — and three were were attacked in other areas. Though the arson attacks, carried out by a man, have not killed anyone and there have the government’s growingly strengthened efforts for years, it remains unclear whether attacks on religious sites will end in New Zealand, an island…

The tariff war has raised concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in the US including a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum led to retaliatory tariffs on the US goods in China including US coal and liquefied natural gas products. Additionally, increased tariffs were imposed by the United States — with the aim to increase revenue — on several goods of several other countries including Mexico and Canada, though they were later halted for a while, and there is the possibility of imposing tariffs on Europe, a crucial ally…

Conflicts have been going on in DR Congo for several days, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, hundreds of people have been killed, along with the displacement of thousands, in several days of intense fighting in Goma, an eastern city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly between the government force and the rebel group named the March 23 Movement (M23), made up of ethnic Tutsis. The rebel group M23, which has by this time captured northern Kivu, is moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, while the military has…

The Ukraine war is hopefully going to be ended amidst the change in the US administration. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the present President of the United States, Donald Trump who took oath on January 20, 2025, is in favor of the resolution of the war — started with the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 — and has indicated it several times. Additionally, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, and Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, have in the meantime expressed the intention of ending the Ukraine war. But it remains unclear…