Politics 89 Articles
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Bofors Scandal: What Was Proved, What Was Alleged, What Is Still Unknown
The Bofors scandal turned a ₹1,437-crore artillery purchase into a 40-year legal saga with no conviction. This timeline separates what was proved,…
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France Protests Timeline: From the 2026 Unrest to the French Revolution
From revolutionary crowds in 1789 to May 1968, the Yellow Vests, the 2023 pension strikes and the October 2026 riots over living…
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Syrian Civil War Timeline: Key Turning Points From the 2011 Uprising to Assad’s Fall
Syria's war grew from peaceful protests in 2011 into an international conflict involving Assad, rebels, ISIS, the Kurdish-led SDF, Russia, Iran, Turkiye…
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Delimitation Freeze: India’s Lok Sabha Seat Allocation History
Why Lok Sabha seats per state still rest on the 1971 Census: the 1976 freeze, the 84th and 87th Amendments, the 2008…
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Qatar Blockade 2017: Timeline of the Diplomatic Crisis
On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, closing its only land border and their…
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Ukraine War Anniversary: Front-Line Changes & Impact Since 2022
What began with Russia's full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022 has become a war of slow front-line shifts, costly offensives and long-range…
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Electoral Bonds: History, Controversy, and Supreme Court Ruling
Introduced in the 2017 Budget and first sold in March 2018, India's electoral bonds let donors fund political parties anonymously through the…
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Parliament Attack Anniversary 2001: Security Failures That Shook Indian Democracy
On 13 December 2001 five gunmen drove into India's Parliament complex in a car with a red beacon and a forged Home…
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Social Security Trust Fund: Projections, Shortfall and Proposed Fixes
The 2026 Trustees Report projects Social Security's retirement trust fund will run out of reserves in late 2032, leaving 78% of benefits…
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RTI Act Anniversary: Impact & Exemptions in India
India's Right to Information Act at 21: how a Rajasthan campaign became a national law, what RTI has achieved, the Section 8…
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Egypt New Administrative Capital: Timeline, Costs and the $60 Billion Question
Egypt's New Administrative Capital from the 2015 announcement to October 2026: what the $58bn, EGP 500bn and OECD $60bn cost figures really…
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Abraham Accords: Signatory Countries, Timeline and Stalled Talks
Who signed the Abraham Accords and what each country got: the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and Kazakhstan, why Saudi Arabia has not…
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Arab Spring Timeline: Country-by-Country Impact and Legacy
From Mohamed Bouazizi in Sidi Bouzid to the fall of Assad in Damascus: how the Arab Spring played out in Tunisia, Egypt,…
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Mandal Commission: Impact on India’s Reservation Policy
How the Mandal Commission reshaped India's reservation policy: the 1980 report, the 27% OBC order of August 1990, the 1992 Indra Sawhney…
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Ceuta’s Dual Identity: Sebta, Spain, and Morocco’s Territorial Claim
Ceuta, or Sebta in Arabic, is a Spanish city on the African coast claimed by Morocco. The full record from 709 and…
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US Government Shutdowns: A Comprehensive Timeline of Causes and Resolutions
America's government shutdowns have repeatedly disrupted federal operations, from the Clinton-era budget fights to the record 43-day shutdown of 2025 and the…
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US Debt Ceiling Standoffs: A Timeline of Crises and Resolutions
America's debt ceiling has repeatedly brought Washington to the brink. Follow every major standoff from 1917 to the $41.1 trillion limit of…
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US Death Penalty: Firing Squads, Lethal Injections & Legal Challenges
A timeline of the US death penalty from Furman v. Georgia to 2026: lethal injection failures, the return of firing squads, Idaho's…
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