Yet, Modi’s offensive stratagem is already bearing fruit, especially with India’s floundering economy bolstering his platform.
India’s Modi ups game ahead of national elections
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Kosovo Serbs go on the offensive amid Crimea tensions
At play here may be a ripple effect as Eastern Europe cautiously watches events unfold in Crimea and old turf wars resurface.
France woos Chinese leader as human rights issues loom
So Hollande remains focused on wooing Xi, who since taking office one year ago has changed little in the way of press or Internet freedoms, despite his so-called reform platform.
Morocco provokes France, to little response
Beyond the slight to Morocco’s reputation – the offending statement referred to the country as “a mistress… with whom (France is] not particularly in love” – the issue here looks to be Paris’ support for Morocco’s occupation of the Western Sahara.
Turkey-Israel deal no panacea for Erdogan
But what should be an easy political victory for Erdogan risks being submerged in the lead up to the local elections, which are viewed by many analysts as a preview of the presidential race this summer.
With racial slur, French conservatives echo far-right
This is the second and equally appalling round of an old scandal. Several members of the FN came under fire in 2013 for making similar comments about Taubira.
Sarkozy lashes out, but is it too late?
The recordings have put the former French leader under the spotlight by bringing uncomfortable allegations to the forefront – notably, illegal funding of Sarkoyz’s 2007 presidential campaign by late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi – just as the as the pol is reportedly preparing a return to the political stage ahead of the 2017 presidential elections.
After local election, Dutch far right ignites controversy
Wilders’ latest antics read as an attempt to boost his party’s profile before critical European elections this May – a vote that could well shift the character of the European assembly if, as expected, far-right parties across Europe make headway.
Kurdish question continues to haunt Turkish premier
Now, however, the premier may be facing a new challenge in inflamed tensions within Turkey’s large Kurdish community, long uneasy about Erdogan.
Abbas visits Washington with conflicted agenda
Palestinian hostility to perceived pressure from Washington (and Israel) to extend peace negotiations past the April 29 deadline is only the latest stumbling block in the nine-month-old peace process.
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