Indian Express Analysis

Far more than anything else,President Barack Obama’s first 100 days have been marked by an ideological shift to traditional Democratic policies in tackling the US recession.On foreign policy,Obama has pushed for a more accommodating US diplomacy. He has worked to reduce US troops in Iraq and beef up forces in Afghanistan. Ahead lie tests from […]

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd faces a political showdown over the next week as he tries to pass crucial laws through a hostile Senate,with polls showing cracks in his support and analysts pondering the likelihood of an early election. The opposition-dominated Senate has flexed its powers by blocking Rudd’s $23 billion fund to support commercial