MonitorsPublished on Jan 18, 2013
As Bhutan prepares for its second general elections this year, the political landscape of the nation has yet to undergo significant change from the first one. While being active, democracy in the Himalayan Kingdom is still State-centric,
Bhutan: Politics without political-divide yet
(The writer is a contributor)

(The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation)

< class="heading1">Country Reports

India


< class="text11verdana">Source: The Hindu, January 17, 2013

Maldives


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Myanmar


< class="text11verdana">Source: mizzima.com, January 17, 201, Source: mmtimes.com, January 17, 2013

Nepal


< class="text11verdana">Source: Republica, January 13, 2013

Pakistan


< class="text11verdana">Source: Dawn, January 3, 2013; Firstpost.com, January 13, 2013, The International News, January 14, 2013

Sri Lanka


< class="text11verdana">Source: Daily Mirror Online, January 16, 2013

Afghanistan



< class="text11verdana">Source: Tolo News, January 15, 2013

Bangladesh


< class="text11verdana">Source: The Times of India, January 13, 2013

Bhutan


< class="text11verdana">Source: bbs.bt, January 15, 2013

< class="brown12verdana">Contributors:

Afghanistan: Aryaman Bhatnagar;
Bangladesh: Joyeeta Bhattacharjee;
Bhutan and Myanmar: Sripathi Narayanan;
India:Satish Misra;
Nepal: Akanshya Shah;
Pakistan: Daniel Rubin;
Maldives & Sri Lanka: N Sathiya Moorthy

Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
Aryaman Bhatnagar; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee; Sripathi Narayanan;Satish Misra; Akanshya Shah; Daniel Rubin; N Sathiya Moorthy
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