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The South Asian region is witnessing some kind of democratic upsurge. For the first time, all the countries in the region have embraced democracy. Yet, democratic transitions in the region are filled with uncertainties and fragility. South Asian countries need to learn from each other's democratic experiences and support each other.
Making political history, Mahinda Rajapaksa secured more than half a million votes to his premiership in Sri Lanka.
Despite the rise in women's participation and representation in politics in recent decades, further sustained efforts to remove the persisting structu
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy framework, by being blind to history and to context, is not doing itself any favours.
The process of subverting democracy and politicians began at the beginning of Pakistan.
The Indian leadership has been able to earn a lot of goodwill by sheltering the Dalai Lama and his people, but after his life, the 90,000-strong community will become a political and economic burden.
Despite several democracy watchdogs calling India as a backsliding democracy, the vibrant democratic practices conducted in India would say otherwise
स्वतंत्र समाजों ने हमेशा ही अपनी सीमाओं की मज़बूती से हि�
लोकतंत्र पर नज़र रखने वाली कई संस्थाएं भले ही ये कह रही हो
Questioning the choices made by the government in terms of its response to the Pulwama terror strike is not 'questioning the forces' and thus unpatriotic
One of Tunisia's leading politicians, Sheikh Rashid al-Ghannouchi, says the Middle East is not in crisis, but rather at a "crossroads." The Middle East can indeed achieve stability and peace through a process of democratic reconciliation and consensus. But the road will be long and involve building institutions, healing old wounds and forging compromises.
It is important to harness informed technology so that we protect against and mitigate the very risks that are likely to play spoilsport in our attemp
Democracies have not always been true to the ideals they promote and it is precisely because of their ambitions that such ideals have taken a backseat
लोकतंत्र के एक मॉडल के रूप में "चीनी लोकतंत्र" को हाल ही मे�
लोकतंत्र के एक मॉडल के रूप में "चीनी लोकतंत्र" को हाल ही मे�
The attack on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at a function in New Delhi, where a kirpan-wielding individual popped up to hit him, should be viewed not as a stand-alone case.
The Indian general election will go beyond reaffirming the power of democracy; it could make 2024 the year that took democracy home to the people of t
The speculation regarding General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's possible extension came to an end last week. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani in a rather dramatic fashion announced a full term extension for General Kayani on national television.
The legacy of Trumpism must be undone if US democracy has to successfully graduate from its stress test.
As the candidates of the 2022 Philippine presidential elections launch their campaigns, questions regarding democracy in the country and its sovereign
Its 11th General Elections have in fact left Bangladesh poorer in terms of its democratic processes, diversity and freedoms.
Bangladesh's journey of democracy did not have a healthy start and it is still struggling with establishing a fully functioning democracy as is seen by the presence of confrontational politics and the dysfunctional parliament, according to former Bangladesh Major General Muniruzzaman.
The public in South Asian countries have reacted variedly to the developments taking place in Pakistan
Neighbours India and Bhutan have shared five decades of friendly ties. Using as a backdrop Bhutan’s transition from a monarchy to democracy beginning in 1998, this brief makes an assessment of India’s role in Bhutan’s economic development in the past 20 years. It looks at India’s contribution to Bhutan in terms of trade, hydropower enrichment, and development cooperation. The brief argues that India and Bhutan’s relations have endured
The titans of tech evade regulations on the ground of free speech as they rake in profit from misinformation in host countries, while complying to sim
Since P20-type parliamentary diplomacy has seen acceptance, slight organisational changes can place the P20 on track for being an exemplar multilatera
As China witnesses a resurgence of COVID cases, the question that arises is whether China’s authoritarian system is jeopardising its struggle agains
Both internal and external challenges have propelled China to adopt measures to ensure the economic and social growth of the Chinese society, and in t
Given India’s position in the region and its history of supporting democratic traditions, Delhi is likely to exert pressure for the restoration of democracy.
Despite many structural shortfalls, the 73rd and the 74th Amendments were able to create critical democratic space for these underrepresented groups s
U.S. President Joe Biden should recognize that countries elsewhere need to be key allies in the fight.
