Democracy
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A former CEC presents a model in his book for democracy to survive, adapt and thrive in South Asia
SY Quraishi
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Nepal: Polls due in five months, interim government must win trust of parties, voters
Anuj Arora
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A safe bet for freedom: Why the Nobel committee chose María Corina Machado for the peace prize
Ashok Swain
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Do businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats?
David Silver, The Conversation
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Nepal’s army is in the driver’s seat for the first time – and it won’t be good for democracy
Som Niroula, Tribhuvan University
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16-year-olds might soon be able to vote in the UK. It could change politics and democracy
Andrew Mycock, The Conversation
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LA protests give Trump the excuse he needed to deploy force against his own people
Emma Shortis, The Conversation
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It’s a ‘golden age’ for the Hindi news business – but not so much for Hindi journalism or democracy
Anand Pradhan
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Make Italy great again: Mussolini’s rise and fall shows how democracy dies by a thousand cuts
Matthew Sharpe, The Conversation
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Religion or linguistic heritage? Bangladesh is at a crossroads over its national identity
Abul Hasnat Milton, Northern University, Bangladesh
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After a year of hope and success, South Africa’s coalition government could fall apart
Vinothan Naidoo, The Conversation Brian Levy, The Conversation
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Right-wing attacks on academia are an existential threat to universities and democracy
Ashok Swain
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With pitch for ‘Hindu state’, Nepal ex-king’s push to restore monarchy threatens democratic gains
Som Niroula, Tribhuvan University
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Turkey: How Islamic nationalism has curtailed freedoms and become a tool for exclusion
Deniz Torcu, The Conversation
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Third term for Trump? How the US president could sidestep the constitutional bar to remain in power
Philip Klinkner, The Conversation
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Myanmar’s military regime shatters the hopes of a generation of youngsters
Nyi Nyi Kyaw, The Conversation
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Academic freedom is intertwined with democracy – a Nobel Peace Prize could recognise this
Stéphanie Balme, The Conversation
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Can Indian Muslims be represented only by Muslim leaders?
Hilal Ahmed
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Sri Lanka: National People’s Power and the path back to democracy
Mick Moore
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Trump may succeed where the Myanmar military couldn’t – in silencing a defiant media house
Nandita Haksar