democracy

On Myanmar’s contentious elections, voter disenfranchisement and prospects for the future.

A bill before the Majlis risks depriving hundreds of Maldivian citizens of their right to reparations.

A legal analysis of the origins and possible impacts of emergency law.

A co-author of the critical Maldivian Democracy Network report reflects on the forced closure of the organisation.

JNU violence shows the fringe is at the Centre.

A reinvigorated spiritual politics of Tibetan Buddhism could prove to be a way forward.

Afghan election results will determine the prospect for peace talks.

A first-time visitor’s observations of present-day Kashmir.

In conversation with photographer, journalist and activist Shahidul Alam. [INCLUDES THE TRANSCRIPT]

Frenzied use of communal card signals the weakening of democracy.