election
Echoes of Pakistan in Indian polls
Frenzied use of communal card signals the weakening of democracy.
Pervez Hoodbhoy | May 06, 2019
Strangulation by bureaucracy: the Maldivian case
The country has found an efficient method of controlling media coverage of the 2018 presidential election.
Chhetria Patrakar | Sep 21, 2018
Turning out
In Kashmir Valley, voter participation at recent Assembly polls was driven by an overriding imperative.
Saima Bhat and Shahid Tantray | Jan 19, 2015
When the worm turns
On 8 January, the dynastic ambition of the Rajapaksas faces an unprecedented challenge.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Dec 31, 2014
Between two guns
In Kashmir, individual agency is prey to violence from both state and non-state actors.
Gowhar Geelani | Jun 09, 2014
Assam’s ‘D-voters’
In Assam, the control of public discourse has become a powerful political technology.
Rafiul Ahmed | May 26, 2014
Through the looking glass
Reflections on the Indian media in the 2014 Indian Parliamentary Elections.
Anish Vanaik | May 23, 2014
Registering dissent
NOTA and what it means for electoral participation in Kashmir.
Bilal Kuchay | May 08, 2014
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