Democracy missing in action
LET’S outdo Prime Minister Modi in what he does best: invent an acronym. But then we need to also move on to the next steps. Today’s unpronounceable offer is: OASWNBRIBNGOOFOT.…
Myanmar testament to vulnerability of democracy
The military junta that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD) by a coup on February 1, 2021 on the eve of the NLD’s return…
Impoverished by democracy?
Right after last week’s title, this one probably is sufficient circumstantial evidence for many to argue that my loyalties reside with the Establishment. Albeit, the establishment is a concept which…
American democracy at its…
Election was fixed. He is an establishment man. Fake votes have been cast. Election management system collapsed. Will not accept the result. Typical of Pakistani elections! Wait a minute- we…
A year after Capitol siege, US democracy still faces test
One year after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol and shut down Congress, Americans still await a reckoning on the unprecedented challenge to the country’s democracy. Was it…
Democracy in name?
THE subject of democracy is a most confused and confusing debate, where it is easy to confuse form with substance, concept with practice and illusion with reality. The fundamental concept…
Democracy in Sudan
Sudan has witnessed another wave of street protests since October 25, 2021 when the military removed the interim civilian Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and seized power. The Central Committee of…
Plateau of democracy
After some speculation about whether or not it would be included in the list of invitees to attend the global Summit for Democracy, Islamabad’s decision to ultimately stay out is…
Backsliding democracy
International IDEA, a European think tank which tracks progress of democracies across the world, has in its recently released report assessed the US as a ‘backsliding democracy.’ This assessment was…
Democracy of riddles
Pakistan’s democracy is a curious one – in which the people play very little part, and most often they do not even know what is happening behind the scenes or…
