politics

Pakistan’s Post Election Crisis: Rigged Polls, Economic Despair, and Indo-Pak Diplomacy

In the Wake of Controversial Elections, Pakistan Grapples with Democratic Integrity, Economic Instability, and Uncertain Indo-Pak Relations. Amidst a backdrop…

9 months ago

Rigged or not, polls the only option for Pakistan

By Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University in Islamabad While there are allegations of it being fixed, as a constitutional exercise it is preferable…

10 months ago

Beleaguered parties and strategic voters

By Shandana Khan Mohmand, University of Sussex in Brighton While more and more of the country’s voters now live in urban areas,…

10 months ago

Electoral musical chairs makes a mockery of democracy

By Wajid Islam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority and Hafsa Hina, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics in Peshawar After…

10 months ago

Imran casts a long shadow over polling day

By Umair Javed, Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore He may be banned and his party in disarray but Imran Khan…

10 months ago

Pakistan readies itself for an orchestrated election

The Pakistan Army manipulates the election process to get a friendly government in place. Pakistan, undergoing a dire economic crisis,…

10 months ago

Pakistan, where democracy wears an army uniform

By Ajay Darshan Behera, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi The Pakistan military does not want a genuinely popular civilian political leader…

10 months ago

How social media will be weaponised in Bangladesh election

By Sayeed Al-Zaman, Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka As Bangladesh preps for its election, social media is overflowing with information – and being…

11 months ago

India and US at odds over Bangladesh poll

By Sreeradha Datta, Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India Pragmatism and self-interest influence the Indian attitude while the US sees the Bangladesh…

11 months ago

A one-sided election risks Bangladesh’s future

By Ali Riaz, Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, United States With the distinction between the state, government and party obliterated, Bangladesh…

11 months ago