Burma’s Quest for Democracy: An Introduction

Home to about a quarter of the world’s people, South Asia presents a murky and not very encouraging picture when it comes to democracy.

With its recent electoral turnover of power, Pakistan seemingly passed a milestone of democratic consolidation. But beneath the surface, power remains where it long has been—with the military.

A review of How India Became Democratic: Citizenship and the Making of the Universal Franchise by Ornit Shani.