Burma’s Quest for Democracy: An Introduction

After a brief era of political opening, the authoritarian old guard has ridden a dubiously conducted presidential election back into power.

The BJP has won two successive national elections, but it refuses to respect the rights of Muslims. Is democracy on a collision course with liberalism?

In the world’s largest democracy, liberalism is in retreat, as evidenced by a pattern of assaults on minorities, press freedom, and the independence of key cultural and intellectual institutions.