India After the Dynasty

Must every state be a nation and every nation a state? Or should we look instead to the example of countries such as India, where one state holds together a…

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.

The country’s hold on electoral democracy is firm, but its claim still to be a liberal democracy is increasingly dubious.