Trust in Institutions Preserved

Rating democracies is a tricky business.  Something makes the Indian Subcontinent different. All of its nations, from the Maldives through Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan have regular elections. Of course the quality of democracy varies, let’s say from Pakistan at the lowest rung to India. Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood— from Bangladesh, Nepal to Sri Lanka. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta