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December 9, 2013

India
Indian State Elections Raise Questions About 2014

The results of four of the five state-level elections conducted in India over the past month were announced on Sunday, December 8. (Results from the smaller northeastern state of Mizoram were announc…

Supporters of Kejriwal, leader of the newly formed Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party, hold brooms, the party's symbol, after Kejriwal's election win against Delhi's CM Dikshit, in New Delhi
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

January 7, 2014

Politics and Government
No Winners in Bangladesh

I’ve been an optimist about Bangladesh for some time now—its national development miracle, amazing social entrepreneurs, strong civil society and women-led microfinance, 160 million-strong brand of m…

People look at burnt textbooks after a primary school which was supposed to be used as a polling booth was set on fire, in Feni
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

January 14, 2014

India
Aam Aadmi Party: Sweeping out Foreign Investment

Monday’s news that the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government decided to opt out of a year-old policy opening India’s “multibrand” retail sector to foreign investment will give international …

AAP - Policy reversal
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

January 29, 2014

India
Of Democratic Systems and Processes

This post is part of a series on the Indian elections. On Monday, January 27, Indian National Congress party vice president and heir apparent Rahul Gandhi sat down for a lengthy one-on-one interview…

Rahul Gandhi
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

February 13, 2014

India
The Limits of Speech in India

India is the world’s largest democracy, with possibly the world’s largest number of political parties (six national, twenty-two regional, and 1500+ official unrecognized parties), and what must surel…

Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound