Graphic detail | Measure for measure Global democratic backsliding seems real, even if it is hard to measure Our analysis highlights two measures of governance that have diverged in recent years Global democracy indices, 2008=100 102 Objective indicators, Little & Meng, 2023 100 The Economist indices State capacity 98 96 EIU ↓ Less democratic Political liberalism Electoral democracy, V-Dem 94 …
Published : Aug 20, 2023 09:34 IST - 11 MINS READ Pressure is mounting on India to bail Bangladesh out from a US-imposed political crisis that is shrinking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s space to manoeuvre and encouraging political opponents, particularly Islamist fundamentalist outfits, to put her in a corner in the run-up to the country’s parliamentary election scheduled for January …
