This article published by The Federal is written by KS Dakshina Murthy. Here is an excerpt:

Democracy appears to be gradually, and worryingly, receding in South Asia with strong authoritarian winds blowing within and around India’s neighbourhood. 

In the last three months,  nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed in firing by the Myanmar military on the streets. They have died protesting against the military coup since February 1 that sent to jail leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi, most of whom had been elected to lead the next government. 

Nepal, which after a decade of revolt, replaced the monarchy in 2006 is struggling  to safeguard the gains of the fledgling republican democracy.  The 2015 Constitution, for all practical purposes, is in limbo amidst a senseless power struggle in Parliament that threatens to fritter away the hard-fought gains of democratic forces in that country.  

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