Asian democracy

Don’t look now, but if you’re worried about the state of democracies now, just wait until next year.

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Young Indonesians are told that their votes can make a difference, but the political system offers few ways to address their discontent.

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Social media has become a powerful tool for younger Indonesian voters to engage with a political system that otherwise leaves them at the margins.

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A creeping authoritarianism now extends to the digital sphere in India.

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Siva Vaidhyanathan from the University of Virginia answers the question if Narendra Modi would be Prime Minister of India without Facebook.

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Thailand has astonished observers with a demurely grand political reconciliation to end months of political limbo.

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Political meddling and state violence could break Bangladesh’s fragile hold on democracy.

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