Whither Democracy? Perspectives from South Asia
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Aarya Nijat of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) discusses the Summit with different voices from South Asia. The discussion reflects on five questions: challenges to democracy in the region, the relation between South Asia and the global trend of democratic backsliding, opportunities for reversing the trend, the role South Asian countries can play in democratic renewal, and South Asian expectations of US leadership regarding democracy.