Why political unrest in South Asia should worry Indo-Pacific nations
Over the last two decades, South Asian nations have struggled to maintain their democracies against internal and external threats with significant assistance from the international community. Despite their best efforts, however, democracy has been steadily declining over the last several years, endangering not just the viability of democracy but also larger geostrategic interests.
South Asian political unrest
One striking illustration of the aforementioned pattern is the recent detention of Imran Khan, Pakistan's well-liked and even populist leader. It is common knowledge that the ISI and other members of Pakistan's security apparatus are behind the scenes influencing the democratic process to strengthen their position.In April of last year, then-prime minister Imran Khan lost a no-...