Maldives

Paper 1085                           16.08.2004
By B.Raman

Paper no.1195        20. 12. 2004

  by Sucharita Sidhanta

“Democratic elections are not merely symbolic…They are competitive, periodic, inclusive definite election in which the chief decision-makers in Government are selected by citizens who enjoy broad freedom to criticize government, to publish their criticism and to present alternatives.” Jean Kirk Patrick 

Paper no. 1087             15. 08. 2004
 

By. B.Raman

(To be read in continuation of the earlier articles titled "Unrest in Balochistan"  at
http://www.saag.org/papers9/paper804.html  and "The Blast in Gwadar" at http://www.saag.org/papers10/paper993.html )