Year 2008 is a Democratic Year in the Indian Subcontinent

by Santosh Kumar Agarwal September 04, 2008 This year has been a pro-democracy year for the Indian subcontinent comprising of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan and of course miniscule Maldives. Pakistan changed over to democracy after seven years of military rule. Maoist toppled the monarchy in Nepal after a continued insurgency spanning over a decade that took a toll of not less than 13000... [read full story]