1. Introduction
Aijaz Ashraf Wani & Arshid Iqbal Dar
2. Democracy Denied: The False Promise of Afghanistan’s Constitutions
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
3. The Making of an Autocratic Regime: Democratic Backsliding in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz
4. Removals of Elected and Appointed Public Officials in Bhutan: Democratic Recession or Consolidation?
Sonam Kinga
5. Democracy in India: Continuities, Realignments, and Promises
Anup Shekhar Chakraborty
6. Democracy in Maldives: Unpacking the ‘Democratization-Backsliding’ Rollercoaster
Arshid Iqbal Dar & Aijaz Ashraf Wani
7. Nepal’s Tryst with Democracy: Internal Dynamics, External Influences
Abijit Sharma
8. Democratization in Pakistan and its Challenges
Mariam Mufti and Kazma Chaudhry
9. Constitutional Amendments (2001-2022) and Democracy in Sri Lanka
Nadarajah Pushparajah & Malini Balamayuran
Biography
Aijaz Ashraf Wani is Associate Professor at Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir.
Arshid Iqbal Dar is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for International Relations, Islamic University of Science, and Technology (IUST).






