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The Success of Democracy in Pakistan

By Adil Iftikhar

October 26, 2019

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Prepared for Romanian journal GeoPolitica for its special issue titled Pakistan: A Rising Global Player in the Emerging Geo-Strategic Environment, the IPS brief The Success of Democracy in Pakistan? maintains that despite occasional vibes of pessimism for democracy in the country’s checkered history, the reasons for optimism remain strong.

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