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Political dynasts and martyrdom
Dynastic politics is South Asia’s common currency. Whether it is Sri Lanka or India or Bangladesh or Pakistan, the dynastic principle seems effortlessly to defy the republicanism of constitutions, political systems, and democratic ...

An end to the stalemate
Belgium’s new interim dispensation, headed by the outgoing liberal Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and drawn from rival parties representing the two main linguistic regions, ends a six-month political stalemate. The deadlock in the formation ...

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