The View From Asia
What does democracy actually look like?
Asia News Network writers discuss United States President Joe Biden's recent democracy summit. Here are excerpts.
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Age of democratic erosion
Maleeha Lodhi
Dawn, Pakistan
President Joe Biden's initiative to hold a virtual Summit for Democracy has been variously interpreted. Many in the West saw the summit as a timely effort to reinvigorate democracies, put the issue back on the US foreign policy agenda and sharpen the focus on the "battle" against autocracies.