Dehradun, Sept. 9 -- Democracies are being betrayed by corrupt and self-serving politicians. The uprisings witnessed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and now Nepal have been the result of governments failing to deliver on even the basics required for people's welfare. The struggle for power between and within political parties has been so all-consuming that it leaves neither time nor space for governance. Pakistan faces similar challenges except that the Army there is the puppeteer, exploiting the India factor to not only fool the people but also manipulate the politicians.
However, the response of each nation to such uprisings has differed, depending on the political maturity of the people. Sri Lanka has done better on that score, recovering from...