Daniel Markey

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India as It Is

MundoAsia

It has been a ritual for decades. Whenever American policymakers travel to India, they sing paeans to the beauty of Indian politics, to the country’s diversity, and to the shared values connecting—in the words of multiple U.S. presidents—“the world’s oldest democracy” and “the world’s largest democracy”. This rhetoric may be gauzy, and it is certainly grandiose. But to Washington, it is not empty. In the view of U.S. policymakers, common democratic principles will be the foundation of an enduring U.S.-Indian relationship, one with broad strategic significance. The world’s two biggest democracies, they say, can’t help but have similar worldviews and interests.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoOriente Próximo

Nawaz Sharif has become prime minister of Pakistan for an unprecedented third term, and official Washington is greeting his return to power with cautious optimism. There is an overriding sense that it is in the United States’ interest for Sharif to succeed, even if his government will be less “pro-American” than its predecessor. The looming question is whether Sharif has learned from the past: Have the experiences of collapsed governments and lengthy exile turned him into a committed democrat and statesman, or will his authoritarian, crony-capitalist tendencies resurface?

The stakes are high. If Sharif’s government can stabilize Pakistan’s economy, improve domestic security and normalize relations with neighboring India and Afghanistan, there will be reason for hope that his nuclear-armed country of nearly 200 million people can, in time, remove itself from lists of “failing states” and follow a path to growth, stability and sustainable democracy.…  Seguir leyendo »