Former PM Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan after a four-year exile, with his brother Shahbaz Sharif taking office as Prime Minister. Imran Khan's ouster marked the prelude to these changes. Political instability affected other South Asian nations...
By ET Bureau |
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Anti-government protesters celebrate outside the Bangladesh Parliament after getting the news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation
PAKISTAN
A controversial election held in Pakistan in February
Former PM Nawaz Sharif came back to the country after 4-year exile in London; his brother Shahbaz Sharif became PM
Election preceded by PTI leader Imran Khan’s unceremonious ouster in 2022 & his subsequent arrest
AFGHANISTAN Poll panel, dissolved in 2021 by the Taliban, is yet to be revived
SRI LANKA
The island nation goes to polls next month amid economic uncertainty
Two years ago, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted amid a major uprising and had to flee the country
NEPAL Last month, Nepal saw yet another twist, with Pushpa Kamal Dahal losing a vote of confidence; KP Sharma Oli became PM again; this was Dahal’s fifth vote of confidence since December 2022 after he became PM
MYANMAR Military junta that ousted National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021 has postponed elections by another six months
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BANGLADESH
Sheikh Hasina came back to power this January for a fourth term amid boycott of polls by main opposition party BNP
Subsequently, the country witnessed considerable unrest and controversies over a ‘sham’ election, forcing Hasina to quit and flee the country
