Both NCP factions held their functions in Pune—an NCP stronghold. Sharad & Ajit Pawar said any decisions on alliances in different places would be made after consulting local leaders.
When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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