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The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

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Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

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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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Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

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