Political Risk
India
BMI View: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government continues to look unstable ahead of national elections in the coming year in spite of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's avoidance...
2008-07-07Pakistan
BMI View: The agreement by opposition leaders Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif to form a coalition government suggests that Pakistan will experience less political tension in the...
2008-03-10Pakistan
BMI View: Although apprehensions over security have eased sufficiently to permit the go-ahead of national and provincial elections on February 18, Pakistan will endure a renewal of...
2008-02-07Pakistan
As attention turns to whether opposition parties will gain sufficient support in February's postponed election to form a parliamentary majority, we note that while the Pakistan People's...
2008-01-10India
President Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule will not only lose him further support at home, but will also severely damage foreign diplomatic ties with Pakistan's...
2007-11-05Sri Lanka
BMI View: Sri Lanka's security and economy face new challenges in the form of air attacks by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, 'Tamil Tigers'). Although the group's...
2007-05-11Pakistan
Pakistan's judicial crisis began on March 9 when Chaudhary was summoned by Musharraf to explain his position on a number of charges brought against him over alleged misconduct and...
2007-04-13Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Chief Election Commissioner A.T.M. Shamsul Huda stated on April 5 that it could take up to 18 months to complete a definitive electoral register, which is regarded as...
2007-04-11
