Illustrations

List of figures

7.1	Bangladesh Freedom House democracy scores, 1972–2006 101
7.2	Bureaucracy + one ally, NGOs outside, 1972–1991 109
7.3	Military distracted, bureaucracy subordinated, NGOs likewise?, early 2000s 109
7.4	Military in charge, others subordinated, 2007 109

List of tables

4.1	Prime ministers of India 58
4.2	Presidents of India 63
5.1	Party composition of state governments in India, 1998–2007 69
5.2	Election results in India by state: number of seats won by largest party or coalition, 2003–2008 72
6.1	Political periods in Pakistan’s history 85
6.2	United States’ assistance to Pakistan 85
6.3	Economic performance in various political periods in Pakistan, 1947–2008 90
7.1	Votes and seats in Bangladesh elections, 1973–2001 100
9.1	Political party positions in the first, second, and third parliamentary elections in Nepal 136
9.2	Governments of Nepal, 1990–2005 137
9.3	Population breakdown of Nepal (2001 census) (total: 23.15 million) with figures for hill minority language loss 138
9.4	Presence of different groups in leadership positions in Nepal, 1999 138
16.1	Educational institutions in Pakistan by medium of instruction 238
16.2	Expenditure on cadet colleges in Pakistan 239
16.3	Differences in costs in major types of educational institutions in Pakistan (Pakistani rupees) 240
16.4	Income and expenditure of educational institutions in Pakistan 241
25.1	Index of Democracy for South Asia, 2006 365
25.2	Corruption Perceptions Index for South Asia, 2006 366