Countries in the region must find democratic ways of dealing with their leaders and not simply push them out after elections. This trend in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and to an extent in Myanmar, is disturbing. When PM Modi was elected in 2014, at his swearing-in, all the South Asian leaders present were democratically elected. Now, except for Bhutan, Nepal and Maldives, the rest are inserted or are interim leaders. This setback to democratic processes in South Asia, which is not of India’s making, leads to concerns on India’s borders.