No one-size-fits-all form of democracy: Pakistani veteran diplomat

STORY: No one-size-fits-all form of democracy: Pakistani veteran diplomat DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China 3. various of the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China STORYLINE: A former Pakistani ambassador to China told Xinhua in a recent interview that there is no one-size-fits-all form of democracy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "As the world has grown over the years, we have seen that democracy has taken many forms. So there is no one-size-fits-all, as far as governance and democracy is concerned. So you can't really say that there is one kind of democracy, or one kind of system of democracy that will be good for all the countries or for the rest of the world." The United States convened the second so-called "Summit for Democracy"

U.S. convenes "Summit for Democracy" to fan flame of ideological confrontation: experts

STORY: U.S. convenes "Summit for Democracy" to fan flame of ideological confrontation: experts DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEF GREGORY MAHONEY, Professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARCELO RODRIGUEZ, Argentine sociologist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China 5. various of the U.S. 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer on international relations at the Nairobi-based United States International University-Africa 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): MARCELO RODRIGUEZ, Argentine sociologist 8. various of Africa 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer on international relations at the Nairobi-based United States International University-Africa 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China STORYLINE: The United States is co-hos