Manoj Rijal is a journalist and writer covering issues of international relations, globalization and public policy. His interests include promoting democratic governance and rule of law in fragile as well as sophisticated societies across the world. Democracy may not be the best system but has no viable alternative -- this is what he strongly believes in. He is the author of a thoroughly-researched book about political dimension of ethnicity. It reveals as to why people are inclined toward a political party based on their own race or ethnic assertion (Ethnic Politics: Does it unroll from exclusion and identity crisis?). It has been published from Germany and is available worldwide. He lives in Queens, New York.