Promise of Reason

Regions of North-western South Asia

Proposed National Boundaries

I am starting this new series on “how to reorganize the South Asia politically” so as to have maximum possibility of peace and prosperiety. Division on lines of religion has been proven wrong. Base of my analysis is ethnic character of the India-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Nepal-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh-Bhutan. This analysis is based on data collected over the time and my understanding of south asia, everybody is welcome to put in their views as comments. Later I plan to bring it out as free ebook. Read the rest of this entry »

In recent times there have been demands for carving out smaller states, latest being great hoop-hulla around Telangana and anti-telangana agitations. The main apparent reason is sense of economic deprivation of certain areas in large states like UP, WB, AP MH etc. Cultural and political reasons are also responsible for such demands. It is argued that smaller and medium sized states will bring functional politics closer to people by making state government more responsive to local demands. Such an arrangement will also ensure proper distribution of centarl development funds to various regions of the larger states with subregional needs highlighted well. Read the rest of this entry »

For nearly 2000 years now Af-pak area has been constantly a zone of war, shifting boundaries and bloodshed. It is upto our generation to look for long term answers rather than finding temporary patchworks as has been done by British raj in India, Russia, US/NATO over and over again. It must be understood that ultimate peace and prosperity in a region can come only when the society of that place is in peace with itself. It requires to look for the basis of stability in a society. Ethnicity is the main component of such basis. Only those countries all over the world are in perpetual state of peace where ethnic boundaries are coterminous with the national or state boundaries. Arbitrary drawing of boundaries based upon prevailing situation of time had costed north west of Indian subcontinent and many countries in Africa dear. It is time to recognize the natural frontiers and draw national lines without prejudice and analysis of immediate loss or gain by all concerned parties. Read the rest of this entry »