Saturday, March 26, 2011

South Asian society- An overview...


South Asian countries consist mostly of countries that were previously British colonies. This advent of the British rule helped them move towards modernization and a huge wave of decolonization which swept over the South Asian countries in the middle of 20th century left them like little nestling with no mother to take care of them. This is reinforced by their stature in the world as third world countries and status as developing. The South Asian countries are blessed with oil as is evident by many scientific research but unlike the middle eastern countries who are earning money off the oil the South Asian countries live happily of the pocket money they receive from powerful nations. Their character is still tainted with submission towards a power. Previously it was UK and now it is the US. What has been acquired can also be forgotten and slowly this attitude is changing. India, for one, is learning to stand upon its feet and has now a booming economy. But the problem is the many little South Asian feet. This region of the world is burdened with over population, which provides a strain to the already meager resources of the government. South Asian people keep their loyalties towards the state and not the government. Their loyalty comes out at different times and whenever it does forms and example for the whole world to learn from. The institutions in these countries are not well developed due the mishandling in the beginning when they achieved independence and the same traditions of mismanagement and money laundering are still being followed with utmost care to preserve, it seems, a national identity which everyone is aware of. The private sector on the other hand has done admirably well in the countries showing the creativity and hard work of the masses. The general population strives in its day to day activities and tries to make the society a better place, but these nations have a long way to go and they need proper governance and proper institutes.

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