tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post3078121193849330120..comments2023-10-20T21:52:36.752+05:30Comments on Cross Connections: A South Asian Parliament: Killing Us SoftlyFarzana Verseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891229615361937135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-53451402318529530942011-07-13T04:15:53.777+05:302011-07-13T04:15:53.777+05:30Now, here is a longer version :)
>>> It ...Now, here is a longer version :)<br /><br />>>> It is true that Germany has managed to coalesce and the European Union is the tangible face of such a possibility. <br /><br />In fact, My thinking on this is that in South Asia linguistic identities have trumped all others. India due to its size obviously generates fear and suspicion and most of it well-deserved. So, the natural thing to do is the opposite of what EU is doing. which is to truly separate them out and likely Pakistani punjabis may go with Indian and create their own little Germany.<br /><br />EU as it is constructed looks more and more like train-wreck. Also, it is an umbrella for aging european countries to counter other larger competitors like China and US. Not to mention, the old Anglo-French rivalries.<br /><br />India is already straining to make accountable transparent govt of 1 billion people; imagine doing that with 1.7 billion. Right thing to do is to create no more than 50-100m population states (more or less on linguistic boundary) and then a loose federation of them for the purposes of common foreign policy, currency and defense.<br /><br />Bad blood or not, given rightful ownership of their respective voices and then common desire to compete and prosper in global economy will require them all to co-operate. Currently, they are all run like personal fiefdoms of old ruling oligarchies.<br /><br />>>> none of our countries is a practising democracy in the truest sense.<br /><br />and populations there also keep looking up to Bhuttos and Gandhis to find them the nirvana.<br /><br />Only way this works is to make sizes of these govts more manageable so that people can directly communicate with their elected leaders and more importantly bureaucrats and hold them accountable.<br /><br />More federalism is the need of the hour not more centralization.hiteshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923315303742715131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-24229524242570275242011-07-13T03:38:34.326+05:302011-07-13T03:38:34.326+05:30It would be a good idea.
just like Gandhi said ab...It would be a good idea.<br /><br />just like Gandhi said about the Western Civilization :)hiteshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923315303742715131noreply@blogger.com