Tag Archives: Political Issues
Recent Bangladesh Political Issues
This past year Bangladesh overcame a near failing of their government, as a number of political issues threatened to tear the seams of an already stretched nation. In addition to governmental short comings, other political issue run rampant in Bangladesh. Looking towards the future Bangladesh officials will need to offer an olive branch to opposition leaders to unify the nation and take on core political issues. Bangladesh instituted a system that eased the transfer of governmental power to avoid inherent political issues that stem from bitterness and animosity between the two primary political parties. The idea became a constitution mandate and pacified some of the political issues that faced Bangladesh. In January of 2007, certain political issues and realities came to a head, highlighting the need for the appointment of an intermediary government to root out corruption and violence from all levels of the Bangladesh government. The almost two year transfer period witnessed large numbers of corruption related arrests, displaying the full-extent of the political issues facing Bangladesh. The temporary government held open elections in December of 2008 hoping for a future where Bangladesh leader can work together to tackle political issues. The election results marked an enormous win for … Continue reading
Political Issues in South Asia
The political issues of South Asia are interesting and often convoluted. The most important feature of the several nation-states that now exist in South Asia, is that they are mostly new as sovereign nations but contain some of the richest histories in the world. India, for example, never actually existed as a constant nation, but rather, as a system of boundary lines that shifted with its leaders on a regular basis. Most of South Asia became targeted by the British Crown by the early 17th century and as their influence grew so did their level of involvement in everyday life. After World War II British resources could no longer handle the expense of South Asia, a subsidiary half-way around the world, and granted an Indian independence. The partition immediately followed most likely caused by British insensitivity, and forever split South Asia along religious lines. Regardless of their shared history, the relationship between Pakistan and India is forever plagued since the 1947 partition. As a result of the partition, the Indian sub-continent split, causing mass killings between Muslims and Hindus. Political issues have not subsided in recent years as military build-ups near their shared border have become a common event. Since … Continue reading