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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