The subcontinent
On 29-05-2010 I attended a seminar at CIRDAP auditorium arranged under the auspices of PDI Policies and Development Ideas. The keynote paper was read by Engr. TAM Nurul Basher. He described the political history of the subcontinent dating back thousand of years and the partition of India into two countries in 1947 and three countries in 1971. It is true that these partitions brought undue miseries to its citizens.
We have European Union, East-West Germany unification, etc. But unification of Indian sub-continent at this stage, is a wishful thinking because our rulers, past and present, have sown the seeds of hatred in such a way that such unification is only a dream.
I would suggest that we may take smaller steps of cooperation, friendship, mutual assistance, peaceful co-existence and start with smaller items such as:
1) Free movement without visa restriction.
2) Cheaper telecom and postal facilities.
3) Tax free trade of all items.
4) Smuggling-free open borders.
5) Exchange of students and joint participation in academic fields.
6) Expenditure cuts in military and defence budgets.
7) Common disaster management.
There are many smaller fields of joint cooperation which may increase friendship and peaceful co-existence among these neighbouring people which may open doors for other bigger issues. These smaller steps with their positive results may encourage us for taking big leaps in future.
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