Following the publication of the latest Index of Failed States by Foreign Policy, India probably has the unique distinction of being the only “stable” country in the world that is “ringed” by failed states on all sides of its borders:
In the West, we have Pakistan (at # 12); In the north/northeast, we have Nepal (at #21); to the east, Bangladesh (at # 16) and to the south, Sri Lanka (at #25).
We may feel a little more relaxed about China (which is at #62) - or should we? (see link below to some articles re. China).
For the record, India is at 110 (the “lower” the ranking, the more stable is the country)
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June 22nd, 2007
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B Shantanu |
Current Affairs, Geo-Strategic Issues (incl. Nuclear, Oil, Energy), Global Terrorism |
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Chanced upon this nugget from Saeed Naqvi’s piece “Beijing Diary” in Outlook’s latest issue 25th Jun ’07.
Describing an altercation between a policeman and “a young man with a wispy beard” in inside Xian’s great mosque built in 742 AD, Saeed writes,
“A uniformed policeman and a policewoman trailed me…Their entry prompted a young man with a wispy beard to stop the two as they weren’t Muslims. Matters reached a crescendo when an older man slapped the younger one and pushed him out, muttering something.
Our guide’s translation sounded like a Confucian aphorism: “You can keep out infidels; you can’t keep out the state.“
I wonder whether he meant the “State”.
June 22nd, 2007
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B Shantanu |
India & Its Neighbours, Politics and Governance |
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