-- Volume 28, Number 1, March 2013, Editorial Board Bangladesh is especially dense, with over 160 million people living in an area the size of Iowa. In this context, the paper analyses the contestations of social movements in the South Asia from a view point of contentious politics in the region. Here are some of the problems, and some things you personally can do endstream endobj 78 0 obj <>stream This has not been a seamless process, and there have been various forms of political violence and conflict since the end of the civil war, but the war has nevertheless decisively ended. Nevertheless, the landscape of political violence in much of the region is strikingly different in 2020 than in years like 2004 or 2010. WebSouth Asia has some of the worst levels of human deprivation in the world. India makes more than 1,500 movies a yearalmost triple the number Hollywood producesand the cultural significance of these films cannot be understated. For more details, review our .chakra .wef-12jlgmc{-webkit-transition:all 0.15s ease-out;transition:all 0.15s ease-out;cursor:pointer;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;outline:none;color:inherit;font-weight:700;}.chakra .wef-12jlgmc:hover,.chakra .wef-12jlgmc[data-hover]{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.chakra .wef-12jlgmc:focus,.chakra .wef-12jlgmc[data-focus]{box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(168,203,251,0.5);}privacy policy. A map showing the number of movies released from India's states and territories, each of which has its own primary language. Breakdown or factionalization within the regime could trigger intense instability. MHA data can also be found in its annual reports (https://www.mha.gov.in/documents/annual-reports) and, for the Northeast, on the North East Divisions website (https://www.mha.gov.in/division_of_mha/north-east-division). Between 2000 and 2011, South Asian cities swelled in size, as 130 million people flocked to urban areas often in search of better, higher-paying jobs. -- Volume 32, Number 2, July 2017, Editorial Board The second factor in reducing insurgent violence has been Indias effective use of ceasefires, demobilization deals, and amnesties in the Northeast to peel off and demobilize insurgent factions. South Asians seeking psychological services often feel misunderstood by health-care providers and then get discouraged from getting further help. %%EOF Regions of the World. Riots between Hindu and Muslim groups in India killed over a thousand people in 2002. Moving from corporate responsibility to impact, US Fed likely to make final interest rate hike in May, and other economy stories you need to read this week, World Economic Outlook shows economies facing high uncertainty, Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi and Chiara Maggi, Heres what the mixed economic messages mean for business, IMF: Fiscal policy can promote economic stability and address risks to public finances, Francesca Caselli, Vitor Gaspar, Gee Hee Hong and Paulo Medas, Inflation reaches lowest point in almost two years, is affecting economies, industries and global issues, with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale. Such massive populations present economic opportunities for South Asian countries but also leave the regionone already prone to floods and heat wavesmore vulnerable to climate change and the spread of disease. WebNature-Society relations provide the foundation for social, economic, political, and environmental problems. Poverty rates among U.S.-born and foreign-born Asians were 9% and 11%, respectively, that year. Rather, it is exposing in a single word the reason why overcoming systemic violence based on gender is so difficult. Many studies have shown that South Asian immigrants in Canada, the United States and the 0000005234 00000 n Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress. 0000000896 00000 n Coping with Shocks: Migration and the Road to Resilience, Inflation in South Asia, caused by elevated global food and energy prices and trade restrictions that worsened food insecurity in the region, is expected to rise to 9.2 percent this year, Office of the Chief Economist, South Asia. Immigrant Asians were slightly more likely than U.S.-born Asians to be homeowners in 2019 (60% vs. 56%). In this context, this essay explores whether and how there is contestation in the south Asian social movements. Several factors have worked to reduce insurgent violence against the Indian state. A 16 year old boy prepares to marry a young girl in Indore, India, on May 15, 2002, despite a government ban on under-age nuptials. A chart showing the death rate of diarrheal diseases in Bangladesh going down as the percentage of people in Bangladesh using at least basic sanitation services goes up over the years. Indian films might be famous for their catchy and colorful musical numbers, but they also reflect Indias diversity. Pakistans counterinsurgency successes have been accompanied by the militarys enduring political power and serious limits on rights. In some cases, it came through bargaining and political accommodation; in others, the raw application of extremely intense violence; in still others, a long and slow process of containment that has led to a relatively low level of violence even without a real resolution of conflict. It is based on conversations that took place at the Our Future is Public conferencein Santiago, Chile, in 2022, and is part of the movements critical response to- and reflections on the UN 2023 WaterConference. India eradicated polio in 2014 after a campaign that vaccinated millions of children. The main exception to this pattern is Afghanistan, where violence and full-scale civil war continue. Exports and the services sector in India, the regions largest economy, have recovered more strongly than the world average while its ample foreign reserves served as a buffer to external shocks. However, in South Asian families individuals can also feel pressure to sacrifice their personal desires for the expectations of their family. 2023 Project MUSE. The three main river systems in South Asia are the Indus, the Ganges (or Ganga), and the Brahmaputra. In the Northeast, the 1990s saw a resurgence of violence by Naga insurgent factions in Nagaland and neighboring states, the expansion of multiple insurgencies in the state of Assam, and ongoing or new violence in the states of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura. Bollywoodthe word is a spin on Hollywood and what many people outside India think of as synonymous with the Indian Film industryis just the Hindi cinema industry based primarily in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay). High commodity prices also worsened Pakistans external imbalances, bringing down its reserves. In a complex, changing, and increasingly contested world, the Carnegie Endowment generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of international scholar-practitioners to help countries and institutions take on the most difficult global problems and safeguard peace. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. WebThe paper discusses social consequences of drug abuse in the South Asian region, covering social issues with respect to family, society, gender, young people, work, crime, violence, and cost. The region is characterised by rapidly changing socioeconomic scenario, fast-increasing WebMost South Asian nations are cognizant of these problems, but have failed as yet to develop effective policies. Get the latest news from World101, including teaching resources and special offers. This means that many western-trained therapists may find it difficult to comprehend the deeply ingrained cultural nuances of South Asian communities. HUMo@Wq}] !@iz{@-mPH$ These gender inequalities continue into adulthood. When it comes to dating, cultural expectations of South Asian families can conflict with western norms. Pakistans Benazir Bhutto became the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority democratic country, serving as prime minister from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. With the end of Cold War, social movement discourse of south Asia has been featured with identity-based movements, and it became more apparent after the emergence of non-state activism in the region. All that can be credibly inferred is the overall trend, which decreases from the early 2000s to a lower steady state in the 2010s. In another film, PK, an alien wanders around India confused by the countrys variousand seemingly incompatiblereligions. India is so large and diverse that it seems to be more a continent than a country. trailer WebSouth Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions globally to a number of direct and indirect effects of climate change, including sea level rise, cyclonic activity, and changes in ambient temperature and precipitation patterns. Afghanistan granted women the right to vote in 1919, a year before the United States did, but the Talibans rise to power decades later significantly eroded this early progress: recent estimates indicate up to 80 percent of Afghan women face forced marriage. The journal includes articles, research notes and comments, notices on conferences, workshops and seminars, and book reviews, as well as occasional English translations of pivotal research published in Southeast Asian languages. From 2006 to 2009, government forces and the LTTE waged an extremely intense, mostly conventional conflict with extensive human rights abuses. A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda. Source: World Nomad Games 2018 / R.Iliasov. -- Volume 21, Number 2, October 2006, Editorial Board 0000005744 00000 n The movements, thus, have become contested power games around the issues of class, caste/ethnicity, gender, region and development. 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. These changes across South Asia may be permanent, heralding the dominance of the state after a long period of persistent insurgent challenges. Sources: World Bank Macro Poverty Outlook and staff calculations. In 2018, there were less than 100 reported conflict-related fatalities, compared to approximately 1,100 in 2008. Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the worlds first female prime minister in 1960; her daughter, Chandrika Kumaratunga, also became both prime minister and president. The peak of this conflicts violence, in 2010, was reached much later than in J&K and the Northeast but has since seen a drop to a consistent but lower level in recent years. PhD Candidate - Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Windsor. Government policies have also gone a long way toward improving health in the region. With all this linguistic, ethnic, and political diversity, how has India stuck together as a single country for so long? Sharing part of this critique, the paper argues that the social movement has been undergone with the formation of contested domain of polity incorporating the previously neglected issues of poverty, inequality and marginalization. Pursuing goals that diverge from the expectations of the family and community is perceived to be selfish. To encourage culturally sensitive therapy, mental health professionals must actively make an effort in understanding their clients cultural background and belief system through continued education and consultation with colleagues from a similar cultural background. This urban boom presents challenges for governments in megacitieslike Dhaka, Bangladesh and Mumbai, Indiathat struggle to provide services like transportation and sanitation for their inhabitants. 0000003220 00000 n Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development, The World Banks digital platform for live-streaming, Environmental and Social Policies for Projects, International Development Association (IDA). The discussion has implications for developing treatment and 0000000016 00000 n Yet extrapolating confidently from this trend is dangerous: the politics of the region are too dynamic to assume continuity. Dragons and Tigers is the only textbook that covers all three regions South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia in one textbook. And religious minorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh often face severe persecution and receive almost no government protections. The TTP was badly damaged by escalating military crackdowns between 2009 and 2014, most dramatically in the 2014 Zarb-e-Azb offensive. Extreme climate-related events - heatwaves, storms, floods, fires and droughts - affect more than half of the region's population every year and continue to burden South Asian countries economies. The number is even highertwo-thirds of all school-aged girlsin Afghanistan, where 83 percent of women are illiterate. -- Volume 29, Number 1, March 2014, Editorial Board 0000001364 00000 n The reliability of data from this conflict environment is extremely limited: disappearances, dubious claims about the identity of the dead, extensive human rights abuses, and restricted media and NGO access have been characteristics of the last three decades. ~DJ5$^iG(2A9Li!QsS}%4q)bL)|uH9oa^mMR'mrWPxxtIj%hR,KZeIv!ho;qJ`qkP2EjcS+q/&r2&1)+Eu _vw"@|-g:ne7*7 r;. intergenerational conflict or the stress of adapting into western society, fulfilling career leads to better life satisfaction, Click here to listen to Dont Call Me Resilient, Lecturer in Environmental Art - School of Art and Design. In Sri Lanka, the period of victory over the LTTE and its aftermath saw autocratization under the rule of the Rajapaksa family, a trend that changed when a new government came to power in 2015. Produced by Johns Hopkins University Press in collaboration with The Sheridan Libraries. It is in Kashmir where the Modi government has most dramatically shifted policy by revoking the autonomy of and bifurcating the state of Jammu and Kashmir, accompanied by a massive crackdown on movement, communication, and political activity. The film industry is one of Indias most prominent cultural exports. The Indian Army also has an important presence in J&K and the Northeast, contributing to a vast security footprint that can suppress insurgent violence. In a number of cases, a self-sustaining, pro-state political order remains distant, and the security apparatus is instead needed to deter or contain resistance. -- Volume 32, Number 1, March 2017, Editorial Board The countries of South Asia are incredibly diverse, so there are no simple takeaways from these trends. -- Volume 35, Number 1, March 2020, Editorial Board Having beaten back this challenge, the Pakistan Army has emerged as an even more influential force. The implications of the return of the Rajapaksas in 2019 (Gotabaya as president and his brother Mahinda as prime minister) remain to be seen. u2mnTThzRH'C9z RQ\O. In all of these cases, anti-state violence is now below its twenty-first-century peak. To estimate regional aggregates in the calendar year, fiscal year data is converted to calendar year data by taking the average of two consecutive fiscal years for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan at 2015 constant US$, for which quarterly GDP data are not available. The U.S. foreign-born population reached a record 44.8 million in 2018. Donate to the Transnational Institute and The return of tourism is helping to drive growth in Maldives, and to a lesser extent in Nepalboth of which have dynamic services sectors. Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Editorial Board 0000002957 00000 n Crucially, however, this resurgence of state coercive power remains contested: while a new era of powerful states untroubled by internal competitors may have begun, there are reasons to be cautious. HTMk1tFO(cIJc% Across India, fans have built temples in honor of their most beloved stars. The three big issues facing East Asia | World Economic Forum endstream endobj 80 0 obj <>stream Infrastructure Lags in Regions Megacities, Government Policies in South Asia Lead to Gains in Life Expectancy, Bangladesh: Sanitation Service Access vs. In 2019, a group of South Asian Americans petitioned the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to cancel a planned award for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Despite this heterogeneity, several possible sources of recurring insurgency can be identified, even in an era of increased state power. While economic distress is weighing down all South Asian countries, some are coping better than others. Exports and the services sector in India, the regions largest economy, have recovered more strongly than the world average while its ample foreign reserves served as a buffer to external shocks. WebSocial and political issues LGBT communities. South Asia consists of a remarkably diverse religious landscape. 0000042665 00000 n But all three have arrived in rapid succession over the past two years and are testing South Asias economies, said Martin Raiser, World Bank Vice President for South Asia. None of this implies that the military has monopolized violence. This unpredictability makes it at least conceivable that there could be renewed efforts by states to support rebellions in strategic areas. 0000008464 00000 n Using cross-country regressions and aggregate indicators of poverty, health, education and gender parity outcomes, we offer -- Volume 31, Number 3, November 2016, Editorial Board Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees. The first decade of the twenty-first century saw areas of intense violence across the region. WebClimate change in South Asia is having significant impacts already which are expected to intensify as global temperatures rise due to climate change.The South Asia region consists of the eight countries Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.In the 2017 edition of Germanwatch's Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh and Third, the international environment has changed in the last fifteen years. According to a 2021 survey, just 10% of Indian Americans identified as "South Asian American", with "Indian" and "Indian American" making up the lion's share at 67%. 2017-2023 Council on Foreign Relations. -- Volume 26, Number 2, October 2011, Editorial Board The dramatic rise of anti-state revolt led by the TTP in Pakistan in the late 2000s left tens of thousands dead and violently challenged the military establishment in ways unseen since the 1971 war that led to the formation of Bangladesh. High Population Density Makes Region Vulnerable to Climate, Health Challenges, Projected Populations for India and China. -- Volume 33, Number 1, March 2018, Editorial Board Bringing South Asians Into a Very White Space. -- Volume 37, Number 3, November 2022, Editorial Board -- Volume 37, Number 2, July 2022, Editorial Board Its home to 1.3 billion people and has twenty-two official regional languages. What are the main social problems in South Asia? Drawing on its nomadic culture, Kyrgyzstan launched the World Nomad Games in 2014. <<74F53B64ECF66F4D8721F1E5DB6020AC>]>> {BViLNL7E/eEDaXJ|xPKLDeg bCbxiI5~|6QSkQl2*>UWJ:+LW##9\IMNj~R LkX Check your email for details on your request. Islamist cells have launched dramatic terror attacks but, especially since 2016, these were met with intense repression and have decreased in frequency. =rJub^#ivFackYh}QY?M The first is in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where insurgency arose in the late 1980s following a rigged state assembly election and has continued ever since at varying levels of intensity. AoDCkso:DQ2 " A silent mental health crisis exists among South Asian communities. In nutshell, although having a century long background of various social movements, South Asia is undergoing a burgeoning phase of social movements transformation, which is outcome of the various factors including reluctantly changing state structure vis--vis social development, rights regime, marginalization, and conflict resolutions. To this day, money sent back home by these migrant workers accounts for as much as a third of some countries economies. The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. The poverty rate among immigrant Asian minors those under the age of 18 was slightly higher, at 16%. Most of the environmental issues in Southeast Asia are inextricably linked, and working to ameliorate one will often have added benefits for the others. Anti-India armed groups are alleged to still operate on Pakistani soil, the Afghan Taliban has consistently used sanctuary along the Afghan border, and localized armed actors have worked with the state in counterinsurgency zones. From 2002 to 2006, there was a ceasefire before brief, ill-fated negotiations that collapsed back into pitched warfare. This site uses cookies to optimize functionality and give you the best possible experience. Held every two years, the Olympics-style gathering boasts over forty sports, including horseback archery, golden eagle hunting, bone tossing, seventeen types of wrestling, high-speed yurt-building, dog racing, and kok boru, a game in which horse-mounted players throw a headless goat carcass into a large goal. 0(z5&owdB\ztmz}fCKm'4 /gpYu&1;O+aF(|i%X Such large populations, especially when concentrated in small areas, present specific challenges: natural disasters have a potentially more devastating effect, and disease can spread quicker.

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