RageSpike
NEET
- Apr 25, 2024
- 1,317
From the point of view of an AF. It is essential to avoid fostering divisions among Asians, whether from East, South, or Southeast Asia. Unity makes us stronger. A review of history reveals that the West frequently employed the strategy of divide and conquer during colonial times. This tactic persists in contemporary geopolitics. Advocating for division plays into these ongoing attempts. In today's growing multipolar world order, initiatives like the Belt and Road are advancing our collective strength and unity.
I understand that India is not part of the Belt and Road Initiative, but it remains an integral member of BRICS. The key point is that isolating ourselves will lead to a losing battle against adversaries with stronger unity.
Most of East and Southeast Asia comprises 95 to 99% of Asians, and Asians represent the most married couple demographic globally, a trend that will persist till the end of time. Your perspective of South Asian people seems to be heavily influenced by Western viewpoints, lacking an understanding of global dynamics beyond that scope.
You fail to realized that India & East / Southeast Asia has had thousands of years of history of collaboration. For example, India is the birthplace of Buddhism, and the religion is an integral part of the country's spiritual heritage. During India's period of prominence, Indian priests and scholars traveled extensively to disseminate Buddhism. Their efforts led to the spread of Buddhism across Tibet and China, subsequently reaching Japan, and throughout Southeast Asia via Sri Lanka. This influences is enjoyed by countries such as Indonesia for which there are close cultural and commercial ties for over two millennia. The Hindu, Buddhist, and later Muslim faiths were introduced to Indonesia from India. Indonesian folk art and drama are heavily influenced by stories from the great Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
It was only till recently, with the advent of Western colonialism, that things took a turn for the worse. European colonial powers long dictated global dynamics, employing divide-and-conquer tactics that persist to this day. You fostering animosity towards the people of South Asia, for any reason, only serves to further these divisive agendas that DO NOT help Asians whatsoever. You may encounter a self hating South Asian here and there but remember this "The danger of the colonial system of education lay in its control over perception, over the ways in those who has been subject to its spell saw the world. A western perspective became the lens through which they made sense of the world."
Look to Vijay Prashad or Shashi Tharoor, a great example of South Asian people who see through the lies of the western lens and are advocating unity amongst us because it is important!!! Remember this, China & India is amongst the two oldest civilizations. May these two civilizations synthesis a synergy to become a shining example to the rest of the world as it once did for hundreds of years before western colonialism.
I understand that India is not part of the Belt and Road Initiative, but it remains an integral member of BRICS. The key point is that isolating ourselves will lead to a losing battle against adversaries with stronger unity.
Most of East and Southeast Asia comprises 95 to 99% of Asians, and Asians represent the most married couple demographic globally, a trend that will persist till the end of time. Your perspective of South Asian people seems to be heavily influenced by Western viewpoints, lacking an understanding of global dynamics beyond that scope.
You fail to realized that India & East / Southeast Asia has had thousands of years of history of collaboration. For example, India is the birthplace of Buddhism, and the religion is an integral part of the country's spiritual heritage. During India's period of prominence, Indian priests and scholars traveled extensively to disseminate Buddhism. Their efforts led to the spread of Buddhism across Tibet and China, subsequently reaching Japan, and throughout Southeast Asia via Sri Lanka. This influences is enjoyed by countries such as Indonesia for which there are close cultural and commercial ties for over two millennia. The Hindu, Buddhist, and later Muslim faiths were introduced to Indonesia from India. Indonesian folk art and drama are heavily influenced by stories from the great Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
It was only till recently, with the advent of Western colonialism, that things took a turn for the worse. European colonial powers long dictated global dynamics, employing divide-and-conquer tactics that persist to this day. You fostering animosity towards the people of South Asia, for any reason, only serves to further these divisive agendas that DO NOT help Asians whatsoever. You may encounter a self hating South Asian here and there but remember this "The danger of the colonial system of education lay in its control over perception, over the ways in those who has been subject to its spell saw the world. A western perspective became the lens through which they made sense of the world."
Look to Vijay Prashad or Shashi Tharoor, a great example of South Asian people who see through the lies of the western lens and are advocating unity amongst us because it is important!!! Remember this, China & India is amongst the two oldest civilizations. May these two civilizations synthesis a synergy to become a shining example to the rest of the world as it once did for hundreds of years before western colonialism.
