south asia and regionalism
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BY VAISHALI RAGHUVANSHI , VANSHREE AND ALAM
SOUTH ASIA
SOUTH ASIA : REGION AND ITS IDENTITY
Region: Imagined?
The Concept of South Asia
SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES
According to United Nations… According To SAARC…
SOME FACTS
23% of total world population
Share in global GDP is less than 3%
Nearly 30% of regions population lives below poverty line
Low ranking in Human Development Index
The shared identity of South Asia is evident in the history of the region.
History, Culture and Religion.
Region shares coherent history of more than 3500 years.
Aryan Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Thus layer after layer religious identities of the region were formed with the passage of time
Advent of Imperialism and Colonialism
Region fails to demonstrate a shared identity in the contemporary era.
Conflict between religious identity and national identity.
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