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Xenophobia: Consequential Impacts on South Asian Politics
Abstract
The success of European Union (EU) as an economic cum political community gave hope to many regional areas around the globe to follow their example for regional stability. South Asia is one of them. Thickly populated, strictly religious, and full of territorial controversies are those dynamic which not only identify as major characteristics of south Asians but also proved a hindrance for the fulfillment of that dream in which they wished to work as one unit like EU. The hypothesis which initiates this research is that, avoidance of religious zeal in politics, helped the formation and success of EU, either this concept is applicable in South Asian political scenario. The objective of this research is to analysis those factors particularly religious xenophobia (Augustine & Jonathan C. Augustine, 2012) which maintained a statuesque in south Asian political dynamic and hinders its working as one unit like EU. There are two questions which are needed to be answered before reaching any conclusion, first, what are the dynamics of south Asian politics and How religious intolerance drives and effects regional politics in South Asia internally and externally. Apparently the failure of SARC indicates after the two decades of twenty first century, that the states of south Asian region are not yet prepared to take a leap where their economic preferences outnumbered their religious feeling even regarding diplomatic relations.
Authors
Dr. Umer Hayat
Head of Department, Humanities and social science, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Humaira Dar
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, GC Women University Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Kanza Naz
Assistant Professor, Pakistan Studies, Govt. Post Graduate College for Women Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Conflict, European Union, Regional Politic, South Asia, Xenophobia
