Review of India’s Look East Policy “India’s Look East Policy is not merely an external economic policy‚ it is also a strategic shift in India’s vision of the world and India’s place in the evolving global economy. Most of all it is about reaching out to our civilisational neighbours in South East Asia and East Asia”-- Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Introduction In many ways the post Cold War external environment of a globalizing world‚ without rival political alliances‚ gave India the
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The Middle East Conflict The Middle East has been fighting for years. Throughout history‚ the land has been took‚ passed down‚ broken away and all around undecided about. Even to this day‚ the unresolved problems of the past still remain and will probably carry out into the future. Fights over Religion‚ oil‚ and land ownership often cause chaos and huge problems for those who live and reside in the Middle East. Constant fighting in the Middle East for years is still unresolved and the problems
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The Modern Middle East The early modern period: beginning of the 16th century-the first half of the 18th century Three events occurred that would re-define the middle east: 1. Emergence of large-scale‚ long lived empires in the middle east and beyond * The Ottoman Empire was the largest and long-lived ‘ (a) Provides us with a direct link from the early modern period through the modern period (b) Governed territory in the middle east‚ north Africa‚ and
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primary concern of Arab leaders in this hostile environment is not the interests of their states‚ but rather their own survival in power against both internal and external threats.”(Lynch‚ 315). Prior to the 2011 uprisings‚ which engulfed the Middle East‚ Libya and Saudi Arabia are evidently similar states on a number of grounds. Both Saudi Arabia and Libya are Middle Eastern countries and most of the population belong to the Sunni Muslim faith. However‚ unlike Libya‚ Saudi Arabia is a monarchy. In
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Democracy in the Middle East The general perception in Western countries is that nations in the Middle East cannot practice democracy because of religion and culture of the people in these nations. This perception does not match the real reasons the people in the Middle Eastern nations have hard time installing democratic leaders. The biggest obstacle in installing democratic governments in most nations in the Middle East is the manner in which power is and retained in the countries. Most nations
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troops from the Middle East in the 1950’s and 60’s‚ but kept all the middle east looking forward to go and get their education in England especially the ruling families‚ they had British Counsel in each and every country possible to pass their strategies through educational program which did very good for the British to introduce whatever they had on their agendas to these countries in a very smooth way‚ I think that they should’ve established their schools in the middle east to keep controlling what
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GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST: Middle East is one of the smallest regions in the world and has an area of 2‚780‚000 square miles and a population of 366 million as of the year 2004 (www.ce.byu.edu). The countries of this region lie towards the South-West of Asia and towards the North-Eastern part of Africa. The Middle East consists of: 1. Asian part of Turkey 2. Syria 3. Lebanon 4. Israel 5. Jordan 6. Iraq 7. Iran 8. Saudi Arabia 9. Yemen 10. Oman 11. Qatar 12. Bahrain 13
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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EAC) By Tamilwai Janga East Africa Community (EAC) was first formed in 1967. It collapsed in 1977 due to political differences. Considering the need to consolidate regional co-operation as the rationale‚ the East African Heads of State of Tanzania‚ Kenya and Uganda resolved to sign the Treaty re-establishing the East African Community (EAC) by the end of July 1999. The community was to take over from the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation. It
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Different freedoms and limitations women experience in the Middle East. From what I know it seems like women have always been treated poorly than men‚ whether the issue is voting‚ working‚ educating‚ getting equal salaries‚ getting same positions in jobs etc they’ve always be left out. Women have been hiding in the shadows for as long as time can tell especially women from the Middle East‚ due to rules which have no sensible or vital reason to it. In America‚ women can now show their
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Divorce in the Middle East The rate of Divorce in the Middle East has rapidly increased during the last couple of years and negatively affected both parents and children. Studies have stated that the annual divorce in Dubai increased to 21% last year with 3‚012 lawsuits filed. There are one in four marriages ending in divorce according to the UAE court. At least Dh800million is spent in the UAE every year on divorces‚ according to educationists and family affairs experts. However‚ we are now
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