Global changes
Basic generation changes are taking place globally, not only in Bangladesh, S Asia (Pakistan), but also in America (US), and central Europe (Kosovo). The central theme is change in the philosophy of political governance.
Modern politics has a soft or rotten heart inside? Political philosophy is man-made; while human nature is older and programmed by divine DNA roadmap, Bad, corrupt, immoral politics is responsible for today's turn to religion, to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
In Dhaka, it is for the burial of dynasty rules (living in the past and fantasizing about a bright future) and corruption. In Pakistan the domination of the army and well-watered Punjab (the rest of Pakistan are desert or non-arable). In the US, for the first time, a woman is trying to be president, and another candidate for the presidential election is from the US minority/ethnic group (father a foreigner Muslim, and wife a white American). In central Europe, the suppressed minority group has regained independence after a horrible campaign based on genocide (ref: the past Islamic history of the Balkans). India has to be prepared to review the futile shadow boxing on Kashmir for half a century; noting that the Mughal Muslims ruled Hindu India for several centuries, and all lived amicably.
This basic shift from political leadership to religious salvation is a turning point in this 21st century. Politics is failing due to moral corruption (Indonesia, S America, and Africa) and materialism.
The US has multi-programmes, being the lone superpower, it has global implications. One is the sole dependence of the US Dollar as the sole global currency; the other is the commitment in Iraq, watching helplessly waist-deep in mud.
The relocation of factories and offices to Asia (Saarc and Asean) is another evidence of the shifting of the sine wave from the West to the East (civilization originated in Asia thousands of years ago). The rich monarchs in the Gulf keep their wealth in the US; and also dominate the oil/energy global market. What is the secret strategy in the rise of oil prices from USD 22 to over USD 100 per barrel? The Americans can't live without oil imports (Iraq a victim?). The economic plight of EU and Japan is not so heartening. China and India (pop, 2.5 billion) are in the playing field.
Hence economic pressures and stances rule the world today, Solutions are not easy, as the UN philosophy is still still-born.
Quick-fix? Ask the next President of the United States of America!
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