MALAYALAM
Neighbouring countries
NEELA PADMANABHAN
ASWASTHAMAYA AYALRAJYANGAL — Essays: M. Yunnus Kunju; Pub.by Z Library, Thiruvananthapuram-695014. Rs. 75.
THERE IS a human tendency to know about our neighbours; this may be even from the primitive days. In this book `Aswasthamaya Ayalrajyankal' which means `Disquiet (or disturbed) neighbouring countries', Yunnus Kunju sincerely attempts to know about our neighbours including Pakistan and Bangladesh, which were once part and parcel of our subcontinent and then separated after bloodshed and still in the middle of disputes.
This book throws light on the social, economical and political developments with minute details of 14 countries such as Afghanistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Quit, U.A.E., Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Sri Lanka and China besides Pakistan and Bangladesh.
One can understand from these essays that those countries where a stern elected democratic government is not in power are in the middle of unrests and turmoil in the socio-political fronts to a certain extent caused by the religious fundamentalist forces.
The geographical details and historical background of all these countries highlighting their formation are also indicated aptly.
The terrorist attacks in Kashmir, Pakistan's interference in Kashmir and the internal problems of Pakistan, direct confrontation between two women leaders in Bangladesh, unending agony and fighting of Tamils in Sri Lanka, Maoists' attacks and counter attacks in Nepal, fear and worry of the common people in Maldives while talking about real democracy, Afghanistan citizens' fate of suffering always and such key problems of all the above nations are discussed impartially with a human touch in this book in a readable manner.
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