The way Asia is progressing, it will soon acquire its lost crown.
THATTA: Power never remains in one hand permanently. When it reaches its peak, it declines. Undoubtedly, the universe is based on this principle. Power keeps on transferring from one block to the other; from East to the West and from the West to the East. The 19th century was European, the 20th century American and the 21st century is an Asian century. The robust performance of China is quite praiseworthy. The economic giant, with its peaceful policies, has proved itself in all fields: culture, politics, international diplomacy, science and technology. No doubt, India has boosted her performance rapidly, too. Some experts have rightly said that before the 18th century, India and China were the largest economies by world standards. The balance got off somewhere in the middle, but both countries are now progressing in an unparalleled way.
Japan, the world’s master in technology; Russia, a military might; Malaysia, truly Asia; Israel, a wizard of science, and other Asian countries have contributed greatly to make the 21st century an Asian century. A study by the Asian Development Bank states, “By nearly doubling its share of global gross domestic product (GDP) to 52 per cent by 2050 Asia would regain the dominant economic position it held some 300 years ago before the industrial revolution.”
Asia is the soul of cultures and civilisations. It is famous for its diversity and natural resources . The way Asia is progressing, it will soon acquire its lost crown. Bertrand Russell in his essay, ‘’Reflections on the reawakening East”, says that Asia is a very important continent because it has the home of three distinct civilisations, i.e., Islamic Chinese and Hindu. Asian countries should preserve poetry, music, art, love and simple joys and should not bring the smaller nations under their control and exploitation.
Zuhaib Ahmed Pirzada
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2015.
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