GEOG 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Critical Geopolitics, Domino Theory
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It is commonly claimed that we are living in a world in which political borders are becoming less relevant, a world characterized by flows of people, money, ideas, etc. This article explores how this massive security project on the border between. India and bangladesh gained both legitimacy and immediacy as part of the. The securitization of the border with pakistan is understandable; the two countries have had four wars in the past 60 years, and india routinely accuses pakistan of supporting anti-state movements in kashmir and other parts of india reece jones. Although the federal government authorized a fence on the bangladesh border in 1986, it was resisted in west bengal and only 5 per cent completed by 2000 reece jones. By the end of 2007 2,535 kilometers of the 4,096 kilometer india-bangladesh border was fenced. New enemy other = islamic radicalism, not muslims. All nations must decide either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
