| Issue - 2025 | Page No - 51 |
| PROBLEMATIZING CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION: A CASE OF SOUTH ASIA | |
| Author's Name : Yash Sharma | |
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The concept of "territorial trap" in the context of epistemic violence often perpetuates injustices in the global order, which advocates for a "state system" that divides states into cartographically divided territories. This division legitimises violence by affluent minorities within states and restricts other political units from taking substantive actions to mitigate sufferings. This paper aims to contextualise sufferings, human rights violations, and global injustice in South Asia, focusing on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. South Asia is a complex region with at least twenty major languages spoken and has a rich history of ethnicity, language, religion, and regionalism. The emergence of territorially bifurcated nation-states in South Asia was driven by the political interests of elites and a parochial understanding of the region. The paper emphasises the need for "Substantive Global Interference" to advocate human rights and a stable environment, transcending international norms of sovereignty and non-interference.
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