I would like to talk about the current burning issue on Rohingyas in Myanmar. Few question which pesters me.
1) Why Rohingyas are being ill-treated by the democratic country Myanmar?
2) How can we ensure that Rohingya's future generation be secure?
Well to answer that, we must first go back in the history. In 1948, Myanmar gained independence from British and swiftly followed the democracy. But it was not very long, until 1962 when Military Junta government intervened.
The democracy is one of the toughest ways to ensure stability in a short run, and so this Military rule necessitated due to enormous ethnic, religious tussle within a country.
Rohingyas were one of such people who enormously suffered. Also, India-Pakistan 1971 War lead to many migrations of people in the people from Bangladesh to Rakhine state which further increased their number. But there is no denying this fact that Rohingyas were already living in Myanmar due to old British empire history.
There is one argument that Rohingyas total fertility rate is out-numbering national average which is a concern. But there is counter-argument that Chin province of Myanmar with Buddhist population has the highest fertility rate(close to 4.2) when comparing with Rohingyas(3.3). Of course, there is an ambiguous correlation between total fertility rate and ethnic group but it is a clear correlation between education, health and fertility rate.
This is purely the administrative failure of Myanmar for the whole conundrum. This has been brewing since the advent of Junta government. But now things of past cannot be changed, and at the same time we must ensure that the sanctity of democracy is preserved and above all, we must protect future generations.
Here administration and good governance can play an enormous role.
1) Finance: It is most essential ingredients for resource mobilisation. Nascent democracy of Myanmar lacks this capacity. The World must come together to pool resources for ensuring adequate health and education facilities in Rakhine region.
2) Governance policy: It must be secular in outlook and spirit, must ensure redistributive justice in the region. If the government do so then it would create a congenial environment, increase trust for the government.
3) Political Mobilization: There is no better way to solve the complex issue than politics. Even though we may use Politics as a synonym of derogation, but still, it is a tool of safety valve to ensure stability to some extent. There were few political representatives before Junta government like MA Gaffar, Zura Begum etc. But after that, their voice was choked up and hence it resulted in lack of articulation of Rohingya's problem.
4) Social Capital: 'Tap the human resources' should be the mantra for administration and government. Of course, it is a tedious process, India is one of the best examples, Myanmar can do a comparative analysis of Indian democracy functions in order to create social equilibrium.
5) International support: United Nations and other countries with best of their capacity must provide all kind of support with all possible help like India can provide communication, constitutional help, Europe can provide their best practices of administration, rich countries can help in finances and much more.
There can be many more points, but the whole idea is to save the future generation from problems of migration, refugees problems. Already many Rohingyas has migrated to India, Bangladesh, USA etc. At least these countries can ensure the basic health and education facilities for Rohingyas. In fact, in my view, Health and Education should be made Universal Fundamental Rights for every human at least. This is the best way to combat terrorism and radicalism than spending nuclear-mad arms race.
I hope the world hears me. Will see you soon. Good night.
1) Why Rohingyas are being ill-treated by the democratic country Myanmar?
2) How can we ensure that Rohingya's future generation be secure?
Well to answer that, we must first go back in the history. In 1948, Myanmar gained independence from British and swiftly followed the democracy. But it was not very long, until 1962 when Military Junta government intervened.
The democracy is one of the toughest ways to ensure stability in a short run, and so this Military rule necessitated due to enormous ethnic, religious tussle within a country.
Rohingyas were one of such people who enormously suffered. Also, India-Pakistan 1971 War lead to many migrations of people in the people from Bangladesh to Rakhine state which further increased their number. But there is no denying this fact that Rohingyas were already living in Myanmar due to old British empire history.
There is one argument that Rohingyas total fertility rate is out-numbering national average which is a concern. But there is counter-argument that Chin province of Myanmar with Buddhist population has the highest fertility rate(close to 4.2) when comparing with Rohingyas(3.3). Of course, there is an ambiguous correlation between total fertility rate and ethnic group but it is a clear correlation between education, health and fertility rate.
This is purely the administrative failure of Myanmar for the whole conundrum. This has been brewing since the advent of Junta government. But now things of past cannot be changed, and at the same time we must ensure that the sanctity of democracy is preserved and above all, we must protect future generations.
Here administration and good governance can play an enormous role.
1) Finance: It is most essential ingredients for resource mobilisation. Nascent democracy of Myanmar lacks this capacity. The World must come together to pool resources for ensuring adequate health and education facilities in Rakhine region.
2) Governance policy: It must be secular in outlook and spirit, must ensure redistributive justice in the region. If the government do so then it would create a congenial environment, increase trust for the government.
3) Political Mobilization: There is no better way to solve the complex issue than politics. Even though we may use Politics as a synonym of derogation, but still, it is a tool of safety valve to ensure stability to some extent. There were few political representatives before Junta government like MA Gaffar, Zura Begum etc. But after that, their voice was choked up and hence it resulted in lack of articulation of Rohingya's problem.
4) Social Capital: 'Tap the human resources' should be the mantra for administration and government. Of course, it is a tedious process, India is one of the best examples, Myanmar can do a comparative analysis of Indian democracy functions in order to create social equilibrium.
5) International support: United Nations and other countries with best of their capacity must provide all kind of support with all possible help like India can provide communication, constitutional help, Europe can provide their best practices of administration, rich countries can help in finances and much more.
There can be many more points, but the whole idea is to save the future generation from problems of migration, refugees problems. Already many Rohingyas has migrated to India, Bangladesh, USA etc. At least these countries can ensure the basic health and education facilities for Rohingyas. In fact, in my view, Health and Education should be made Universal Fundamental Rights for every human at least. This is the best way to combat terrorism and radicalism than spending nuclear-mad arms race.
I hope the world hears me. Will see you soon. Good night.
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