Minorities may be found in every country and in every nation. The origin of minorities can be different. The main thesis statement if the article “Status of Minorities in South Asia” is, in my opinion, the idea that people representing the minorities have not chosen this life for themselves, and fight for decent life conditions and respect just as any other people would do. On the other hand, the concerns of the native people (in the example given the native representatives of Bhutan) are natural and logical: they are afraid that the foreigners will outnumber them in their own country. Anyway, any nation is stronger and more powerful when the ethnic groups inside it are integrated and consolidated, when there is respect for minorities and people that are “different” by any feature.
The main thesis statement is supported throughout the article. At page 29 we find : “King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1952-1972) realized the need to integrate the Lhotshampus into the mainstream of Bhutanese national life”; at the same page we read: “King Jigme Singye Wangchuck () told the ethnic Nepalese “to remain united as one people, one nation, and forge together”.
The article shows the readers how controversial the problem of the minorities can be for a nation. With minorities having unlimited support there arises a danger that they would outnumber the natives and immigrate in enormous quantities. On the other hand, any government wants uprisings of minorities, and the cleverest rulers understand that a united nation is a powerful nation. This article leaves a space for reflection for its readers. As for me personally, I did not recognize al the seriousness of the minorities problem in Bhutan, known as a country with pristine nature and the only country in the world that is carbon negative (Tobgay).
Works Cited
“Status of Minorities in South Asia”. Delhi: Authorspress, 2002. Web. July 13, 2016
Tobgay, Tshering. “This Country Isn’t Just Carbon Neutral – It’s Carbon Negative”. TED. Web. July 13, 2016
