Eurasia: An old trade route with new openingsOne region- 6 CountriesPakistan+China+Iran+Afghanistan+India+RussiaPutin is convinced that Russia is part of Eurasia.
Revival of Eurasian trade route is in the interest of our region yet some big powers have reservations on it. After signing of Gas pipeline with China now Putin is convinced that Russia is part of Eurasia. There is a visible change in geopolitics yet fault lines are crumbling from Ukraine to Pak-Afghan borders due to obvious reasons. Just remember, rise of Bulkh and Bukhara was due to the Eurasian Trade and Silk route and from Byzantine times till recent history some powers are against it too.
“The Silk Road symbolizes
trade and cultural exchange linking Eurasian cultures through history and has
been an increasingly popular topic. Over recent decades the idea of a greater Eurasian history has
developed with the aim of investigating the genetic, cultural and linguistic relationships
between European and Asian cultures of antiquity, which had long been
considered distinct”
“Eurasia has been the host of many ancient civilizations,
including those based inMesopotamia and
the Indus Valley.”
“Eurasia covers around 52,990,000 square kilometres
(20,460,000 sq mi), or around 36.2% of the Earth's total land area. The landmass contains around
4.6 billion people, equating to 72.5% of the human population. Humans first settled in Eurasia from Africa,
between 60,000 and 125,000 years ago”
Ref
1.
"Hints
Of Earlier Human Exit From Africa". Science News. doi:10.1126/science.1199113.
Retrieved 2011-05-01.
The word "Eurasia" is often used in Kazakhstan to
describe its location. Numerous Kazakh institutions have the term in their
names, like the L. N. Gumilev Eurasian National
University
Russian intellectuals
traditionally view Russia itself, being European and Asian, as “Eurasian.
Thus, it is not surprising that today one of Russia's main
geopolitical interests’ lies in ever closer integration with those countries
that it considers part of “Eurasia.
Sergey Aleksashenko
of Moscow times wrote a story under the title “Russia's Eurasia Model Becoming a Grim Reality” which may interest you
all. Here are some extracts along with link too.
Calling
Russia part of Europe alone is a trick to neutralize it from moving towards Eurasian
route. Till 15th century that route was in swing and many East European
countries and Germany were among main beneficiaries along with Russia, China and
South Asia. Now one can understand what is happening in Ukraine and Pak-Afghan
borders. Anyway, u read what Sergey wrote
·
Last week's EU-Russia summit can be considered a foreign
policy victory for President Vladimir Putin. That might sound paradoxical
given the unusually cool reception he received in Brussels. But
in politics, substance is always more important than form, and the
content of the summit boils down to one thing: Russia and Europe
have no items left on the agenda that could form the basis of a
meaningful dialogue
·
That would be strange if Russia considered itself part
of Europe, but Putin is convinced that Russia is part
of Eurasia. Thus, for him, the absence of a meaningful
agenda with Europe can be considered normal
Things
started changes in late 19th century and formation of Durand line
was a step to abandoned Eurasia. After destroying Germany, Austro Hungarian Empire,
Ottomans and Tsar in the First World War no one can think about revival of
Eurasia. During 2nd European war (Miss quoted as WW2) Cold war did
not allow to think about revival too yet in the world of Globalization it is
not possible to continue such restrictions. Now regions are free to decide
about their fates.
Here is the link
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/russias-eurasia-model-becoming-a-grim-reality/493897.html
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