By: William Taylor

William Taylor
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:54:18 +0000

I’ve often read by those bewailing ‘Colonial Western interference’, that if this area of ‘South Asia’, ‘Sub- Continent’ (whatever), covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India had never been subjected to Colonial interference (ok, ok, the British, but also other ‘Players’ as well) then everything would have been sooo much better(?) for the lives of the indigenous populations. So IF the endless warring in that region IS the direct result of past (and recent) interference from outside players, then the ‘bewailers’ do have a point which needs a fuller analysis. However, an alternative view might suggest that what is happening now and was for decades and centuries prior to outside interference, specifically Western, is in reality is a return to the ‘norm’ for that area. Unresolvable and simply the status quo?