One of the most popular forms of liberalism today is of course the economic liberalism where the ... more One of the most popular forms of liberalism today is of course the economic liberalism where the aim is to remove all trade barriers between states for free market economy to flourish well, with almost no or limited government interference into domestic and foreign trade. Even though there is a long ongoing debate about how much of an individual freedom should be there when economic liberalism is applied to a person, and to what extent governments should be held responsible and play their role in matters like health and education for example, where the liberal ideals promulgate privatization of each and every social sector. Despite whatever an angle that the liberals take upon what the government should or should not do, their stand on providing better and healthier environment is certain, with a new kind of liberalism known as the green liberalism, as liberalism share the same value about protecting and preserving the environment much to the contentment of environmentalists. Hence, there are many tones and shades of liberalism on the spectrum or continuum of this particular political ideology with plenty to satisfy everyone who believes in a change for the world today. It has come to mean differently in different countries. Besides, there is always a difference between what political ideals are and what political practices turn out to be. There is one main international organization which checks the liberal principles and practices of liberal parties around the world according to the various manifestos of the Liberal International. In International Relations, the liberal point of view regarding a state has often been to judge the policy preferences and policy objectives rather than to evaluate what a state actually does, or for that matter, how much a state does to achieve those policies based on believing in the inherent good of man. But, it does broadens its scope to be inclusive of economic and cultural issues, those considered to be issues of low politics, in addition to also considering political and security matters, those taken to be of high politics. Therefore, liberalism seems to stand for all that can be done for cooperation amongst the states. It has strands for liberal institutionalism, where it believes the right kind of conditions in the international system provides the states with ample opportunities to cooperate and bring regional integration. Thus, regional integration only occurs when states are willing to mutually cooperate on political, social and economic aspects either through regional agreements or forming regional organizations to arrange such coordination. The most effective way of regionalising or bringing regional integration in this geo-economic world is through coinciding on mutual economic gains to eventually reach a broader platform where political and security issues are resolved through peaceful dialogues based on understanding and unbiased negotiations. The regional economic integration would lead to greater stability and cooperation amongst the people based on mutual trust and confidence with lesser chances of any dispute emerging, because any conflict or war is never in favour of the people, but is only a political means to execute and enhance power. Thus, regional integration paves an easy way for confidence and security building measures to take roots and grow strong. It would bring to the whole region what only an intra-state regionalism does for an individual state. Since environment is one factor where there are no political boundaries for the hazards to spill over, the cooperation on environmental issues has become a must with a high-rising global warming. With the new phenomena of terrorism and threat of violence any second between the two states like India and Pakistan emerging, regional cooperation is a must requirement for peaceful existence. For that, regional organisations such as South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) provide an adequate outlet to channelise the efforts to bring harmony and peace to the relationship between these two South Asian neighbours.
One of the most popular forms of liberalism today is of course the economic liberalism where the ... more One of the most popular forms of liberalism today is of course the economic liberalism where the aim is to remove all trade barriers between states for free market economy to flourish well, with almost no or limited government interference into domestic and foreign trade. Even though there is a long ongoing debate about how much of an individual freedom should be there when economic liberalism is applied to a person, and to what extent governments should be held responsible and play their role in matters like health and education for example, where the liberal ideals promulgate privatization of each and every social sector. Despite whatever an angle that the liberals take upon what the government should or should not do, their stand on providing better and healthier environment is certain, with a new kind of liberalism known as the green liberalism, as liberalism share the same value about protecting and preserving the environment much to the contentment of environmentalists. Hence, there are many tones and shades of liberalism on the spectrum or continuum of this particular political ideology with plenty to satisfy everyone who believes in a change for the world today. It has come to mean differently in different countries. Besides, there is always a difference between what political ideals are and what political practices turn out to be. There is one main international organization which checks the liberal principles and practices of liberal parties around the world according to the various manifestos of the Liberal International. In International Relations, the liberal point of view regarding a state has often been to judge the policy preferences and policy objectives rather than to evaluate what a state actually does, or for that matter, how much a state does to achieve those policies based on believing in the inherent good of man. But, it does broadens its scope to be inclusive of economic and cultural issues, those considered to be issues of low politics, in addition to also considering political and security matters, those taken to be of high politics. Therefore, liberalism seems to stand for all that can be done for cooperation amongst the states. It has strands for liberal institutionalism, where it believes the right kind of conditions in the international system provides the states with ample opportunities to cooperate and bring regional integration. Thus, regional integration only occurs when states are willing to mutually cooperate on political, social and economic aspects either through regional agreements or forming regional organizations to arrange such coordination. The most effective way of regionalising or bringing regional integration in this geo-economic world is through coinciding on mutual economic gains to eventually reach a broader platform where political and security issues are resolved through peaceful dialogues based on understanding and unbiased negotiations. The regional economic integration would lead to greater stability and cooperation amongst the people based on mutual trust and confidence with lesser chances of any dispute emerging, because any conflict or war is never in favour of the people, but is only a political means to execute and enhance power. Thus, regional integration paves an easy way for confidence and security building measures to take roots and grow strong. It would bring to the whole region what only an intra-state regionalism does for an individual state. Since environment is one factor where there are no political boundaries for the hazards to spill over, the cooperation on environmental issues has become a must with a high-rising global warming. With the new phenomena of terrorism and threat of violence any second between the two states like India and Pakistan emerging, regional cooperation is a must requirement for peaceful existence. For that, regional organisations such as South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) provide an adequate outlet to channelise the efforts to bring harmony and peace to the relationship between these two South Asian neighbours.
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