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KEY WORDSconfrontation (n) – a hostile face to face disagreementconsensus (n) – general agreementintervene (v) – to enter into a situation to change its course or resolve itinterference (n) – unwanted involvement in the affairs of othersveto (v) – to use authority to prevent a policy being made.vulnerability (n) – a feeling of weakness or of being open to attackASEAN: ChallengesMany ASEAN members gained independence fairly recently and began the process of nationbuilding. Since many ASEAN members are also quite small in size, this can lead to a sense ofvulnerability among members.When countries join together to achieve common objectives, they often have to compromisein order to come to an agreement. Compromise means sometimes giving up what you want orsome power that you have. Smaller countries may be fearful of the larger countries, and may notwant to give up power to them.In order to work together, therefore, ASEAN members have agreed to principles ofnon-interference, consensus, non-use of force, and non-confrontation. The principle of consensusmeans that every member of the organisation has the right to veto a decision. Everymember must agree before any decision is made. Non-interference means that no country willget involved with another country’s problems unless they are asked to help by that country.Critics of ASEAN say that consensus among so many independent nations is too difficult tomaintain and will interfere with the group’s ability to make decisions. They say that consensusweakens ASEAN and its image. The principle of non-interference has make ASEAN incapableof dealing with problems in Burma, haze pollution in Indonesia and Malaysia and human rightsabuses across the region. In these situations, many people say ASEAN should intervene.exercisecomprehensionA. Why is it difficult for different nations to work together?B. Describe in your own words how ASEAN members make decisions.C. What are two advantages of non-interference, consensus and non-confrontation?What are two disadvantages?exercisedefiningextensionapplying andreformattinginformationUsing the text, what is another way to say the following:a) compromiseb) consensusc) non-interferenceDefine these terms in your own words.Look at the cartoon to the right andanswer the following questions:a) What is happening inside the walls?b) What is happening outside thewalls?c) If you were in this scene and youbelieved in non-interference, whatwould you do?d) Why do you think the countries ofASEAN agreed to the principle ofnon-interference?59
4.2 MODERN INDIA AND CHINAKEY WORDScondemn (v) – to criticise, blame or express strong disapprovalimpose (v) – to make somebody or something accept a rule or a statusinvestment (n) – spending money to bring profit or for incomemilitant (n) – a person who acts aggressively or violently to support a political orsocial causepartition (n) – the process of dividing a region into partsreform (n) – improvement made by removing problems or weaknessesrival (n) – an enemy or opponentsanction (n) – penalty, pressure or punishment (of/on a country) for breaking aninternational lawpreviewbrainstormingexercisematching,summarisingWhat do you know about recent issues and events in China and India?Read through the following outline of the most recent events in India and match thetitles below to the appropriate section of the outline.A. Economic DevelopmentB. ResourcesC. Peace and ConflictD. Nuclear Activity1.When India gained independence in 1947, Pakistan was separated into a new country through aprocess called partition. Since that time, India and Pakistan have been rivals fighting over landalong their shared border, Kashmir. Fighting in Kashmir continued on and off until 2004, whenthe countries began working towards peace. The peace process lasted until November 2008,when a bomb exploded in Mumbai. Indian police blamed the bomb on Pakistani militants andthe peace process has been on pause since that time.60
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