Borders without boundaries – Professor Rehman Sobhan

BORDERS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: REIMAGINING ASIA

– Professor Rehman Sobhan 

Borders originate in history. Boundaries are products of human geography. Borders enclose the modern nation state with its traditional badges of distinction, the passport, immigration officials, national anthems and national flag carriers. Boundaries are more fluid constructs which encapsulate economic and social spaces which transcend borders and have provided the porous dividing lines between peoples through much of history.

 

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