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General causes of war

The war is of two types 1. external 2. internal again these are divided into two types a. Traditional b. Economic The general causes of war can be stated as Political and economic dominance Conflict over resources Ideological differences Rise of ethnic groups Rise of nationalism governmentality Political and economic dominance: The conventional wars were fought for the political and economic dominance of one state over other. The most visible example for this type of war is WWI and WWII where capitalistic states fought for the economic and political influence over the world market. Conflict over resources: The conflict over resources may lead to unfriendly relations between the countries and they would be vulnerable for any trigger to get into war. Iraq- Kuwait war was fought on the lines of resources. Ideological differences: Ideological differences make the states to veto any agreements between them and this usually pave a way to war. In the aftermath...

Are bilateral and multilateral agreements have more importance than the agreements of regional groupings? SAARC

Are bilateral and multilateral agreements have more importance than the agreements of regional groupings?   SAARC: In south Asia there are historically developed mistrust, non-friendly relations among the nations. Due to this countries cannot come to the common consensus and rely upon the bilateral agreements. These unwanted attributes can be categorised as 1.    1.     Unresolved border issues 2.        Political instability 3.        Ethnic conflicts 4.        External influence 5.        Huge developmental disparities Unresolved border issues: The best example for this in the south Asian region is IND-PAK Kashmir conflict which has not been resolved from the time of independence. Due to this logjam there is no developments in the relations between these countries in the other sectors say, economic development assistance....