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A comparative study Belgium and srilanka
Belgium – a brief story Problems faced by Belgium Final solution A glimpse of Belgian life Sri lanka – a majoritarian country Ethnic tension in sri lanka Snaps and shots from sri lanka INDEX
BELGIUM Story of 2 communities
Belgium is a country in Europe. 59% of the total population is dutch speaking. 40% speak french and rest 1% are german Belgium
The French who were lesser in number in the country formed the majority in Brussels the capital city The French society was comparatively richer and more prosperous. There was a dispute as to the ownership of Brussels between the two communities Belgian crisis
The Belgian constitution was amended and worked out such that all the communities get an equal share Several amendments were made and a community government was formed in Brussels These arrangements worked out well and prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines The solution
Glimpse of Belgian life
SRI LANKA A majoritarian country
Sri lanka has a population of about 2 crore with 74% Sinhala speakers 18% Tamil speakers 7% Christians Sinhala sought demand over the government which was not favored Sri lanka
Sinhala community wanted total dominance suppressing the tamils . Sinhala was regarded as the only official language Sinhala applicants were favoured everywhere All these measures infuriated the tamils . Conflicts were there which soon turned into a civil war. Thousands of people were killed and the country suffered a lot of loss Ethnic tension in sri lanka
Snaps and sots of sri lanka
BELGIUM SRI LANKA Belgium chose the peaceful way and was ready to compromise. This prevented a civil war Belgians are leading a happy and prosperous life with just a few modulations Sinhalese did not compromise and fought the result was a war on ethnic lines Sril lankans destroyed their country’s backdrop and poverty has setteled Comparative study