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Bring out any five sharp contrast between Belgium and Sri Lankan democracies. |
| Answer» \tMajoritarianism in Sri LankaAccommodation in Belgiuma. An island country comprising of Sinhala community who are in majority and Tamils who are minority.A linguistically diverse country comprising of Dutch speaking, French speaking and the German speaking people.b.\xa0The\xa0Sinhala\xa0community established its supremacy\xa0by pursuing the policy of\xa0Majoritarianism\xa0and by adopting various measures like The Sri\xa0Lankan\xa0constitution which did not give recognition to the minority group and instead recognised\xa0Sinhala\xa0as the official language.b. The political leadership recognised such differences and has modified the Constitution to accommodate\xa0diverse communities.c.\xa0The\xa0Tamils\xa0there, have been deprived of their basic civil political rights and have been the victims of discrimination.b. There is adequate representation of all the communities. For example there is equal representation at the central government of both French and Dutch representatives.d.\xa0State policies also sought to give preference to the\xa0Sinhala\xa0community in terms of jobs and educational institutions.Tamils dominated regions have been deprived of autonomy.\xa0Adequate sharing of power between the Centre and the states, with separate\xa0government at Brussels.e. Policy\xa0of\xa0majoritarianism has deteriorated relations between the two communities leading to ethnic conflict. There is a\xa0lack of power sharing between the two communities leading to civil war. Sri Lanka has witnessed rise of groups like LTTE.\xa0There is a presence of community government. Power\xa0sharing arrangements in Belgium has lead to\xa0peace and stability in the region and prevented the outbreak of ethnic con\t | |