Indeed, South Asia, with deeper regional disparities than the rest of the world, is really two South Asia’s. A lot of attention has been given to the “Shining Asia,” while the “Suffering Asia” has been forgotten.
事实上，由于区域发展不平衡现象比世界其他地区更为严重，所以南亚实际上是割裂成两个部分的——世人的目光仅仅聚焦在“闪耀的南亚”上，而“苦难的南亚”因此被遗忘在光环之下。这两者之间的距离如此巨大，让人仿佛身处两个不同的世纪。更糟糕的是，这一鸿沟还在不断扩大之中。