Democratic Nations Have Always Prospered,

Democratic nations have always prospered, and the countries where the local population has been denied the democratic rights has underwent political revolution, which has been responsible for the ousted of the authoritarian regime, and the formation of the local population backed government. The essence of democracy is based on grant of rights to the local population, and the denial of such right result in the political uprising, which the Asian countries have experienced in past.

Indonesia: Transition to Democracy

The law and order condition has always influenced the political setup of the country. Indonesia has underwent political turmoil, and experienced worst kind of law and order situation, the deteriorating conditions of the country were reflection of the fact that the people of Indonesia wanted a different nature of political system, and therefore protested against the existing political setup of the country. The rise in the number violent and terrorist conflicts compel the ruling authority to introduce and implement a political system that is in accordance with the aspirations of the people, and therefore the democratic system evolved in the country. Before the evolution of the democratic forces the country experienced worst kind of violence and agitation from different parts of the country including Maluku, Aceh, West Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Papua and North Maluku. The increase in the violent incidents convinced the existing political setup based on dictatorship to withdraw and encourage the growth and participation of the local population, which was possible through the implementation of democracy. The deteriorating law and order condition was developed negative consequences on the government of the country and its citizens, the entire social and economic system was on the brink of collapse, therefore it was later realized that peace can only prevail in the region if people are provided with the right to elect their representatives, and only if the wishes of the people reign. The loss of many lives, the destruction and harm done by the violent actions, the damage to the public and private of infrastructure and facilities convinced the authoritarian regime to handover the ruling authority as per the will of the people, to their local representatives. The influencing factors are not personality oriented rather such factors have been more situation oriented, in some of the cases the international community expressed their grave concerns towards the deterioration of the law and order situation, and therefore the authoritarian regime as bound to abide by the charter of democracy approved by the international community that has strongly encouraged the ruling authority for the introduction and implementation of the democratic practices in the country. Before the transition to the democratic principles the country experienced different cases with reference to the internal displacement of the local people by the intelligence and terrorist groups, the country experienced worst kind of social, economic and political chaos, and such events disrupted the emerging opportunities and their scope. Under these conditions the local population and leadership sought the assistance of the international community through their embassies and international welfare agencies. The transition to democracy was also important because the government departments including the police and local government failed to perform effectively, and did not address the concerns of the local population. The international community took serious notice of the rise the riots and uprising in the country, and even warned of dire consequences through imposition of sanctions on the country, this left the authoritarian regime with no other option but to introduce and implement democratic principles in the country. The local pouplation expressed their dissent over the authoritarian regime, and questioned and challenged their writ, only when the population realized that the government has failed to legitimate their practices and function in accordance to the wishes of the local population. The slow response of the government to address the concerns of the local population, weakened the position of the government, and therefore the people were motivated enough to challenge the authority and writ of the government. It was observed that, 'the anarchic situation sharpened horizontal disputes among citizens and community groups, and generated vertical disputes between the community and the government' (Jeong, 2000). The situation generated and efforts by the local population turned out to be uncontrollable and unmanageable for the authoritarian regime, and that was a major factor that was responsible for the transition to the democracy. The failure of the police department on its behalf was based on its lack 'of the skills to intervene neutrally' (Salahuddin, 2005) and it was alleged that the police department adopted a bias attitude, and its action were based on corrupt practices and nepotism. The struggle towards transition to the democracy was initiated and launched by the local population, never in the Indonesian history has the authoritarian regime been so concern and kind to acknowledge the legitimate rights of the local population, it was general aware ness among the public regarding their social, political and religious freedom which encouraged them to seek and demand political transition and implementation of democratic principles. In one of the Indonesian region the police was accused of sidelining with the Christian group, where majority of the local population was Christian, where in another region the police was accused for the preferential treatment towards migrants, where majority of the migrants were recruited in the police department. The local population realized and protested against the social and political injustice towards them. Previously, the local population accused the police officers for its failure 'to provide effective service and be responsive to the public need depends heavily upon their knowledge and skills' (Jeong, 2000). Police reform was regarded as 'vital priority in the process of Indonesia's transition to democracy' (Jeong, 2000). It was believed that previously the issues with reference to the participation and decentralization for the expansion and improvement public services were another factor which was responsible for the transition to the democratic principles. The democratic practices were expected to 'help the government to gain legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens, and thus help to maintain a stable democracy' (Salahuddin, 2005).

South Korean: Transition to Democracy

The historians have observed that South Korean democratic movements were based on 'the new labor militancy of male workers and their struggles to establish democratic labor unions following the massive labor uprisings in 1987' (Arifah, 2005). The suppression of fundamental rights of the women was responsible for the transition to the democracy in the country; the South Korean women played a crucial and significant role, and struggled towards the implementation of the democratic reforms. The violent practices against the women, and denial of justice to the suppressed women motivated the South Korean women to protest against the current regime, and demand a democratic regime, through which the women were expected to secure safeguards for themselves. The South Korean women gained immense popularity in their country for the quest against the authoritarian regime, and resisted their policies at every platform; the women community was responsible for the reconstruction of the democratic society in the country during 1980s. The South Korean women contributed towards the South Korean labor movements, where 'the pro-democracy movement shaped women's militant labor struggles and provided political visibility for women's issues and their struggles' (David, 1997). The women and the male community grouped together to develop major attack on the authoritarian regime, and challenged its legitimacy. The history reveals that the role of the women community appeared less diluted because the agitation offered by the male community was so intense and destructive that it collapsed the entire economic setup of the country into doldrums. The community developed militant organization, mainly founded and operated by the male members, and threatened the government of dire consequences if the power was not handed over to the public as per the democratic principles. It was reported that the women initiated the South Korean struggle for the implementation of the democratic reforms, the country suffered economic and social downfall due to the malfunctioning of the authoritarian regime, and regime was found guilty on many occasions, however the might of the government prevented it from any debacle. The women took serious notice of the irregularities, and wanted accountability of the regime, and provisions for the justice to the common person, the women 'protested and extended their contribution and explained the processes of democratization' (Arifah, 2005) which resultantly evolved a major political jolt that introduced democracy in South Korea. The authoritarian regime was held responsible for sexual torture and state violence, the women community therefore mutually developed a strong opposition against the military dictatorship, the denial of human rights was the major reason that compelled the South Koreans to wage struggle against the regime. It was reported that South Koreans mainly opposed the regime for its failure to prevent and protect the local population from 'sexual torture and state violence which mobilized the opposition groups around the issues of human rights, social justice, and democratic politics' (Koo, 1997). The local population demanded the establishment of the democratic labor unions and democratic social systems at the initial phase. The transition to the democracy was launched by making the local population truly aware about the benefits of the democracy, and the legitimate rights of the local population, which were to be prevented and exercised through democratic practices, therefore the transition to the democracy was important and crucial for the local population, and such concerns ignited and spirit and zeal to secure rights from the regime. 'Although these groups had different interests and goals, their mobilization and protests converged on the strategy of the opposition to the inhumane ruling of the military government' (Arifah, 2005), and this common understanding enthralled them with the spirit and motivation to demand political justice for themselves through implementation of democratic principles. It was observed that the government adopted discriminatory attitude and practiced violence against 'the protector generated righteous indignation and humanitarian concerns among progressive local population' (Charles, 2002), this further ignited their cause for the democratic reforms in the country. During 1980s a blood massacre took place at Kwangju which transformed the spirit and the practices launched for the implementation of the democratic reforms, the massacre 'radicalized and cross-fertilized the labor, student, church, and women's movements against military rule' (Charles, 2002). After the massacre the local population approved the radical Minjung ideology which demanded a rapid transition to the democratic principles. The local population assumed and exercised the 'theoretical and political orientations of the minjung movement after the Kwangju incident' (Charles, 2002). A general observation regarded the local population, in particular the women community as the victim of oppression, and it was noted that the local population was not granted any privilege that were enjoyed in other independent countries of Europe and America.