Historically, the region we are all in, Southeast Asia had been home to numerous
migrations and sites of riverine-located empires that flourished beyond their
erstwhile borders. Records have shown that we were connected either through by
way of the seas or the land mass that make up continental Southeast Asia. In
modern times, relations between the three countries became stabilized under the
tutelage of colonial conquests and their changing administrations. Through
participation and non-participation in wars and other forms of conflicts, our
nation-states have survived albeit in different periods, entities, and governments.
What we see today are the contrast between the old and new unity that were
brought in by the so-called 'foreigners', be it Indians, Chinese, Arabs, or
Europeans.
However,