Beschreibung:
This collection of essays takes a fresh look at the contentious themes of democracy, development, and security in Pakistan today. Using a variety of Pakistani, Indian and Western sources, the distinguished contributors examine the internal and external problems of Pakistan with an eye on the challenges that democracy has encountered in the country.
This collection of essays takes a fresh look at the contentious themes of democracy, development and security in Pakistan today. Arguing that the three are closely interlinked, the editors posit that the political and economic experience of the past 58 years shows that neither democracy nor capitalist development can survive without the other. Using a variety of Pakistani, Indian and Western sources, the distinguished contributors examine the internal and external problems of Pakistan with an eye on the challenges that democracy has encountered in the country.
Introduction - M P Singh and Veena Kukreja
Causes of Democratic Downslide in Pakistan - Mohammad Waseem
Pakistan since the 1999 Coup: Prospects of Democracy - Veena Kukreja
Pakistan: Islamic Ideology and the Failed State? - Saleem M M Qureshi
Language, Power and Ideology in Pakistan - Tariq Rahman
Pakistan: Political Economy of National Security - Ayesha Siddiqa
Pakistan`s Political Economy: Misplaced Priorities and Economic Uncertainties - Veena Kukreja
Pakistan: Terrorism in Historical Perspective - Lawrence Zining
Prospects of South Asian Cooperation in the Transformed World-Post 11 September - J N Dixit
Reassessing Pakistan as a Long-Term Security Threat - Satish Kumar
Cross-Border Terrorism: Roadblock to Peace Initiative - Rajen Harsh[ac]e
Peace Process between India and Pakistan - M P Singh and Veena Kukreja
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