Pakistan - Nationalism without a Nation?

Pakistan - Nationalism without a Nation?

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Author: Christophe Jaffrelot
Publisher: Manohar
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 352
ISBN/UPC (if available): 1 84277 116 7

Description

This book provides an up to date account of the country's extraordinary complicated political tapestry which throws up so many questions - the definition of identity, the intersection of religious and ethnic factors, a deeply flawed institutionalization of democracy, control of the state, and the potentially explosive cross impacts of regional and domestic politics.

This book provides an up to date account of the country's extraordinary complicated political tapestry which throws up so many questions - the definition of identity, the intersection of religious and ethnic factors, a deeply flawed institutionalization of democracy, control of the state.

Pakistan has become a key actor in the realm of international relations post 11 September 2001. Like after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, its geopolitical situation has made it the main base for military operations and the fight against Bin Laden's Jihadist network. But the strategic position, this time around, was also due to its special links with the Taliban.

Pakistan is involved in regional tensions and is itself undermined by a great deal of ethnic tensions.
This book provides an up to date account of the country's extraordinary complicated political tapestry which throws up so many questions - the definition of identity, the intersection of religious and ethnic factors, a deeply flawed institutionalization of democracy, control of the state, and the potentially explosive cross impacts of regional and domestic politics.

While they built Pakistan on the basis of 'Islamic ideology', the Mohajirs are now developing separatist tendencies. The Pashtun, the Sindhi and the Baluch nationalists are not as vocal but they still endorse centrifugal forces due to their resentment of what they call the 'Punjabi hegemony'. Islam tool has failed as a cementing force because of the increasingly violent Shiva-Sunni conflict.

National integration remains a remote prospect, but Pakistani nationalism exists, largely because it expresses itself against others - India, first of all. Kashmir has been for years the main bone of contention between India and Pakistan and it has helped this country to mobilize unitedly. Pakistan's foreign policy, be it shaped by civilians or military rulers, is largely over-determined by this strategy.

Contents

Introduction
Nationalism without a Nation
Pakistan Searching for its Identity

PART I; THE FAILED (ISLAMIC) STATE: ETHNIC CONFLICTS AND SECTARIANISM

CHAPTER 1
The Punjabization of Pakistan: Myth or Reality?

CHAPTER 2
In and Out of Power but not Down and Out: Mohajir Identity Politics

CHAPTER 3
Islam, the State and the Rise of Sectarian Militancy in Pakistan

CHAPTER 4
The Regional Dimension of Sectarian Conflicts in Pakistan

PART II: AT THE CROSSROAD OR REGIONAL TENSIONS: HOW TO ARTICULATE A NATIONALIST-CUM-ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY?

CHAPTER 5
From Official Islam to Islamism: The Rise of Dawat-ul-Irshad and Lashkar-e-Taiba

CHAPTER 6
The Taliban: A Strategic Tool for Pakistan

CHAPTER 7
Pakistan and the Taliban: State Policy, Religious Networks and Political Connections

CHAPTER 8
The Islamic Dimension of the Kashmir Insurgency

CHAPTER 9
Pakistan and the 'India Syndrome': Between Kashmir and the Nuclear Predicament

CHAPTER 10
The Geopolitics of Pakistan's Energy Supply

PART III: HOW TO PROJECT NATIONALISM? THE FOREIGN POLICY OF PAKISTAN IN ITS REGION

CHAPTER 11
The Dialectic between Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy

CHAPTER 12
The 'Multi-Vocal State': The Policy of Pakistanh on Kashmir

CHAPTER 13
Does the Army Shape Pakistan's Foreign Policy?

Conclusion
And Yet, Pakistan Exists

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