The Military Factor In Pakistan

Author : Ravi Shekhar Narain Singh Singh
Publisher : Lancer Publishers
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Civil-military relations
ISBN : 0981537898

Get Book

The Military Factor in Pakistan by Ravi Shekhar Narain Singh Singh Pdf

Pakistan's politics, governance, institutional capacities, internal and external security, and the nation-building process are at a critical juncture. The stance of the military, thus, will be a critical factor in determining the future course of Pakistan. Under the prevailing scenario in the country, any elected government would need to reestablish the viability and vitality of the state. Should it fail, the army would be compelled to intervene to save the country from falling apart. For an objective and in-depth analysis as to how Pakistan has arrived at this critical juncture, it is important to delve into the personalities and processes that have shaped the destiny of the country. The future of Pakistan is dependent on the flux and interplay of the internal and external processes and compulsions. This book, therefore, traces the military underpinnings in the political, geopolitical, strategic, economic, religious, sociological, and sectarian journey that Pakistan has made over the last sixty years.

Author : Ishtiaq Ahmed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9381506299

Get Book

The Pakistan Military in Politics by Ishtiaq Ahmed Pdf

What is the contribution of internal Pakistani situations and external factors in the rise of The military as the most powerful institution in Pakistan What have been the consequences of this for Pakistan This timely book sheds much-needed light on the phenomenal rise of the Pakistani military in politics Explores how the failure of Pakistani politicians to institutionalise democracy as well as the perceived threat posed by India to its survival offers clues to this Details how the Pakistan military acquired veto powers over Pakistani politics by explaining how during the Cold War the US became Pakistans main arms donor and later the regional balance-of-power concerns of China to contain India resulted in Chinese military help being extended to it and ideological rivalry for leadership over the Muslim world between Saudi Arabia and Iran enabled it to receive Saudi patronage Analyses how a fortress of Islam mind-set manifest in militant Islamic movements prevails currently in Pakistan which is a product of a combination of external and internal factors and how this mind-set is a result of perceived threat posed by India and Afghanistan which has made defence and security paramount concerns of Pakistan Analyses how these processes have resulted in the proliferation of terrorism within Pakistan and externally

Author : Veena Kukreja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Armed Forces
ISBN : UOM:39015011021246

Get Book

Military Intervention in Politics by Veena Kukreja Pdf

This Study Analyses The Phenomenon Of Military Intervention In Politics In Pakistan Within A Theoretical Framework, Utilizing Existing Hypotheses And Theories On The Subject. The Work Begins With A Review Of Extant Literature On Military Intervention And The Modernization Capabilities Of The Military. An Attempt Has Been Made To Synthesize Different Theoretical Approaches Into A Comprehensive Multi-Factorial Analytical Model For Explaining The Particular Cases Here Studied. The Model Seeks To Relate A Series Of Variables To Military Intervention Subsumed Under Three Independent Or Casual Summary Variables, Namely, (I) The Nature Of The Military Establishment, (Ii) The Strength Or Weakness Of The Civilian Political Institutions, And (Iii) The Domestic Socio-Economic And International Environments.

Author : Shahid Javed Burki,Craig Baxter
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:B4510253

Get Book

Pakistan Under The Military by Shahid Javed Burki,Craig Baxter Pdf

Author : Aqil Shah
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674728936

Get Book

The Army and Democracy by Aqil Shah Pdf

In sharp contrast to neighboring India, the Muslim nation of Pakistan has been ruled by its military for over three decades. The Army and Democracy identifies steps for reforming Pakistan’s armed forces and reducing its interference in politics, and sees lessons for fragile democracies striving to bring the military under civilian control.

Author : C. Christine Fair
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199892709

Get Book

Fighting to the End by C. Christine Fair Pdf

The Pakistan Army is poised for perpetual conflict with India which it cannot win militarily or politically. What explains Pakistan's persistent revisionism despite increasing costs and decreasing likelihood of success? This book argues that an understanding of the army's strategic culture explains its willingness to fight to the end

Author : RSN Singh
Publisher : Lancer Publishers
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788170623304

Get Book

Know the Anti-Nationals by RSN Singh Pdf

We live in an era of nation-states. Nationhood is predicated on shared sense of past and a common purpose of future. More than nation-state, India is a civilization, a complete civilization. To keep this civilization fresh and vibrant, winds from all directions are imperative for its nourishment. But, winds cannot be allowed to build into destructive storms, that threaten to uproot the civilization, the very basis of nationhood. Jihadism and Maoism are the two main destructive storms. Fueling these storms are India’s enemies as well as the forces of proselytization. They have to be crushed both at ideological and physical levels. We have been squeamish in dealing with the problems because of the misplaced notion that all ideologies are basically benign and beneficial, they are not. 73 years of our post-independence experience is testimony. This misplaced notion has caused at least a lakh lives in Kashmir alone, resulting in ethnic cleansing of Hindus from the Valley by the jihadists. Sardar Patel did crush the communist revolt in Telangana, but in the following years due to subversion of our political class, it grew into the ‘Red Corridor’, i.e. from Tirupati to Pashupati. These forces have to be vanquished to secure the internal or the third front. This book ‘Know the Anti-Nationals’ exposes these enemies within.

Author : Shuja Nawaz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538142059

Get Book

The Battle for Pakistan by Shuja Nawaz Pdf

The Battle for Pakistan showcases a marriage of convenience between unequal partners. The relationship between Pakistan and the United States since the early 1950s has been nothing less than a whiplash-inducing rollercoaster ride. Today, surrounded by hostile neighbors, with Afghanistan increasingly under Indian influence, Pakistan does not wish to break ties with the United States. Nor does it want to become a vassal of China and get caught in the vice of a US-China rivalry, or in the Arab-Iran conflict. Internally, massive economic and demographic challenges as well as the existential threat of armed militancy pose huge obstacles to Pakistan's development and growth. Could its short-run political miscalculations in the Obama years prove too costly? Can the erratic Trump administration help salvage this relationship? Based on detailed interviews with key US and South Asian leaders, access to secret documents and operations, and the author’s personal relationships and deep knowledge of the region, this book untangles the complex web of the US-Pakistani relationship and identifies a clear path forward, showing how the United States can build better partnerships in troubled corners of the world.

Author : Henry Barbera
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-24
Category : Social change
ISBN : 1412837804

Get Book

The Military Factor in Social Change Vol. 1 by Henry Barbera Pdf

Author : Dr. Shah Alam
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789381411797

Get Book

Pakistan Army by Dr. Shah Alam Pdf

The book explains genesis, expansion, development, and modernisation of the Pakistan Army. It undertakes only the Pakistan Army and does not include the Pakistan Nay and the Pakistan Air Force. The book comprehensively explains and analyses the Pakistan Army. Initially, Pakistan had faced several challenges to meet its defence needs. Pakistan pursued strategy of external alignment to get arms and financial assistance. Pakistan obtained arms from various sources such as the US, Britain, China, Russia (former USSR), France, and others. It explains Pakistan's tie with arms suppliers and dynamics in their relationships. China transferred not only arms to Pakistan but also assisted in establishing defence industries. Pakistan-China complex relationship and Beijing's arms transfer policy towards Islamabad added intricacies in the regional security. Pakistan's arms acquisitions policy helped not only in expanding and modernising the Pakistan Army but also contributed in expanding and strengthening the defence industrial base. With the 550000 strength, modern and sophisticated arms, missiles and nuclear capable delivery missiles, the Pakistan Army has emerged a force in the region.

Author : Bharat Verma
Publisher : Lancer Publishers
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8170621739

Get Book

Indian Defence Review, Volume 24 (4) by Bharat Verma Pdf

In This Volume: The Big Picture Maoists And The Armed Forces On The Spot Report The Rajapaksa Model: Of Defeating Terror, Securing Peace and National Reconciliation Defense and Aerospace Digest Rheinmetall Thales KMW Arihant: The Annihilator India-Us Relations: Future Trajectory India's Foreign Policy: A Muddle For Sixty Two Years Kargil Controversy: Sorry State Of Higher Defense Management Defense Procurements: Learning From Past Mistakes Defense Psus: The Great Betrayal Defense Purchases: Time India Asserts Itself Incursions, Now And Then Prospects For Democratization In Myanmar: Impact On India Myanmar Going Nuclear China's String of Pearls Vs India's Iron Curtain Bows, Arrows And Nuclear Weapons "Is War Around The Corner?" Return Of Jiang China's Role As Pakistan's Nuclear And Missile Patron Resurrecting Afghanistan Recollections Of The 1971 War The Fragile Af-Pak Policy Some Reflections On Our Defense Policy India's Nuclear Doctrine Line Of Actual Control Or Contention? Pakistan: Dialogue Process Will End Only In Frustration Executive Summary By B Raman Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistani Colony India Should Suspend Work Visas For Chinese October 1: Day Of Mourning Obama Veering Towards Neutrality On Arunachal Pradesh? A Professional Departs

Author : Hassan Abbas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317463283

Get Book

Pakistan's Drift into Extremism by Hassan Abbas Pdf

This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, particularly since 1947, and analyzes its connections to the Pakistani army's corporate interests and U.S.-Pakistan relations. It includes profiles of leading Pakistani militant groups with details of their origins, development, and capabilities. The author begins with an historical overview of the introduction of Islam to the Indian sub-continent in 712 AD, and brings the story up to the present by describing President Musharraf's handling of the war on terror. He provides a detailed account of the political developments in Pakistan since 1947 with a focus on the influence of religious and military forces. He also discusses regional politics, Pakistan's attempt to gain nuclear power status, and U.S.-Pakistan relations, and offers predictions for Pakistan's domestic and regional prospects.

Author : Mazhar Aziz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134074105

Get Book

Military Control in Pakistan by Mazhar Aziz Pdf

This volume examines the role of the military, the most influential actor in Pakistan, and challenges conventional wisdom on the causes of political instability in this geographically important nuclear state. It rejects views that ethnic and religious cleavages and perceived economic or political mismanagement by civilian governments triggers military intervention in Pakistan. The study argues instead that the military intervenes to remove civilian governments where the latter are perceived to be undermining the military’s institutional interests. Mazhar Aziz shows that the Pakistani military has become a parallel state, and given the extent of its influence, will continue to define the nature of governance within the polity. Overall, Military Control in Pakistan is a timely reminder and an important resource for both scholars and policy makers, clearly demonstrating the need to refocus attention on the problem of an influential military whilst drawing appropriate conclusions about issues ranging from democratic norms, political representation and civilian-military relations.

Author : Myra MacDonald
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849046411

Get Book

Defeat is an Orphan by Myra MacDonald Pdf

When India and Pakistan held nuclear tests in 1998, they restarted the clock on an intense competition that had begun with Partition. Nuclear weapons restored strategic parity, erasing the advantage of India's much larger military. But the shield offered by nuclear weapons also encouraged a reckless reliance by Pakistan on militant proxies even as jihadis spun out of control within and beyond its borders. In the years that followed, Pakistan would lose decisively to India, sacrificing its own domestic stability in a failed attempt to assert its claim to Kashmir and influence events in Afghanistan.Defeat is an Orphan tracks the defining episodes in the relationship between India and Pakistan from 1998, from bitter conflict in the mountains to military confrontation in the plains, from the hijacking of an Indian airliner to the Mumbai attacks. It is a frank history of an enduringly bitter relationship, set against the background of Islamist militancy in Pakistan and India's economic leap forward.

Author : Husain Haqqani
Publisher : Carnegie Endowment
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780870032851

Get Book

Pakistan by Husain Haqqani Pdf

Among U.S. allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either friend or foe. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is an important center of radical Islamic ideas and groups. Since 9/11, the selective cooperation of president General Pervez Musharraf in sharing intelligence with the United States and apprehending al Qaeda members has led to the assumption that Pakistan might be ready to give up its longstanding ties with radical Islam. But Pakistan's status as an Islamic ideological state is closely linked with the Pakistani elite's worldview and the praetorian ambitions of its military. This book analyzes the origins of the relationships between Islamist groups and Pakistan's military, and explores the nation's quest for identity and security. Tracing how the military has sought U.S. support by making itself useful for concerns of the moment—while continuing to strengthen the mosque-military alliance within Pakistan—Haqqani offers an alternative view of political developments since the country's independence in 1947.