The Prospect Of Nuclear Jihad In South Asia

Author : Musa Khan Jalalzai
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781628941678

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The Prospect of Nuclear Jihad in South Asia by Musa Khan Jalalzai Pdf

When we talk about Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, armed forces and civilian governments, then controversies and uninvited misperceptions swirl in our minds. If we take in the broad picture, we inevitably conclude that not all is going in the right direction in the country; and that is because the army, politicians and the establishment perceive jihadism as a profitable business. They run this business of killings and torture through their proxies. While we study the militarized mind of Pakistani generals and recognize their resentment towards civilian governments, we find more controversies about the role of armed forces and their relationship with worldwide terrorist organizations. International journalist Musa Khan Jalalzai is ideally positioned to present us with a picture of what is actually afoot and what it means for the future. When we study the militarized mind of Pakistani generals and recognize their resentment towards civilian institutions, we find more controversies about the role of armed forces and their relationship with worldwide terrorist organizations. The Pakistan military controls the financial market, stock exchange, real estate business, banking sector, and smuggling of narcotics. Ethnic representation within the armed forces raises serious concerns. Some experts say this is not a national army but view it as the club of Pashtun and Punjabi generals. The army has failed to develop a true ethnic representation process or motivate Baloch and Sindhis to join the armed forces; but they certainly have gained experience in killing innocent civilians. Then there is the question of the Saudi investment in Pakistan's "Islamic" nuclear bomb. Saudi Arabia's link with Pakistan's nuclear and missile program has long been the source of speculation that Pakistan might either station nuclear forces on Saudi sand or provide a nuclear umbrella to the Wahabi state, in return for oil supply; or that the Saudis would purchase nuclear weapons from Pakistan. International journalist Musa Khan Jalalzai is ideally positioned to present us with a picture of what is actually afoot and what it means for the future.

Author : Mausaa Okohaan Jalaalzaai,Musa Khan Jalalzai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1628941650

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Nuclear Jihad in Pakistan by Mausaa Okohaan Jalaalzaai,Musa Khan Jalalzai Pdf

Author : MUSA KHAN. JALALZAI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8194261856

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The Islamic State of Khorasan and the Prospect of Nuclear Jihad Against Russia and Central Asia by MUSA KHAN. JALALZAI Pdf

Daesh is worse than the Taliban, which is now trying to bring a new ideology as Daesh-ism which is anti - Islam. This book brings out the alarming situation of the presence of Daesh in Pakistan and its expanding activities. It serves the international community as a reminder of the role they need to play in crushing this monster.

Author : Musa Khan Jalalzai
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788194261827

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The Islamic State of Khorasan and the Prospect of Nuclear Jihad against Russia and Central Asia by Musa Khan Jalalzai Pdf

Daesh is worse than the Taliban, which is now trying to bring a new ideology as Daesh-ism which is anti – Islam. This book brings out the alarming situation of presence of Daesh in Pakistan and its expanding activities. It serves the international community as a reminder the role they need to play in crushing this monster.

Author : Musa Khan
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789388161503

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The Intelligence War in Afghanistan by Musa Khan Pdf

Globalisation continues to challenge our world at unprecedented speed. Technological innovations, changing geographical developments, regional rivalries, and destruction of national critical infrastructures in several Muslim states due to the US so called war on terrorism-all transformed the structures and hierarchies of societies. The idea of development of a nation that sounds on tripods that are food, shelter and security failed. The Edward Snowden leaks challenged policy makers and the public understanding and perspectives on the role of security intelligence in liberal democratic states. The persisting imbalance of power in the United States, its institutional turmoil, and intelligence war, and the noticeably tilting power have made the country feel vulnerable and prodded it into military ventures. The calibration of Western allies around Whitehouse as the sole centre of globalization has only brought instability, destruction and loss of human lives.

Author : Musa Khan Jalalzai
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789386457929

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Pakistan by Musa Khan Jalalzai Pdf

"Pakistan is teetering on the brink. The country's staggering and lurching foreign policy has failed to evolve with changing political and geopolitical developments. The army and ISI lack coherent and long-term national security approach. The prolixity of the Afghan war and participation of Pakistan's jihadist black-water in it has blighted its social and political stratification. Its domestic policies are in a grief-stricken state. The two states (Islamic Republic and Military Establishment) have adopted different foreign, domestic and economic policies, and view neighbouring states with different glasses. The gradual radicalization of Pakistan army and its links with worldwide terrorist organizations over the last 70 years, poses a grave danger to the country's nuclear installations in terms of insider attacks. The spectrum of rogue and radicalized elements range from military officers to employees of Strategic Planning Division and officers of nuclear force. These aspects have been elaborated by the author in this book. The book can be an essential reading for every reader interested in Pakistan’s nuclear program and its threat of falling into hands of rogue elements."

Author : Ghulam Ali,Ejaz Hussain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000048162

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Perspectives on Contemporary Pakistan by Ghulam Ali,Ejaz Hussain Pdf

This book analyses problems of governance, development and environment affecting contemporary Pakistan; issues that lie at the centre of federal and provincial policy deliberations, formulation and implementation. The book offers a comprehensive assessment of the policies, or lack thereof. Authors from a variety of disciplines empirically and conceptually evaluate latest developments, events and data regarding law and order, economic under-performance, social intolerance and climate crisis. The book offers varied perspectives on state sovereignty, civil-military relations, spousal violence, rural development, CPEC, nuclear governance and transboundary climate risk. Arguing that the conclusions should be adopted by the social, political and economic stakeholders of Pakistan, as well as the region at the higher level of governability, the book demonstrates that it would both boost national morale and inspire individuals to further investigate to come up with innovative solutions. Examining some of the most pressing and persistent problems Pakistan and South Asia is facing, the book will be of interest to academics working in the fields of Political Science, in particular South Asian Politics, Development Studies and Environmental Studies.

Author : Praveen Swami
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134137527

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India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad by Praveen Swami Pdf

Praveen Swami explores the history of jihadist violence in Kashmir, from 1947/8 to 2004, and expertly shows how the recent explosion of conflict was part of a long-running secret war in the state.

Author : Rafiq Dossani,Henry S. Rowen
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804750858

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Prospects for Peace in South Asia by Rafiq Dossani,Henry S. Rowen Pdf

Dossani's book addresses the largely hostile, often violent relations between India and Pakistan that date from their independence in 1947.

Author : Maj Gen PJS Sandhu (Retd)
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789382573449

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Strategies for Countering Non State Actors in South Asia by Maj Gen PJS Sandhu (Retd) Pdf

The current paradigm of violence in South Asia is based on militancy and strategic terrorism drawing from extremist ideologies, be it religion, ethnicity or sub nationalism across the region. While frequently fundamentalism is said to be the core of conflict in South Asia, there are many diverse threads to instability. The arc of insecurity and intensity of violence is extending each day, manifesting in different forms, be it Mumbai 26/11, Lahore 3/3, Marriott bomb attacks or air borne suicide strike in the heart of the capital Colombo. This book attempts to examine the overall threat emanating from non state actors in South Asia, with particular reference to India and suggest a joint framework to neutralise the same. The book examines contemporary and future security environment in South Asia and the threats and challenges. The phenomenon of Non State actors has been examined in detail to include armed Groups as Al-Qaeda, Lashkar e Tayyaba, Jaish e Mohammed, as well as Naxalites in the hinterland. Each facet of these to include Leadership Structure, Organisation, Political, Military, Judicial functions, Religious, Funding, Charity and aid arm, Media and Networking with other non state actors has been covered in detail.

Author : S. Paul Kapur
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199768523

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Jihad as Grand Strategy by S. Paul Kapur Pdf

Islamist militants based in Pakistan have played a major role in terrorism around the world and pose a significant threat to regional and international security. Although the Pakistan-militant connection has received widespread attention only in recent years, it is not a new phenomenon. Pakistan has, since its inception in the wake of World War II, used Islamist militants to wage jihad in order to compensate for severe political and material weakness. This use of militancy has become so important that it is now a central component of Pakistani grand strategy; supporting jihad is one of the principal means by which the Pakistani state seeks to produce security for itself. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the strategy has not been wholly disastrous. It has achieved important domestic and international successes, enabling Pakistan to confront stronger adversaries and shape its strategic environment without the costs and risks of direct combat, and to help promote internal cohesion to compensate for its weak domestic political foundations. Recently, however, these successes of Pakistan's militant strategy have given way to serious problems. The militant organizations that Pakistan nurtured over the decades are increasingly exceeding its control; continued support for jihad diverts scarce resources from pressing domestic projects, impeding the country's internal development; and the militant campaign's repeated provocations have led India to adopt a more aggressive conventional military posture. As Paul Kapur shows in Jihad as Grand Strategy, these developments significantly undermine Pakistani interests, threatening to leave it less politically cohesive and externally secure than it was before. Thus, despite its past benefits, the strategy has outlived its utility, and Pakistan will have to abandon it in order to avoid catastrophe. This will require not simply a change of policy, but a thoroughgoing reconceptualization of the Pakistani state.

Author : Musa Khan Jalalzai
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781628940787

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The Crisis of Britain's Surveillance State by Musa Khan Jalalzai Pdf

Great Britain is in a great crisis, one that gets worse with every attempt to patch things up. The global spread of technology and international links enables a rapid rise in the traffic of dangerous ideas, dangerous materials and dangerous people. An international journalist ties together the common strands that create the fuse for unquenched violence in Great Britain, culminating in a many-faceted crisis for the British state. In response to the uprisings and civil wars sweeping the globe, concerns about possible cyber attacks (State-sponsored or otherwise) on State computers, have been amplified in the media, sparking a debate as to the appropriate course of action. Now citizens understand that their own privacy has been discarded in the name of international security. Cyberspace has become the decisive arena of modern information warfare. The overwhelming picture of intrusion into people's personal lives has caused a breakdown in trust between the citizens and the State, and the State and its Allies. Five Eyes, TEMPORA, PRISM, ECHELON and the politics of the Intelligence War have shaken the public perception that their governments respect civil rights and liberties. Meanwhile the British welfare state faces threats from many quarters. The burning public frustration amounts to a national security crisis, which London addresses primarily through endless new legislation, policies, and strategies statements that create confusion rather than cohesion. Short-term fixes are not enough. Real leadership and real solutions are urgently needed.

Author : Musa Khan Jalalzai
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789389620498

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Pakistans Spy Agencies by Musa Khan Jalalzai Pdf

The imbalance of Pakistan’s civil-military relations has caused misperceptions about the changing role of intelligence in politics. The country maintains 32 secret agencies working under different democratic, political and military stakeholders who use them for their own interests. Established in 1948, The ISI was tasked with acquiring intelligence of strategic interests and assessing the intensity of foreign threats, but political and military stakeholders used the agency adversely and painted a consternating picture of its working environment. The civilian intelligence agency-Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been gradually neglected due to the consecutive military rule and weak democratic governments. The ISI today seems the most powerful agency and controls the policy decisions. The working of various intelligence agencies, militarisation of intelligence and ineffectiveness of the civilian intelligence are some of the issues discussed in the book.

Author : John E. Peters
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833038128

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War and Escalation in South Asia by John E. Peters Pdf

The advent of two nuclear powers in South Asia, discoveries of nuclear trafficking, and insurgencies and terrorism that threaten important U.S. interests and objectives directly have transformed the region from a strategic backwater into a primary theater of concern for the United States. The United States, to a great extent free of the restrictions of earlier sanction regimes and attentive to the region's central role in the global war on terrorism (GWOT), has engaged the states of South Asia aggressively with a wide variety of policy initiatives. Despite the diversity of policy instruments, few are very powerful; indeed, only the U.S. military seems to offer many options for Washington to intensify further its security cooperation and influence in the region. This monograph highlights key factors in the region that imperil U.S. interests, and suggests how and where the U.S. military might play an expanded, influential role. The report notes that the current U.S. military force posture, disposition, and lines of command may not be optimal, given South Asia's new status in the U.S. strategic calculus, and suggests seven key steps the military might take to improve its ability to advance and defend U.S. interests, not only in South Asia, but beyond it, including the Middle East and Asia at large. Beyond the specifics, however, the broader message arising from this analysis is straightforward: the region's salience for U.S. policy interests has increased dramatically. It is therefore prudent to intensify Washington's involvement in the region and to devote the resources necessary to become more influential with the governments within the region. Given the area's potential for violence, it is also prudent to shape a part of the U.S. military to meet the potential crises emanating from South Asia, just as the United States once shaped its military presence in Western Europe for the contingencies of the Cold War.

Author : Verghese Koithara
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815722670

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Managing India's Nuclear Forces by Verghese Koithara Pdf

India is now enmeshed in the deterrence game—actively with its traditional adversary Pakistan, and potentially with China. At the same time it is finding easier access to fissile materials and strategic technologies. In order to deal with these developments safely and wisely, the nation needs a much more sophisticated and multidisciplinary understanding of the strategic, technological, operational, and cost issues involved in nuclear matters. In this important book, Indian strategic analyst Verghese Koithara explains and evaluates India's nuclear force management, encouraging a broad public conversation that may act as a catalyst for positive change before the subcontinent experiences unthinkable carnage. The defense management system of a nuclear power absolutely needs to be sound and thorough. In addition to the considerable demands of managing its nuclear forces, it also must control conventional forces in a manner that forestalls nuclear escalation of a conflict by either side. Expanding and upgrading nuclear forces without enhancing deterrence is dangerous and should be avoided. India's nuclear force management system is grafted onto a woefully inadequate overall system of defense management. Koithara dissects all of these issues and suggests a way forward, drawing on recent developments in deterrence theory around the world.