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A State in Denial: Pakistan's Misguided and Dangerous Crusade
Contributor(s): Verghese, B. G. (Author)

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 ISBN: 8129135981     ISBN-13: 9788129135988
Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd
OUR PRICE: $27.54  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: January 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Geopolitics
- Political Science | International Relations - General
Dewey: 327.549
LCCN: 2015363300
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.91 lbs) 242 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
 
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A State in Denial by veteran journalist B.G. Verghese explores a subject of immense global significance - Pakistan, and where it is positioned in relation to India and the world. After a brisk overview of the events that have come to define post-Independence Pakistan - the battle for Kashmir; the integration of Karat and Hyderabad into India; the creation of Bangladesh - Verghese, drawing from rare archival material, approaches subjects that have long been contentious - the Indus water treaty, Siachen and A.Q. Khan's dangerous nuclear forays. Even while analyzing Pakistan's present-day plunge into internal dissent, self-made jihadi extremism, provincial rivalry and military rule, Verghese offers a gentle way out of the nation's self-made dilemmas - by encouraging Pakistan to become more than the Indian 'other', and urging it to move away from fundamentalism and embrace the syncretic, Sufi-infused Islam it once knew. B.G. Verghese's last book is a powerful reminder that the core issue with Pakistan is not Kashmir - rather, it is the lack of a clear identity, the absence of a positive ideology, and the reluctance of the nation to fully accept its history.
 
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