Pakistan: Courting the Abyss
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9352641779 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 472 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has written articles for The Economic Times, The Indian Express, Vivekananda International Foundation and Catch News. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer and studied History at St Stephen s College, Delhi at the undergraduate level and at Delhi University at the post-graduate level. About the Author Tilak Devasher has taken to writing after he retired from the cabinet secretariat, Government of India, as Special Secretary in 2014. . Post retirement, he has continued to take a keen interest in India s neighbourhood with special focus on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. During his professional career with the cabinet secretariat, he specialized in security issues pert
Liturgy of Pakistan diminished by the rhetoric of faux nationalism and religious fundamentalism RH The book examines in detail the fundamental narrative of Pakistan existence supported by a coterie of delusional military leaders holding a country hostage to a flawed perspectives. The book encapsulates the history, economic development, societal narrative explained easily within the reasons for Pakistans birth and existence.While it explains the history of Pakistan in detail and its search for the foundational rationale of its . "A good overview of the geopolitics of Pakistan" according to Pranay. A good addition to the literature on contemporary Pakistan. The chapters on preindependence, education, demography, and water differentiate it from other recent books that focus on the tumultuous nature of the Pakistani state and terrorism alone.The conclusion leaves more questions than answers though. A deeper analysis of the two options suggested by the author to reform Pakistan would've made it a 5-star read.. Write up par excellence! Fantastic interweave of education, environmental issues, economy and religio-military lunacy to explain things in a way that complements wonderful narratives by folks like Christine Fair
These, as much as the particular trajectory of its creation and growth, he contends, have brought Pakistan to an abyss where it risks multi-organ failure unless things change dramatically in the near future.. With data-driven precision, Devasher takes apart the flawed prescriptions and responses of successive governments, especially during military rule, to the many critical challenges the country has encountered over the years. He also dwells at length on the Pakistan movement, where the seeds of many current problems were sown the opportunistic use of religion being the most lethal of these. Pakistan expert and commentator Tilak Devasher trains a clear and objective gaze on the deeper malaise that affects the nation, beyond the current crise
He has written articles for The Economic Times, The Indian Express, Vivekananda International Foundation and Catch News. During his professional career with the cabinet secretariat, he specialized in security issues pertaining to India s neighbourhood. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer and studied History at St Stephen s College, Delhi at the undergraduate level and at Delhi University at the post-graduate level. Post r