How Pakistan Became a Garrison State? | In Conversation With Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed | Radio Azad

Video Timestamps:

0:00 Preamble and Introduction
1:21 What Does History Mean to You?
5:20 Why Creation of Pakistan Was Opposed?
8:13 Factors Leading to the Creation of Pakistan
14:24 British Plan and the Concept of Garrison State
41:50 The Redcliff Line and India-Pakistan Boarder
44:51 British Aware of Communal Violence?
52:06 Is Partition of India Partition of Punjab?
56:50 Enigma of Kashmir - Historical & Contemporary
1:18:15 Identity Crisis and Rise of Political Islam
1:19:32 Rise of Nationalism and the Right Wing
1:23:58 Spillover Effects on Pakistan
1:27:50 Is Pakistan Still a Security State
1:33:07 Istiaq Ahmed Twitter Handle
1:34:18 How Do You See Future of Pakistan?

"This study seeks to solve the following puzzle: In 1947, the Pakistan military was poorly trained and poorly armed. It also inherited highly vulnerable territory vis-à-vis the much bigger India, aggravated because of serious disputes with Afghanistan. Over the years, the military, or rather the Pakistan Army, continued to grow in power and influence, and progressively became the most powerful institution... Over time, Pakistan succumbed to extremism and terrorism within, and was accused of being involved in similar activities within the South Asian region and beyond. Such developments have been ruinous to Pakistan’s economic and democratic development. This study explains how and why it happened." [OUP website]

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