Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars WithinBased on 30 years of research and analysis, this definitive book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States. Shuja Nawaz examines the army and Pakistan in both peace and war. Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army, as well as interviews with key military and political figures in Pakistan and the United States, he sheds light not only on the Pakistan Army and its US connections but also on Pakistan as a key Muslim country in one of the world's toughest neighborhoods. In doing so, he lays bare key facts about Pakistan's numerous wars with India and its many rounds of political musical chairs, as well as the Kargil conflict of 1999. He then draws lessons from this history that may help Pakistan end its wars within and create a stabler political entity. |
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... West Pakistan.13 In effect they proposed affirmative action to make up for past inequities . Ayub responded by ... West Pakistan's growth rose to 6.4 , well above the planned target under the third five - year plan of the country , with ...
... West Pakistan.13 In effect they proposed affirmative action to make up for past inequities . Ayub responded by ... West Pakistan's growth rose to 6.4 , well above the planned target under the third five - year plan of the country , with ...
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... West Pakistani soldiers or officers . With its substantial Hindu minority and different culture , more akin to West Bengal than West Pakistan , the East Pakistani demand for equal economic opportunity and greater provincial autonomy was ...
... West Pakistani soldiers or officers . With its substantial Hindu minority and different culture , more akin to West Bengal than West Pakistan , the East Pakistani demand for equal economic opportunity and greater provincial autonomy was ...
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... west wing had made the autonomous Bangla Desh the choice of over 75 per cent of Bengali voters in the December 1970 elections . The refusal of Pakistan's military leaders to honor that choice and their attempt to terrorize the Bengalis ...
... west wing had made the autonomous Bangla Desh the choice of over 75 per cent of Bengali voters in the December 1970 elections . The refusal of Pakistan's military leaders to honor that choice and their attempt to terrorize the Bengalis ...
Contents
List of Photographs | ix |
List of Acronyms | x |
Preface and Acknowledgements | xv |
Copyright | |
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