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According to the introduction, which groups form the power elite in Pakistan that have manufactured the India-centred problématique of State security?
According to the introduction, which groups form the power elite in Pakistan that have manufactured the India-centred problématique of State security?
The religio-military and politico-bureaucratic classes.
What kind of public discourse is manifested through the speech acts of the condominium of power elite?
What kind of public discourse is manifested through the speech acts of the condominium of power elite?
An irredentist defense and foreign policy.
What narrative is constantly retold in the construction of public discourse, according to the text?
What narrative is constantly retold in the construction of public discourse, according to the text?
The narrative of injustice and suffering engendered at the State's inception.
What does the chapter argue resurfaces as a tale of intense anguish and agony in Pakistan's national imaginary?
What does the chapter argue resurfaces as a tale of intense anguish and agony in Pakistan's national imaginary?
What has Islam been employed to do in the context of Pakistan?
What has Islam been employed to do in the context of Pakistan?
What linkage does the chapter attempt to establish to understand State security in South Asia?
What linkage does the chapter attempt to establish to understand State security in South Asia?
What does the chapter contend determines the problématique of State security in the region?
What does the chapter contend determines the problématique of State security in the region?
What has defined Pakistan's identity and framed the vocabulary of its nationalism?
What has defined Pakistan's identity and framed the vocabulary of its nationalism?
What is the India-Pakistan quagmire visualized in terms of?
What is the India-Pakistan quagmire visualized in terms of?
Where does the chapter argue that the roots of the complex trajectory can be traced?
Where does the chapter argue that the roots of the complex trajectory can be traced?
Is India seen as more of an ideological nemesis or a geo-strategic threat to the ruling elite of Pakistan?
Is India seen as more of an ideological nemesis or a geo-strategic threat to the ruling elite of Pakistan?
What does the connection of historical epochs deeply factor in determining in the subcontinent?
What does the connection of historical epochs deeply factor in determining in the subcontinent?
Name one substantive issue that lies at the bottom of the India-Pakistan conflict ?
Name one substantive issue that lies at the bottom of the India-Pakistan conflict ?
What historical event is linked to the genealogy of the unending subcontinental conflict?
What historical event is linked to the genealogy of the unending subcontinental conflict?
What two notions molded the processes of State-making in Pakistan's early years?
What two notions molded the processes of State-making in Pakistan's early years?
The partition of the Indian subcontinent produced what two antithetical ideas of the State?
The partition of the Indian subcontinent produced what two antithetical ideas of the State?
What kind of framework is needed to understand State security in South Asia, according to the text?
What kind of framework is needed to understand State security in South Asia, according to the text?
The Westphalian idea of the modern State existed on which side of the dialectical divide?
The Westphalian idea of the modern State existed on which side of the dialectical divide?
The interplay between the nature of postcolonial citizenship and the limits of what else molded state-making?
The interplay between the nature of postcolonial citizenship and the limits of what else molded state-making?
The text argues for understanding the intersection between the history of colonialism and what other contours?
The text argues for understanding the intersection between the history of colonialism and what other contours?
What type of contest manifested in the form of competing public discourse on state-making in Pakistan?
What type of contest manifested in the form of competing public discourse on state-making in Pakistan?
What is this chapter primarily analyzing?
What is this chapter primarily analyzing?
What is the primary focus of the chapter regarding Pakistan's political development?
What is the primary focus of the chapter regarding Pakistan's political development?
What is a key factor contributing to a weak State in Pakistan?
What is a key factor contributing to a weak State in Pakistan?
Name one domestic factor that has contributed to the 'weak State syndrome' in Pakistan.
Name one domestic factor that has contributed to the 'weak State syndrome' in Pakistan.
What is one international dispute mentioned that has shaped Pakistan into a garrison State?
What is one international dispute mentioned that has shaped Pakistan into a garrison State?
How has the Pakistani army assumed a class character?
How has the Pakistani army assumed a class character?
What legacy is at the bottom of Pakistan's security problematique?
What legacy is at the bottom of Pakistan's security problematique?
What contested territoriality has factored deeply in determining the contours of the irredentist security and foreign policy of Pakistan?
What contested territoriality has factored deeply in determining the contours of the irredentist security and foreign policy of Pakistan?
What issue has largely contributed to Pakistan becoming a revisionist state?
What issue has largely contributed to Pakistan becoming a revisionist state?
What principle guides Pakistan as a revisionist state, according to the text?
What principle guides Pakistan as a revisionist state, according to the text?
What event became a defining moment in the history of Pakistan's identity evolution?
What event became a defining moment in the history of Pakistan's identity evolution?
What three aspects of Pakistan's identity does Kashmir represent as a metaphor?
What three aspects of Pakistan's identity does Kashmir represent as a metaphor?
What lies at the bottom of Pakistan's India-centered State’s security problématique?
What lies at the bottom of Pakistan's India-centered State’s security problématique?
In the self/other discourse of Pakistan, which country is placed at the opposite end of the spectrum of antithetical identities?
In the self/other discourse of Pakistan, which country is placed at the opposite end of the spectrum of antithetical identities?
What type of instrumentalisation of ideology plays a crucial role in the self/other discourse?
What type of instrumentalisation of ideology plays a crucial role in the self/other discourse?
In the making of competing ideologies, what genealogy is pivotal?
In the making of competing ideologies, what genealogy is pivotal?
Flashcards
India-centred State security
India-centred State security
A security approach in Pakistan focused on perceived threats from India.
Power elite
Power elite
The influential groups in Pakistan, including military and bureaucratic classes.
Public discourse
Public discourse
The way national security narratives are communicated to the public.
Irredentist policy
Irredentist policy
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State formation of Pakistan
State formation of Pakistan
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Colonial history
Colonial history
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Decolonisation
Decolonisation
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Postcolonial political development
Postcolonial political development
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Weak State Syndrome
Weak State Syndrome
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Domestic Factors
Domestic Factors
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Landed Aristocracy
Landed Aristocracy
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Legitimation Crisis
Legitimation Crisis
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Garrison State
Garrison State
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Contested Territoriality
Contested Territoriality
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Irredentist Security
Irredentist Security
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Genealogy of Conflict
Genealogy of Conflict
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Colonialism and Political Development
Colonialism and Political Development
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Ontological Intersectionality
Ontological Intersectionality
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Political Decay
Political Decay
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Territorial Nationalism
Territorial Nationalism
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Confessional Islam
Confessional Islam
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Westphalian State Concept
Westphalian State Concept
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Deontological Postulate
Deontological Postulate
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Pakistan's Identity
Pakistan's Identity
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Oppositional Nationalism
Oppositional Nationalism
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Religio-Military Ideology
Religio-Military Ideology
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Suboptimal Perspective
Suboptimal Perspective
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Cartographic Fundamentalism
Cartographic Fundamentalism
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Kashmir War
Kashmir War
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Identity of Pakistan
Identity of Pakistan
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Self/Other Discourse
Self/Other Discourse
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Existential Predicament
Existential Predicament
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Religio-Cultural Genealogy
Religio-Cultural Genealogy
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Islamic Pakistan vs Hindu India
Islamic Pakistan vs Hindu India
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Study Notes
Introduction
- Pakistan's security concerns are framed by a narrative of India-centric issues, constructed by power elites (military and political).
- This narrative is reinforced through public discourse on national security, emphasizing irredentism and a perceived history of injustice.
- The narrative depicts Pakistan's independence as a transaction resulting in deprivation.
- This perceived historical injustice and agony significantly shape the idea of security in Pakistan.
- The chapter investigates a link between colonial history and postcolonial political development in South Asia.
- The complex processes of colonization, decolonization, and postcolonial political development are crucial in understanding South Asia's persistent conflict.
- Colonial impacts on cartography, nation-states, and political territoriality have created current conflict dynamics.
Pakistan's Tryst with Postcolonial History
- Examining the weak state syndrome in Pakistan stems from its colonial history.
- Five domestic factors contributing to this syndrome:
- Landed aristocracy's dominance.
- Political class's legitimacy crisis.
- Bureaucracy's lack of constitutionalism.
- Significant military influence.
- Islamist hegemony in shaping Pakistan's identity.
- International factors include geopolitical disputes (Jammu & Kashmir, Rann of Kutch, Siachen Glacier) with India.
- The role of Pakistan's army in contributing to the weak state syndrome is explored.
- Its class character.
The 1947 Cataclysm and the Making of Pakistan's India-Centred Problématique of State Security
- Jammu and Kashmir's contested territory is central to Pakistan's irredentist security policies.
- Kashmir's importance stems from its impact on Pakistan's identity (territorial, community, religious).
- This conflict's dynamics were shaped by postcolonial cartography.
Constructing the Threat of a Hindu India
- Pakistani identity is constructed in opposition to an imagined "Hindu India".
- This oppositional nationalism is crucial in defining and framing Pakistan's identity.
- Religious and cultural factors are used to create political narratives.
- The chapter argues that the conflict's foundation is based on the opposing identities.
Conclusion
- The conclusion argues the power elite presents a limited, reductionist view of the India-Pakistan conflict.
- By focusing on this, it minimizes the role of geo-political, strategic, and economic factors.
- Instead the conflict is presented as a reflection of a challenge to its (Pakistan's) religio-military ideology.
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Description
Pakistan's security concerns are shaped by an India-centric narrative, reinforced by historical injustices. This perspective, rooted in colonial history and postcolonial development, influences Pakistan's idea of security. The chapter explores the link between South Asia's colonial past and present-day conflict dynamics.
