A State in Denial
€34.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9788129135988 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B G Verghese |
| Publisher | Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.362 |
| Publishing Date | 30/06/2016 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €32.92 |
| Tax | €1.98 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €34.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
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 haveong 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''sast book is a powerful reminder that the core issue with Pakistan is not Kashmir - rather, it is theack of a clear identity, the absence of a positive ideology, and the reluctance of the nation to fully accept its history.