Reimagining Pakistan - Transforming A Dysfunctional Nuclear State

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Salman Rushdie once described Pakistan as a 'poorly imagined country'. Indeed, Pakistan has meant different things to different people since its birth seventy years ago. Armed with nuclear weapons and dominated by the military and militants, it is variously described around the world as 'dangerous', 'unstable', 'a terrorist incubator' and 'the land of the intolerant'. Much of Pakistan's dysfunction is attributable to an ideology tied to religion and to hostility with the country out of which it was carved out – India. But 95 per cent of Pakistan's 210 million people were born after Partition, as Pakistanis, and cannot easily give up on their home. In his new book, Husain Haqqani, one of the most important commentators on Pakistan in the world today, calls for a bold re-conceptualization of the country. Reimagining Pakistan offers a candid discussion of Pakistan's origins and its current failings, with suggestions for reconsidering its ideology, and identifies a national purpose greater than the rivalry with India.
Salman Rushdie once described Pakistan as a 'poorly imagined country'. Indeed, Pakistan has meant different things to different people since its birth seventy years ago. Armed with nuclear weapons and dominated by the military and militants, it is variously described around the world as 'dangerou...

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mo kushtiwala
May 10, 2021
Most of the things are true, but some things I disagree, I know it's about this state but really there's some things that he written about I will mention Pakistan bolichstan is only highlighted by indain media but they don't mention about Iran and Afghanistan's bolichstan parts that there's same story plus India suffers from poverty due to ignored and rising crime, Pakistan army over the years had changed and learned, saying that they make their own sites and say their No1 then u can say that 🇺🇸🇮🇳🇮🇷🇨🇦🇰🇷🇨🇳🇷🇺🇸🇪 dose the same, Pakistan fighting force earn their name by sacrifice, and yes biases religion extremess is common is common in government groups within nations 🇮🇷🇵🇰🇦🇫🇮🇱🇲🇲🇸🇦🇮🇳, and Pakistan's problem with wrong party group long time ago, still hasn't been confirmed who and other done something in Pakistan.
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jon langley
September 8, 2021
Impressive account of where Pakistan is today, how it got here and some ideas about future directions. The author is highly qualified in political and diplomatic areas, his views deserve some respect even though, perhaps not many readers will agree with everything contained in this book.
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