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| Herald Exclusive: Axis of national security |
| 2014-06-20 |
| [DAWN] The military-mullah nexus has become somewhat of a political aphorism in Pakistan, especially favoured by the country's beleaguered "liberals". Every now and then, you hear the odd journalist or politician claiming that this nexus is dented, fractured, or may even be crumbling. But rarely has the military's liaison with the mullahs received any critical scrutiny. Lately, however, some scholars have questioned its theoretical and practical utility for making sense of national security politics and policy in Pakistan... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Truth be known Squint, they don't have a bloody clue who they're whacking. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-20 14:08 |
| #1 A careful analysis of military publications, such as the different editions of the official Pakistan Army Green Book (2000, 2008, 2011) and the National Defense University (NDU)Â’s journal and annual strategy papers (2000-2012), shows that the military still considers militants as PakistanÂ’s first line of defence against India as part of a strategy tripod, whose other two legs are conventional force and nuclear deterrence. In fact, senior officers continue to take pride in the militaryÂ’s capability to conduct proxy wars against India to offset its conventional superiority despite the disastrous blowback of that policy on Pakistan in the form of terrorism and international isolation. That is interesting. Has any senior military authority written an article in NDU explaining the offensive against the criminals in North Wazoo? It would seem important to give guidance to the junior officers. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-20 14:00 |