Book Chapters
The Argument in Brief
Security State: Hegemony & Implications
A Continual Holistic Decline
Pakistan has to change its strategic direction by transforming its Strategic Policy Framework. 1) transform the Security State into a Developmental State; 2) transform militarized religious nationalism into civil nationalism along with a de-colonization program for nation building; 3) change market-centric paradigm to a production-centric
Pakistan has to change its strategic direction by transforming its Strategic Policy Framework. 1) transform the Security State into a Developmental State; 2) transform militarized religious nationalism into civil nationalism along with a de-colonization program for nation building; 3) change market-centric paradigm to a production-centric development paradigm that privileges industrialisation for economic strategy.
A Continual Holistic Decline
Security State: Hegemony & Implications
A Continual Holistic Decline
Pakistan’s current woes are not limited to the economy but are an outcome of holistic decline spanning all aspects of society, which is underpinned by societal normalizations of: physical, political and economic insecurity; a weak civil society; the negation of critical thinking, arts and culture; corruption and professional dishonesty; and lastly militant religious nationalism.
Security State: Hegemony & Implications
Security State: Hegemony & Implications
Religious Nationalism, Identity Formation and Pitfalls of Nation Building
Security State defines its core values based on military ethos, using enemy rhetoric to give primacy to traditional security against all other state responsibilities; it maintains its hegemony through a corpus of security-oriented state laws, intimidation, greater share in public financial resources, commercial enterprises, and religious
Security State defines its core values based on military ethos, using enemy rhetoric to give primacy to traditional security against all other state responsibilities; it maintains its hegemony through a corpus of security-oriented state laws, intimidation, greater share in public financial resources, commercial enterprises, and religious ideology & groups that collectively undermine substantive democracy constitutive of: the rule of law, civil liberties, a vibrant public sphere & civil society, and political stability
Religious Nationalism, Identity Formation and Pitfalls of Nation Building
Religious Nationalism, Identity Formation and Pitfalls of Nation Building
Religious Nationalism, Identity Formation and Pitfalls of Nation Building
A combination of religious nationalism and colonial character of state (& governance structure) have remained an impediment to nation building in Pakistan which demands decolonization and the reconstruction of national identity on the basis of pluralist civic nationalism anchored in the people's Indo-Islamic civilizational roots.
Industrializing Pakistan
Religious Nationalism, Identity Formation and Pitfalls of Nation Building
The Way Forward – Policy Recommendations
Pakistan's economic crisis cannot be tackled through technical aspects alone. Instead, a complete reorientation in economic thinking – from market centric to production centric; institutional landscape – from undirected to directed governance; and implementation framework – from policy to planning; needs to take place.
The Way Forward – Policy Recommendations
Religious Nationalism, Identity Formation and Pitfalls of Nation Building
The Way Forward – Policy Recommendations
Building on detailed policy recommendations spanning eight themes, the study proposes the creation of six high powered commissions: Economy & Governance; Military & Intelligence; Energy & Environment; Education & Skills; Population & Health; and lastly Culture & Sports Commissions. To create 5-10 yr plans in a year followed by public deliberations in universities, media and parliament.