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The Army and Democracy

লেখক / Author: Aqil Shah

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Since Pakistan gained independence in 1947, only once has an elected government completed its tenure and peacefully transferred power to another elected government. In sharp contrast to neighboring India, the Muslim nation has been ruled by its military for over three decades. Even when they were not directly in control of the government, the armed forces maintained a firm grip on national politics. How the military became Pakistan�s foremost power elite and what its unchecked authority means for the future of this nuclear-armed nation are among the crucial questions Aqil Shah takes up in The Army and Democracy. Pakistan�s and India�s armies inherited their organization, training, and doctrines from their British predecessor, along with an ethic that regarded politics as outside the…

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Pages: 330

Language: en

ISBN-13: 9780674419773

ISBN-10: 0674419774