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Akhtar: With Us or Against Us
Znet Article, May, 21 2011
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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The Pakistani military continues to receive a bucketload of dollars from Washington
Akhtar: Empire Lite, Inc.
Znet Article, January, 31 2011
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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Half way through the Obama presidency the world is witness to history in the making, first in Tunisia, then Egypt and Yemen.
Akhtar: The Violence of the Weak
Znet Article, April, 22 2010
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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Is it not hegemonic that the onus is on the oppressed to be the flagbearers of non-violence?
Akhtar: Turbulent Tribes
Znet Article, November, 04 2009
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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The Pakistani state has for the best part of these 62 years ensured that Waziristan remains a strategic enclave for the pursuit of regional geo-political objectives.
Akhtar: Pakistan War Intensifies
Znet Article, May, 09 2009
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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The fact of the matter is that for all of ‘civil society's clamouring for military action against the Taliban, the infrastructure of jihad that has been so carefully cultivated by the Pakistani military for decades (with Washington very much ...
Akhtar: The Politics of Musical Chairs
Znet Article, July, 16 2008
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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South Asianists have long been fascinated by the dynastic trends in the region’s politics. Explaining the longevity of the Nehru-Gandhi family in India, the Bandaranaikes in Sri Lanka, and the Bhuttos in Pakistan has been a favourite subject of ma...
Akhtar: Not in my name
Znet Article, December, 13 2007
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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On November 3rd, General Pervez Musharraf enforced his second coup, a little over eight years after the first one that brought him to power. His reason? That this was the only way to ensure that the so-called ‘war on terror’ remained on track. The...
Akhtar: Popular movement in Pakistan?
Znet Article, June, 01 2007
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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Since March 9 when Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf fired the Chief Justice, a popular movement has been in the making. Ostensibly the Chief Justice was surplus to the general's requirements because he had made one objectionable ...
Akhtar: The metropolitan left and the Muslim world
Znet Article, December, 27 2006
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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In much of the western world, progressive political and social forces have rallied to the defence of Muslim immigrant communities that face systematic discrimination following the launching of the ‘war on terror’. In the anti-war m...
Akhtar: Not-so-failed states
Znet Article, June, 13 2006
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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The term ‘failed state’ has gained widespread currency over the past decade or so, and has been used in reference to a host of countries with widely differing histories and political trajectories. Not surprisingly, the majority of ...
