This is the draft version I wrote for the editorial of the Economic and Political Weekly, Vol XLIV No. 20, May16 2009.
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Tackling the Taliban
22 05 2009Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: Islamic Fundamentalism, Military, Sharia, Swat Valley, Taliban, Terrorism, United States, War on Terror
Categories : EPW, India - Pakistan, Muslims and Islam, Politics, Religion, Secularism, Secularisation, War and Imperialism
So what is the solution in Swat?
28 02 2009The rise of extremism in Pakistan’s Swat valley needs a nuanced and democratic response.
[This is the draft for the editorial I wrote on the Taliban takeover of the Swat and the Pakistan Government’s deal with them. The final revised version will be published in the EPW 28 Feb – 6 Mar 2009 (Vol XLIV NO 9) edition.]
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Tags: Fundamentalism, NWFP Pakistan, Pakistan, Swat Valley, Taliban, War on Terror
Categories : EPW, History, India - Pakistan, Mobilisation and Movements, Muslims and Islam, Politics, War and Imperialism
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