Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
C. Christine Fair, PhD., one of the foremost South Asian experts, has made Pakistan army the subject of her book: Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War. The overarching theme, resonating with all the eleven chapters in the book, depicts the Pakistan army as central to all the misfortunes befalling the country. Fair accentuates the overbearing presence and consequent ruinous decisiveness of the Pakistan army in military, economic, political and diplomatic arenas. Furthermore, Fair contends, that the contestation between India and Pakistan has been predominantly orchestrated by the Pakistani army. In a nutshell, Fair delineates that most countries have armies; however, the Pakistan army retains …show more content…
Based on these resources, Fair argues that Pakistan will persistently be subjected to multiple defeats in its efforts to oppose India, but it would not acquiesce to India. Through this argument Fair reiterates the revisionist orientation of Pakistan. For Fair, Pakistan’s apprehensions about India are more ideological than security driven, essentially, the Pakistan army is the defender of Pakistan’s ideological frontier; the Islamic identity of Pakistan versus the Hindu India. Furthermore, the author contends that the Pakistan army is convinced of being a victim, as it re-interprets history to portray itself as a sufferer of injustices perpetrated by outside forces. Fair supports her revisionist stance about the strategic culture of Pakistan by highlighting the military’s views about the founding of the state, the concomitant role of Islam with Pakistan, the country’s relations with its immediate neighbors and United States, while also shedding light on Pakistan’s use of its nuclear
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
C. Christine Fair, PhD., one of the foremost South Asian experts, has made Pakistan army the subject of her book: Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War. The overarching theme, resonating with all the eleven chapters in the book, depicts the Pakistan army as central to all the misfortunes befalling the country. Fair accentuates the overbearing presence and consequent ruinous decisiveness of the Pakistan army in military, economic, political and diplomatic arenas. Furthermore, Fair contends, that the contestation between India and Pakistan has been predominantly orchestrated by the Pakistani army. In a nutshell, Fair delineates that most countries have armies; however, the Pakistan army retains …show more content…
Based on these resources, Fair argues that Pakistan will persistently be subjected to multiple defeats in its efforts to oppose India, but it would not acquiesce to India. Through this argument Fair reiterates the revisionist orientation of Pakistan. For Fair, Pakistan’s apprehensions about India are more ideological than security driven, essentially, the Pakistan army is the defender of Pakistan’s ideological frontier; the Islamic identity of Pakistan versus the Hindu India. Furthermore, the author contends that the Pakistan army is convinced of being a victim, as it re-interprets history to portray itself as a sufferer of injustices perpetrated by outside forces. Fair supports her revisionist stance about the strategic culture of Pakistan by highlighting the military’s views about the founding of the state, the concomitant role of Islam with Pakistan, the country’s relations with its immediate neighbors and United States, while also shedding light on Pakistan’s use of its nuclear