2009/11/01 by Adeel Khan · 28 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East #South Asian Studies and Conflicts #South Asian Studies and Diaspora #Insurgency #Opposition (politics) #Political science #Ethnic group #State (computer science) #Government (linguistics) #Development economics #Political economy #Spanish Civil War #Economic growth #Criminology #Sociology #Law #Politics #Economics
paper · doi:10.1525/as.2009.49.6.1071
published in Asian Survey 49(6), 1071-1091 (University of California Press)
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A mini-war is going on between the military and ethnic nationalists in Balochistan, Pakistan's territorially largest province. The military claims that violence is the result of tribal chiefs' opposition to the Pakistani government's development projects, whereas the militants believe that the Punjabi-dominated military is colonizing their land and exploiting its resources. This article argues that the violence is unlikely to subside, absent a comprehensive change in the government's approach to the conflict.