When was the A State in Denial – Pakistan’s Misguided and Dangerous written?

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When was the A State in Denial – Pakistan’s Misguided and Dangerous written?



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Veteran journalist B.G. Verghese's book A State in Denial delves into a topic of enormous global importance: Pakistan and its place in the world.

After a quick overview of the events that have come to define post-independence Pakistan—the battle for Kashmir, the integration of Karat and Hyderabad into India, and the creation of Bangladesh—Verghese delves into long-debated topics like the Indus water treaty, Siachen, and A.Q. Khan's dangerous nuclear forays, using rare archival material.

When was the A State in Denial – Pakistan’s Misguided and Dangerous written?

While examining Pakistan's current internal dissent, self-made jihadi extremism, provincial rivalry, and military rule, Verghese offers a gentle way out of the country's self-made dilemmas by encouraging Pakistan to become more than the Indian 'other,' and urging it to move away from fundamentalism and embrace the syncretic.

It once knew a Sufi-infused Islam. B.G. Verghese's most recent work is a striking reminder that the underlying issue with Pakistan is not Kashmir, but a lack of a distinct identity, a good philosophy, and the nation's refusal to completely acknowledge its history.

Written by Boobli and published by Rupa Publications India on January 1st, 2016. He was a senior Indian journalist named George Verghese. He was the editor of the Hindustan Times and The Indian Express, two major newspapers. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism in 1975.