Pakistan Affairs Syllabus

I. Ideology of Pakistan-----definition and elucidation, historical aspects: Muslim rule in the Sub-Continent, its downfall and efforts for Renaissance. Movements for reforms-- Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi, Shah Waliullah, Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed, Aligarh, Deoband, Nadwah, and other educational institutions-------Sindh Madrassah and Islamia College Peshawar. Ideology of Pakistan in the light of Speeches and statements of Allama Iqbal and Quaid- i Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

II. Land and people of Pakistan------- Geography, Society, Natural resources, Agriculture, Industry and education with reference to characteristics, trends and problems.

III. Pakistan and Changing Regional Apparatus.

IV. Nuclear Program of Pakistan, its Safety and Security; International Concerns.

V. Regional Cooperation Organizations (SAARC,ECO,SCO) and the Role of Pakistan.

VI. Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan.

VII. Economic Challenges in Pakistan.

VIII. Non-Traditional Security Threats in Pakistan: Role of Non-State Actors.

IX. Pakistan’s Role in the Region.

X. The Palestine Issue.

XI. Changing Security Dynamics for Pakistan: Challenges to National Security of Pakistan.

XII. Political Evolution Since 1971.

XIII. Pakistan and US War on Terror.

XIV. Foreign Policy of Pakistan Post 9/11.

XV. Evolution of Democratic System in Pakistan.

XVI. Ethnic Issues and National Integration.

XVII. Hydro Politics ; Water Issues in Domestic and Regional Context.

XVIII. Pakistan’s National Interest.

XIX. Challenges to Sovereignty.

XX. Pakistan’s Energy Problems and their Effects.

XXI. Pakistan’s Relations with Neighbors excluding India.

XXII. Pakistan and India Relations Since 1947.

XXIII. The Kashmir Issue.

XXIV. The war in Afghanistan since 1979 and its impact on, and challenges to Pakistan in the Post 2014 era.

XXV. Proxy Wars: Role of External Elements.

XXVI. Economic Conditions of Pakistan, the Most Recent Economic Survey, the Previous and Current Budgets, and the Problems and Performance of Major Sectors of Economy.

XXVII. The Recent Constitutional and Legal Debates, the Latest Constitutional Amendments and Important Legislations, Legal Cases and the Role of Higher Courts.

XXVIII. The Prevailing Social Problems of Pakistan and the Strategies to Deal with Them, Poverty, Education, Health and Sanitation.

SUGGESTED READINGS

1. Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in India and Pakistan - Adeney, Katharine (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)

2. Labor, Democratization and Development in India and Pakistan - Candland, Christopher (Routledge, 2007)

3. Perception, Politics and Security in South Asia: The Compound Crisis in 1990 - Chari, P.R. et al. (Routledge, 2003)

4. The Future of Pakistan - Cohen Stephen P. et al. (Brookings Institute Press, 2011)

5. Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam - Hussian, Zahid (I.B.Tauris, 2007)

6. Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy - Jalal, Aisha and Bose, Sugata (Routledge, 1998)

7. Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia - Jalal, Aisha (Cambridge University Press, 1995)

8. Conflict Between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia - Lyon, Peter (ABC-CLIO, 2008)

9. Back to Pakistan: A Fifty Year Journey - Mass, Leslie Noyes (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011)

10. Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan - Newberg, Paula R. (Cambridge University Press, 1995)

11. Pakistan: Manifest Destiny - Qureshi, Atiff (Epic Press, 2009)

12. Pakistan, America, and the Future of Global Jihad - Riedel, Bruce (Brookings Institute Press, 2011)

13. Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War - Schofield, Victoria (I.B.Tauria, 2003)

14. Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Armed Conflict in Pakistan - Shah, Niaz A. (Routledge, 2011)

15. Making Sense of Pakistan - Shaikh, Farzana (Columbia University Press, 2009)

16. A Brief History of Pakistan - Wynbrandt, James (Infobase Publishing, 2009)

17. Powering Pakistan: Meeting Pakistan Energy Needs in 21st Century - Robert M. Hathaway and Michael Gugelman

18. Pakistan’s Energy Sector: From Crisis to Crisis-Breaking the Chain - Zaid Alahdad