{"product_id":"pakistan-tilak-devasher-9789353570705","title":"Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum","description":"Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, is a complex region fraught with conflict and hostility, ranging from an enduring insurgency and sectarian violence to terror strikes and appalling human rights violations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his third book on Pakistan, Tilak Devasher analyses why Balochistan is such a festering sore for Pakistan. With his keen understanding of the region, he traces the roots of the deep-seated Baloch alienation to the princely state of Kalat's forced accession to Pakistan in 1948. This alienation has been further solidified by the state's rampant exploitation of the province, leading to massive socio-economic deprivation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs the Baloch insurgency threatening the integrity of Pakistan? What is the likelihood of an independent Balochistan? Has the situation in the province become irretrievable for Pakistan? Is there a meeting ground between the mutually opposing narratives of the Pakistan state and the Baloch nationalists? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDevasher examines these issues with a clear and objective mind backed by meticulous research that goes to the heart of the Baloch conundrum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilak Devasher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9353570700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789353570705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Tilak Devasher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982772732159,"sku":"9789353570705","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c6f67d1-9773-4eac-a3bd-6e513cac8634.jpg?v=1683262950","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pakistan-tilak-devasher-9789353570705","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}