Pakistan at the Crossroads

Christophe Jaffrelot

Edited by the political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot (also a contributing editor of The Caravan), this collection of articles by top international scholars assesses the main challenges faced by Pakistan’s civil and military leaders. Contributors to the book examine issues such as the state’s approach to tackling internal threats, tensions between civilians and the military, police and law-enforcement reform, trends in judicial activism, the rise of border conflicts, and diplomatic relations with countries such as India, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Vintage Books, 376 pages, Rs 699