1st Edition
Balochistan and the Mélange of Violence Regional Context and External Factors
Preface viii
Acknowledgements x
Acronyms xi
1 Introduction 1
2 Colonial legacy, uneven modernisation, ethnic conflict, ethno-nationalism, fragile state: Key concepts 15
3 Militancy in Balochistan: Contextual factors – Geostrategic location, external involvement and power politics 44
4 Balochistan violence within: A contextual analysis 59
5 The militancy in Balochistan: The mélange of violence 93
6 Balochistan: A flashpoint for geopolitical competition 114
7 Conclusion 135
References 143
Respondents’ profile 164
Index 166
Biography
Seema Khan is an academic based at Deakin University in Australia. She has a PhD in Political Science with a special focus on power politics, strategic relationships and identity-based conflicts. Her PhD thesis focused on the mélange of violence in Balochistan: regional context and external factors. Her core area of interest is power politics and its impact on Pakistan’s security and economic situation. She has recently completed her fellowship with the London School of Economics (LSE) and her research project at LSE was The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A Flashpoint of Regional Competition.
