On Sunday 05 Jul 2009 11:33:45 am Indrajit Gupta wrote: > . A vast > proportion of the Indian Muslim elite migrated to Pakistan. By doing so > they protected their own power and status, as elites are wont to do.
> > ...And back to insaniyat! The role of the elite is highlighted in the firat half of this hour long video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFDcGnupj8E Conversations with History- Tariq Ali > "Pakistan" > Tariq Ali, Editor, New Left Review > > Host Harry Kreisler welcomes writer and journalist Tariq Ali for a > discussion of Pakistan and it relations with the United States. He places > the present crisis in its historical context exploring the origins of the > Pakistani state, the failure to forge a national identity, the inability > and unwillingness of Pakistani leaders to address the country's poverty and > inequality, and the role of the military in the country's spiral toward > violence and disunity. In this context, Tariq Ali highlights the > significance of the U.S. relationship throughout Pakistan's history and he > analyzes current US policy and it implications for stability in the region. shiv
