What Defines National Interest for India and Pakistan: Economy, Politics or Religion?

Mamoon, Dawood (2018): What Defines National Interest for India and Pakistan: Economy, Politics or Religion?

Abstract

Recent political history of India suggests that religion has become a dominant force in country’s politics. Here lies the irony the world has put a deaf year to by still accepting India as being secular democracy instead of a country dominated by Hindu identity. This Hindu identity defines India’s security agenda as well as its relationship with the world. Country like US is comfortable with India under every President irrespective of being a Republican or a Democrat.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: South Asia, Politics, Religion,
• Subjects: P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P16 - Political Economy; P - Economic Systems > P5 - Comparative Economic Systems > P52 - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

References

Murshed, S. M. and Mamoon, D. ‘On the Costs of Not Loving Thy Neighbor as Thyself: the Trade and Military Expenditure Explanations behind India-Pakistan Rivalry’, Journal of Peace Research, Sage, July 2010; 47 (4) , pp. 463-476