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100			_aKukreja, V. _917957
245			_aEthnic diversity, political aspirations and state response: a case study of Pakistan
260			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
300			_a66(1), Mar, 2020: p.28-42
520			_aThis article seeks to analyse the ineluctable dilemma of Pakistan, how to weave a viable national identity out of the regional and linguistic loyalties and their political-aspirations. Ethnic divide or ethnic militancy ranging from autonomy to political reorganisation has been a constant phenomenon haunting Pakistani politics. It also aims at highlighting failure of the Pakistani state to translate its socio-cultural diversity in political terms, something that is at the heart of the country’s persistent problem of political order and legitimacy. The state in Pakistan has taken recourse to coercive measures, irrespective of the type of government (civilian or military), from the very beginning to counter the political demands of various ethnic groups in the country. The Pakistani state’s response towards ethnic demands has been shaped by ‘law and order’ and ‘assimilation’ orientation rather than that of a dignified accommodation of the diverse ethnicities. - Reproduced
650			_aDiversity - Pakistan, Autonomy- Pakistan, Accommodation, Military regime - Pakistan _917958
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
906			_aETHNICITY
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