Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan, Harper Collins

Ali Ahmed

Archive data: Person was Research Fellow at IDSA from July 2008 to February 2012 Joined IDSA July 2008 Expertise Defence doctrine and strategy, Military Affairs, Internal security, Military sociology Education… Continue reading Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan, Harper Collins read more

MJ. Akbar brings his English literature background, writing skills and experience as a journalist with a notable body of work behind him to bear on a topic that has been and remains central to the story of the subcontinent—the past and future of Pakistan. That he prefaces his title with tinderbox reveals his pessimism regarding Pakistan’s future. For him, Pakistan can plausibly be characterised as a ‘toxic jelly’.