Legacies of the Partition for India and Pakistan
Legacies of the Partition for India and Pakistan
Author(s): Ian TalbotSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Politics and religion, Studies in violence and power, Nationalism Studies, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Migration Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Politics and Identity
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: migration; ethnic nationalism; religious nationalism; Partition; violence;
Summary/Abstract: South Asia’s political and socio-economic landscape has been greatly transformed in the seven decades since India and Pakistan achieved their independence. Nonetheless, many features are only explicable with reference to the legacies of the 1947 Partition. This essay traces these legacies with respect to ethnic and religious nationalism, state construction and the contrasting trajectories with respect to democratic consolidation. It argues that while the recent scholarship has acknowledged the enduring presence of the Partition on the lives of refugees and their descendants, accounts of its ongoing impact on statecraft are less developed. It is only when such legacies are analyzed that a fuller understanding is possible both of domestic developments and of the enduring rivalry between the two states.
Journal: Politeja - Pismo Wydziału Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
- Issue Year: 16/2019
- Issue No: 59
- Page Range: 7-25
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English