Why has India's counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than Pakistan's and what should Pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy? a comparative analysis of Indian and Pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies.

Pakistan has been a sanctuary over the years for numerous terrorist organizations but with militant groups like the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Tehrik-iTaliban turning anti-state, the Pakistani army is finding it difficult to the curb the insurgents. This paper examines numerous Indian...

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Main Author: Harshita Kohli.
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55177
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description Pakistan has been a sanctuary over the years for numerous terrorist organizations but with militant groups like the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Tehrik-iTaliban turning anti-state, the Pakistani army is finding it difficult to the curb the insurgents. This paper examines numerous Indian and Pakistani counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns to illustrate the reasons for India's higher success ratio in COIN as compared to the Pakistan. The study provides an analysis of why the Indian army has been able to successfully protect itself from horne grown terrorists while Pakistan is potentially heading into a civil war due to the growing insurgencies within its borders.
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spelling ntu-10356/551772020-11-01T08:26:21Z Why has India's counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than Pakistan's and what should Pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy? a comparative analysis of Indian and Pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies. Harshita Kohli. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Ahmed S. Hashim DRNTU::Humanities Pakistan has been a sanctuary over the years for numerous terrorist organizations but with militant groups like the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Tehrik-iTaliban turning anti-state, the Pakistani army is finding it difficult to the curb the insurgents. This paper examines numerous Indian and Pakistani counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns to illustrate the reasons for India's higher success ratio in COIN as compared to the Pakistan. The study provides an analysis of why the Indian army has been able to successfully protect itself from horne grown terrorists while Pakistan is potentially heading into a civil war due to the growing insurgencies within its borders. Master of Science (International Relations) 2013-12-27T08:38:01Z 2013-12-27T08:38:01Z 2013 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55177 en 45 p. application/pdf
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title Why has India's counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than Pakistan's and what should Pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy? a comparative analysis of Indian and Pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies.
title_full Why has India's counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than Pakistan's and what should Pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy? a comparative analysis of Indian and Pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies.
title_fullStr Why has India's counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than Pakistan's and what should Pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy? a comparative analysis of Indian and Pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies.
title_full_unstemmed Why has India's counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than Pakistan's and what should Pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy? a comparative analysis of Indian and Pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies.
title_short Why has India's counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than Pakistan's and what should Pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy? a comparative analysis of Indian and Pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies.
title_sort why has india s counterinsurgency strategy been more successful than pakistan s and what should pakistan do to enhance or improve its strategy a comparative analysis of indian and pakistani efforts to counter insurgencies
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