About the Book

This book traces the emergence of Pakistan as a fountainhead of international terrorrism, another name for worldwide jihad. There were at least two major foundations of the jihadi mindset of Pakistani leaders. One was Wahabism/Salafism, journeying from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan--along with abundant money. The other major foundation of the jihadi mindset was the way the campaign for Partition of British India was conducted by the future leaders of Pakistan. This hatred could easily metamorphose after Partition into a jihad not only against resident Hindus (or Christians) after the birth of Pakistan, but also against other Pakistanis: East Pakistanis (who seceded to form the independent state of Bangladesh in 1971); Ahmadis and Shias inside Pakistan, who have been the targets of jihad by the dominant sect of Sunni Muslims.

The book then focuses on the failures of the United States, which contributed vitally to the occurrence of 9/11, and on the subsequent War on Terror till the end of 2014. The United States has treated Pakistan as the principal ally in this War, and the book highlights the duplicitous conduct of Pakistani leaders, who have deceived all parties--the United States, Afghanistan, India and the entire world. The book also explores the feasibility of non-military solutions to Pakistan-based transnational terrorism, which is cross-border terrorism for India. 

About Author

Jayanta Kumar Ray is currently National Research Professor, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and Honorary Professor of Institute of Foreign Policy Studies as also of the Department of History at Calcutta University. Some of his previous assignments were: Chairman/Director, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Kolkata; National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. He was the first Indian scholar to publish research studies on modern Indonesia, Thailand and East Pakistan, and to write a book in defence of acquisition of a limited nuclear deterrent by India. His writings on civil-military relations, politician-civil servant relations and internal colonialism in ex-colonial countries have attracted a good deal of praise.

His publications include: India’s Foreign Relations, 1947-2007 (2011); India: In Search of Good Governance (2001); Portraits of Thai Politics (1972); Democracy and Nationalism on Trial: A study of East Pakistan (1968); Security in the Missile Age (1967); and Transfer of Power in Indonesia 1942-49 (1967). 

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgement

Abbreviations

Introduction

Paving the Way to 9/11

From 9/11 to 5/1

Passage to 2014

Literature on Islam

Concluding Observations

Index

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