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Watandost means "friend of the nation or country". The blog contains news and views that are insightful but are often not part of the headlines. It also covers major debates in Muslim societies across the world including in the West. An earlier focus of the blog was on 'Pakistan and and its neighborhood' (2005 - 2017) the record of which is available in blog archive.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Who Controls ISI - The Controversy Continues...

For Latest analysis on the subject, see

Failed coup against ISI was to appease US - Shaheen Sehbai, The News
How decision was reversed so soon - Hamid Mir, The News
ISI back under PM’s control - Tahir Niaz, Daily Times
Govt forced to withdraw ISI decision - Syed Irfan Raza, Dawn
Taming of the ISI? - Daily Times Editorial

For an Indian View, see
Pakistan's U-Turn on ISI - Hindu
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Distinguished Professor at Near East South Asia Center, National Defense University; Senior Advisor at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center; Senior Advisor & Former Fellow at Asia Society; Former Senior Advisor and Fellow at Belfer Centre, Harvard University; Fellow at ISPU, Former Distinguished Quaid-i-Azam Professor and Chair, Columbia University in New York

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The Taliban Revival (Yale University Press)

The Taliban Revival (Yale University Press)

The Story of Pakistan's Nuclear Bomb (Oxford University Press)

The Story of Pakistan's Nuclear Bomb (Oxford University Press)

Pakistan's Drift into Extremism (M E Sharpe & Routledge)

Pakistan's Drift into Extremism (M E Sharpe & Routledge)

Pakistan 2020

Pakistan 2020

Stabilizing Pakistan Through Police Reforms

Stabilizing Pakistan Through Police Reforms

An Interview with Hillary Clinton

An Interview with Hillary Clinton

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  • South Asia Hand
  • Stephen Walt - A Realist in an Ideological Age
  • The American Muslim

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Sindhi Studies Group

Online Books on South Asian History

History of India - Translations from Persian

Karwaan-e-Aligarh

Sarai - South Asia Resource Access on internet

Swedish South Asian Network - Lund University

South Asia Documents

South Asia Reports - ICJ

South Asia Resources - Berkeley

Ilm Ki Dunya

Regional Dimension of Sectarian Conflict - pdf file

Study of Muslims in South Asia - Barbara Metcalf

Selected Articles on South Asia - Columbia University

Religious School Enrollment in Pakistan - Pdf file

Facts are Sacred by Abdul Wali Khan

Policy of Pakistan on Kashmir - pdf file

Popular Islam in Northern Pakistan - pdf file

Religious Radicalism in South Asia - Robert Wirsing

Chronology of conflict in South Asia - Moonis Ahmer

SDPI Report on Pakistani curricula and textbooks

Observor Research Foundation

Publishing Trends in Pakistan

Digital South Asia Library

Zina Ordinance in Practice

Research Centres - South Asia and Middle East

  • American Institute of Pakistan Studies
  • Fares Centre for Eastern Miditerranean Studies
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  • Pakistan Institute of International Affairs
  • South Asia at Brookings Institution
  • South Asia Institute, Columbia University
  • South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
  • South Asia Institute, University of Texas at Austin
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  • South Asia Program at Stimson
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Blogs and Websites of Pakistani writers

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  • Brian Cloughley
  • Cyril Almeida
  • Eqbal Ahmad (Late)
  • F. S. Aijazuddin
  • Farooq Hasnat
  • Farrukh Khan Pitafi
  • Gillani - Gallup Pakistan
  • Haider Mullick
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  • Henna Babar Ali
  • Huma Beg
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  • Husain Haqqani
  • Imran Anwar
  • Imtiaz Gul
  • Iqbal Mustafa's Hujra
  • Ishtiaq Ahmed
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  • Khalid Hasan (late)
  • Mahbub ul Haq
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  • Manzur Ejaz - Wichardhara
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  • Mian Ijaz ul Hassan
  • Mosharraf Zaidi
  • Naveen Naqvi
  • Numair Abbas
  • Pakistani Columnists
  • Rafia Zakaria
  • Rasul Baksh Rais
  • Roedad Khan
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  • Siraj Khan's Tribute to O P Nayyar
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  • Tariq Rahman
  • The Many Futures of Pakistan
  • Urooj Zia
  • Zafarullah Khan

Blogs and Websites of Indian Writers

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  • An Indian Muslim's Blog
  • Asghar Ali Engineer's website
  • Breaking Free of Nehru
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  • Gurcharan Das
  • India Uncut
  • Kiran Soni Gupta's website
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  • Pickled Politics
  • Press Talk
  • SAJA Forum
  • Sanjeev Sabhlok's Occasional blog
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  • Siddharat Waradarajan's Blog
  • The Great Indian Mutiny
  • The life and times of two Indians in Pakistan
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  • Afghan Women's Network
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  • Directory of Development Organizations (page 500)
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  • Femin Ijtihad - Empoweing Women in Afghanistan
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  • Greg Mortenson's School Building Projects
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  • House of Charity
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  • Imran Khan Foundation
  • Jamhoor
  • Jang Group and Times of India's Campaign 'Aman Ki Asha'
  • Karvan-e-Hayat (for poor Psychiatric Patients)
  • Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre
  • Manzil Educational Organization
  • Marshall Direct Fund
  • Omar Asghar Khan Foundation
  • Pakistan Kidney Institute
  • RAWA
  • Sahara for Life Trust
  • Sahil
  • SDPI detailed list of NGOs
  • Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital
  • Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation
  • SUNGI Development Foundation
  • Thardeep Rural Development Program
  • The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
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  • Zindagi - Educational Trust

On Maulana Rumi

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  • Be the CHANGE you wish to see in the world
  • Borderlines
  • Cafe Pyala
  • Chapati Mystery
  • Chowrangi
  • Civil Society
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  • Dareecha
  • Doodhpatti
  • Drizzle - The Brighter Side of Pakistan
  • E-Mullah Blog
  • Emagine - Behind the Chairmans Door
  • Fight the Floods
  • Gawaahi
  • Husham's Blog
  • iFaqeer
  • Jahane Rumi
  • Jazbah - Women of Pakistan
  • Kalakawaa
  • Let us build Pakistan
  • Madspeak
  • Metroblogging Karachi
  • Moderately Enlightened
  • Observer: World from my Chair
  • Outside Islamabad
  • Pak Positive
  • Pakcast - Ethan Casey
  • Pakistan Criminal Records
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  • Pashtun Voice
  • Raza blog
  • Realities are often bitter
  • Ripple Effect by Omar Quraishi
  • RisePak
  • Shaista Thinks...
  • Socio-Polical Culture of the Muslim World
  • Speak-Say what is to be said
  • Tee Emm on Pakistan's Next Generation Issues
  • Teeth Maestro
  • The Glass House
  • Viral Juice

Reforming Pakistan Police: Possible?

Reforming Pakistan Police: Possible?

Engaging the Muslim World

Engaging the Muslim World

Sectarian Conflict in Pakistan

Sectarian Conflict in Pakistan

Inside Pakistan's NWFP: New America Foundation

Inside Pakistan's NWFP: New America Foundation

Pakistan Can Defy the Odds

Pakistan Can Defy the Odds

Report on Police Reforms

Report on Police Reforms

CTC - Defining Punjabi Taliban

CTC - Defining Punjabi Taliban

CTC Sentinel: A Profile of TTP

CTC Sentinel: A Profile of TTP

Obama's Policy Options in FATA

Obama's Policy Options in FATA

From 'The Record' - Columbia University

From 'The Record' - Columbia University

Sources and Reports on FATA

1. Militancy in Pakistan's Borderlands
2. Understanding FATA
3. Pakistan’s Islamist Frontier
4. FATA - A Most Dangerous Place
5. FATA: A Modern day Anachronism?
6. Securing Pakistan's Tribal Belt
7. Solving FATA - National Interest
8. GAO Report - Comabting Terrorism - April 2008

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    • History of Pakistan Army - A Book Review

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