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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: tekboy who wrote (62390)12/20/2002 5:45:43 AM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
although it should be noted that this was a book review, not an essay proposing a new Pakistan policy

I some ways yes, but it almost seemed like an attempt to turn a book review into a policy proposal. It seemed to me, though I didn't count paragraphs, that less than half the essay actually dealt with the books being reviewed, and that Ganguly's own conclusions and analyses received at least as high a priority as those presented in the books. In the last paragraph, which comes quite close to being a policy recommendation, there is no mention at all of the items being reviewed or their contents.

the fact that he can't come up with something all that compelling can be taken as a sign not just of his own incompetence, but of the insolubility of the problems involved...

It would be unfortunate if experts felt that they had to come up with a neat or compelling solution. I would much rather see them admit outright that a situation is a terribly messy one in which all policy options pose serious risks and disadvantages, and then try to clarify those risks and disadvantages, than try to skate around issues that they can't sew up into neat little packages.

It is hard to read the last paragraph of Ganguly's essay without reaching the conclusion that he would like to see US support used as a lever to promote internal reform in Pakistan. It seems unfortunate to me that he presented that paragraph without any reference to the obvious objection to this course of action.
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