By V. S. Naipaul

A New York instances Notable Book

Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul’s impassioned and prescient travelogue of his trips via his ancestral native land, with a brand new preface by means of the author.
 
Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and keenness for a rustic that's immediately his and completely alien, India: one million Mutinies Now relates the tales of some of the humans he met touring there greater than fifty years in the past. He explores how they've been suggested via the innumerable frictions found in Indian society—the contradictions and compromises of non secular religion, the whim and chaos of random political forces. This booklet represents Naipaul’s final observe on his place of origin, complementing his different India travelogues, An zone of Darkness and India: A Wounded Civilization.

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In late  young religious students encouraged by madrasa teachers and local mullahs ordered the burning of television sets, video players and satellite dishes in a number of villages in NWFP. ‘This is an ongoing process,’ said one mullah who helped organise a TV bonfire. ’10 General Musharraf has never shown any sympathy for the Deobandi mindset. His claim that only around  to  per cent of the Pakistani people opposed his decision to align Pakistan with the US rested on the fact that some  per cent of Pakistan’s Sunni Muslims would consider themselves part of the Deobandi tradition.

The generals, though, were also unhappy. By deciding to pull out of Kargil without negotiating any Indian concessions in return, they argued, Sharif had squandered a militarily advantageous position and caused a crisis of confidence within the Pakistan army. After the Kargil withdrawal Musharraf faced a surge of discontent within the army. ’ Musharraf told his men that it was the prime minister’s fault and that the army had had no choice but to obey his order. It was a disingenuous response. Musharraf had been fully consulted on the withdrawal order and had raised no serious objection to it.

A mob of his supporters, led by some cabinet members and close advisers, ransacked the Supreme Court, disrupting proceedings and smashing furniture. The terrified judges caved in and the contempt of court case was dropped. 36 Pakistan Within weeks it was the turn of the president, Farooq Leghari. Initially appointed by Benazir Bhutto, Leghari had abandoned his patron and switched sides, installing Nawaz Sharif as prime minister. But even if he owed his premiership to Leghari, Sharif still didn’t entirely trust the president.

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