Comments on: Could the Pakistani Government Fall over Karachi Violence? What would it Mean for Obama’s War on al-Qaeda? http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/could-pakistani-government-fall-over.html Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: IMRAN http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/could-pakistani-government-fall-over.html#comment-1616 IMRAN Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:57:09 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4899#comment-1616 I am quite impressed with your knowledge and understanding of the complications as well as nuances of internal Pakistani politics, and their impact, micro and macro, on Pakistan and US AfPak policy. <br /><br />I was happy to tweet the link to your piece at Salon and will also mention it no Fox News/CNN and WWRL as well as other radio interviews when the topic comes up. Will be delighted to chat sometime. <br /><br />Imran<br />http://imran.com/media/blog/ I am quite impressed with your knowledge and understanding of the complications as well as nuances of internal Pakistani politics, and their impact, micro and macro, on Pakistan and US AfPak policy.

I was happy to tweet the link to your piece at Salon and will also mention it no Fox News/CNN and WWRL as well as other radio interviews when the topic comes up. Will be delighted to chat sometime.

Imran
http://imran.com/media/blog/

]]> By: Roger http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/could-pakistani-government-fall-over.html#comment-1615 Roger Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:59:42 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4899#comment-1615 The fruits of the British occupation of India and the Partition! Interesting and pointed article.<br /><br />You mention immigrants from poor Indian Muslims from provinces such as Bihar flooding into Karachi. No doubt, tho Bihar in particular seems like quite a long trip away. My understanding (perhaps misinformed) is that a good many of the Muslims in Bihar are immigrants from Bangladesh within the past generation or two, they live on the margins in what is already India's poorest state, and are thus not firmly rooted there. <br /><br />(Btw, haven't the Indian political divisions been called states since shortly after independence?) The fruits of the British occupation of India and the Partition! Interesting and pointed article.

You mention immigrants from poor Indian Muslims from provinces such as Bihar flooding into Karachi. No doubt, tho Bihar in particular seems like quite a long trip away. My understanding (perhaps misinformed) is that a good many of the Muslims in Bihar are immigrants from Bangladesh within the past generation or two, they live on the margins in what is already India's poorest state, and are thus not firmly rooted there.

(Btw, haven't the Indian political divisions been called states since shortly after independence?)

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