Aid, Politics and the War of Narratives in the US-Pakistan Relations: A Case Study of Kerry Lugar Berman Act (Routledge / Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian Series)

This book analyses the aid, politics and the war of narratives between the US and Pakistan under the Kerry Lugar Berman Act (2009–2013), using the security-development nexus as a framing discourse and taking a decolonial approach to the subject. The book explores the politics of US foreign aid to Pakistan, with regard to the issues of ‘sovereignty’ and ‘agency’, to analyse the notions of aid, power and narratives in the asymmetrical US-Pakistan relations. Based on primary interviews and extensive data analysis of US foreign aid datasets, the book specifically argues that foreign aid is based under the hubris of the security-development nexus, which encourages a dialectical power struggle between the US and Pakistan, and between the civil and military actors inside Pakistan, which use the indivisibility of security and development to advance their strategic interests over each other. This book is a timely analysis given the recent political turmoil in Pakistan that saw the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan who blamed the Biden Administration for orchestrating a “regime change” conspiracy against his government. Interdisciplinary and relevant to academic and policy debates, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Development Studies, International Relations, Policy Studies, Area Studies and, in particular, South Asian Politics. "This book analyses the aid, politics and the war of narratives between the US and Pakistan under the Kerry Lugar Berman Act (2009-2013), using the security-development nexus as a framing discourse and taking a de-colonial approach to the subject. The book explores the politics of the US foreign aid to Pakistan with regard to the issues of 'sovereignty' and 'agency' to analyze the notions of aid, power and narratives and pre-conceived notions on power and agency of the recipient countries in this asymmetrical US-Pakistan relation. Based on primary interviews and extensive data analysis of US foreign aid datasets, the book specifically argues that foreign aid is based under the hubris of security-development nexus, which encourages a dialectical power struggle between the US and Pakistan, and between the civil and military actors inside Pakistan that use the indivisibility of security and development to advance their strategic interests over each other. This book is a timely analysis given the context of Afghan peace process and the central role of the US and Pakistan. Interdisciplinary and relevant to academic and policy debates, this book will be of interest to researchers in the field of Development Studies, International Relations, Policy Studies, Area Studies, in particular South Asian Politics"-- Provided by publisher This book analyses the aid, politics and the war of narratives between the US and Pakistan under the Kerry Lugar Berman Act (2009-2013). This book will be of interest to interdisciplinary and policy debates & Development Studies, International Relations, Policy Studies, Area Studies, in particular South Asian Politics. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgements 9 Preface 10 List of acronyms 13 1. Introduction 16 PART I: Enter the Nexus 26 2. No Security, No Development 28 3. Team of Buddies Visit Pakistan 44 PART II: The National Security Turf 52 4. Between Do More and No More 54 5. ‘Help Me, or Else!’ 76 PART III: Civil-Military Conundrum 90 6. Engineering a Power Shift 92 7. The Enemy of My Enemy 111 8. Conclusion 128 Index 136 Nexus;,Security;,Development;,Buddies;,Pakistan;,National;,Turf;,civil;,military;,Conundrum;,Engineering;,power;,shift;,Enemy Nexus,Security,Development,Buddies,Pakistan,National,Turf,civil,military,Conundrum,Engineering,power,shift,Enemy