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Debate #201 · Civil–military relations

Is civilian supremacy over the military achievable in Pakistan?

Asked 3 times · 3 years · Pakistan Affairs
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (3)PositionsSame themeDo military takeovers stem from civilian failure or military institutional ambition?Did military-backed constitutional engineering cause Pakistan's recurring constitutional crises?Has the military's political role undermined democracy and civilian institutions in Pakistan?
+2 moreHas Turkey's military been a guardian or an obstacle to democracy?Do foreign and multilateral military interventions bring peace or deepen instability?

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Examiners want: Reasons for intervention, depoliticisation measures, partnership versus supremacy, role of civil society and youth, regional security context, concrete reforms

The questions

2026
CSS · Pakistan Affairs · Critically analyse

Critically assess how youth perspectives, digital activism, and civil society movements are influencing civil military relations.

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2024
CSS · Pakistan Affairs · Analyse

In Modern day democracy there must be a Pragmatic Civil-Military relationship to deal all the internal and external security threats. Analyze with reference to the role of Pakistan's security and stability in South-Asia.

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CSS · Pakistan Affairs · Recommend

Why military of Pakistan intervened in Pakistan's politics? What is the role of the present leadership to de-politicize army? Give specific measures.

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