Baluczystan - historyczne uwarunkowania suwerenności
Baluchistan - Historical Background of Independence Demainds

Summary/Abstract: The post 1947 era began for South Asia with a division of the British India into two states, India and Pakistan. There were however other state entities which attempted attaining the status of independence in that region at that time. One of such examples was the Khanat of Kalat which may be identified with the statehood aspirations of the Baluchi people. Today when fighting in Baluchistan again comes into the forefront of news from the region of South Asia, the author makes an effort to present how in the past centuries the Baluchi people fared in their attempts not only to survive with a separate national identity but also to create their own state. These matters are described against the scenario of fierce political competion of the European powers in Asia in the 19th and 20th century. Special emphasis is put on the post 1947 period with presentation of the Baluchi uprisings and an attempt to establish how realistic it may be to contemplate the successful result of the Baluchis independence demands in the future.

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