ABSTRACT

North Waziristan, one of the former tribal agencies of Pakistan, was brought to the spotlight largely by militancy and terrorism. After curtailing terrorism through the military offensive, the focus has been shifted to ‘bringing normalcy’ to the region. While situating normalcy as a manifest function of security and development, this study delves into contextualising the dynamism of the security-development nexus. This empirically driven research dwells upon the response of the development organisations towards the conflict-induced emergency situation as well as the securitisation of development in North Waziristan. The potential pitfalls of the nexus that can subsequently undermine normalcy have also been highlighted. The article emphasises that an anthropologically sensitive approach is important to avoid impasse in security-development and impart sustainability to the (new) normal being strived for the region. Based on a localised understanding, this research argues for a more integrated approach towards normalcy – rooted in vernacular security-development that is adequately adapted to this context. It is, therefore, concluded that cultural compatibility is crucial for the sustainability of normalcy – and by extension, peace ‎ – ‎in the region.

摘要

北瓦济里斯坦是巴基斯坦的前部落机构之一，主要是因为好战和恐怖主义而成为人们关注的焦点。在通过军事进攻遏制恐怖主义之后，重点已转移到“使该地区恢复正常”。本研究将常态视为安全与发展的明显功能，同时深入探讨了安全与发展关系的活力。这项由经验驱动的研究着重于发展组织对冲突引发的紧急情况的反应以及北瓦济里斯坦的发展安全化。随后可能破坏常态的关系的潜在陷阱也得到了强调。文章强调，人类学敏感的方法对于避免安全发展陷入僵局并将可持续性赋予该地区正在争取的（新）常态非常重要。基于本地化的理解，这项研究主张采取一种更加综合的方法来实现常态——植根于本土安全发展，充分适应这种情况。因此，得出的结论是，文化兼容性对于该地区常态的可持续性至关重要 - 推而广之，和平 - 。