Exploration of nationalist discourse through war in Mainak Dhar's line of control

Abstract

This research paper attempts to explore nationalist discourse through war in Line of Control by Mainak Dhar projecting the apocalyptic situation invited by Pakistan Army in collaboration with Mujahedeen through conflict, terror and war against India. It also highlights how the novel creates a nationalist discourse to represent the Indian Armed Forces, Pakistan Army and the Mujahideen; and how they are being represented through their different activities to hegemonize each other. Similarly, it also depicts how the nuclear weapon is the symbol of war and destruction. By taking theoretical insights on discourse, truth and power proposed by Foucault and Cultural Hegemony by Antonio Gramsci, this study argues how Pakistan joins hands together with the Mujahideen and tries to capture the POK by creating terror and leads towards possibility of nuclear threat and destruction in Indian continent. The research further claims evidence why Saudi Arabia provides fund to the fundamentalist group, the Mujahideen to spread Jihad against Indian continent. Key Words: - Representation, nationalism, nuclear warfare, fundamentalism, hegemony, discourse.