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  The military as an integrating force in nation-building: The case of Malaysia

  The process of nation building in Malaysia started since its independence in 1957. The process of nation building involves the development of its members and communities, politically, economically and socially. This process of modernisation is not a mere and easy task to perform.
  
  Malaysia has since then prosper and is moving forward toward a fully developed nation by 2020. It has managed to attain an impressive economic growth of above 8% for the last one decade. All this achievement has not come easy. Malaysia faced various threats and challenges both internally and externally in developing its nation. Therefore the process of nation building is neither autonomous in its dynamics nor free to select at random its goals.
  
  Military in its professional entities is the provider of security and stability towards a nation. This condition is imperative in ensuring the economic growth and the process of nation building to proceed and developed. In this case the Malaysian Armed Forces has and will continue to contributes toward this process, especially with the future challenges which will be more complex in its dimensions.