Pakistan : statecraft and geopolitics in today's world / Shahid Javed Burki.

Author/creator Burki, Shahid Javed author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationKarachi : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Copyright Date©2022
Descriptionli, 337 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : why focus on external relations? -- Demography and geography : Pakistan's destiny -- The politics of global warming -- Technology and development : new basis for global competition -- Possible troubles brewing in Pakistan's neighbourhood -- Pakistan and Afghanistan -- Pakistan's increasing dependence on China -- Kashmir : Pakistan's fifth neighbour -- India : Pakistan's sister state -- Iran : Pakistan's south western neighbour -- Working with Saudi Arabia and the UAE -- Turkey : halting political progress in a non-Arab Muslim nation -- Looking towards the Middle East -- Russia returns to the global game -- Moving forward in the reshaped world
Abstract There are several studies on Pakistan's external relations but none of them paint the picture on as wide a canvas as the one chosen for this work. Most studies deal with bilateral relations; however, the scope of this work is much wider. This book examines Pakistan's relations with India, China, the United States, and Afghanistan and several other countries in a dynamic framework. The author looks at Pakistan's external relations from several disciplinary angles and explains that it is difficult to fully comprehend economic changes--in particular, the influences on the making of public policy--without understanding the political, social, and cultural environment in which Pakistan's economy functions. Some of the topics discussed in the book are demography; geography; migrations; religion; climate change and global warning; American-China trade war; America's conflict with Iran; India's decision to absorb Kashmir as a 'territory' of the Indian Union; and the impact of international migration on the political systems in several Western nations.
General note"The Diamond series. Celebrating 75 years of Pakistan"--Cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2022310145
ISBN9780190704261
ISBN0190704268 hardback
Stock numberLibrary of Congress -- Islamabad Overseas Office

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