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Pakistan9apos9s Strategic Insufficiency as a Dilemma for the Regional Integration

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  • Hikmat Shah Afridi

    (PhD,Department of International Relation, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.)

  • Shabana Khan

    (MPhil Scholar,Qurtaba University of Science and Information Technology,DI Khan, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Sobia Jamil

    (PhD Scholar, Faculty of Law,nternational Relations, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.)

Abstract

Chahbahar, being part of an Indian grand design is playing its role for counter weighing to Gwadar Port whereas it also provides India with easy access to Afghanistan and CARs. On the other hand, Pakistans geo-political positioning has been revolving around its anomalous and eccentric relations with various states. The prime rationale for state relations and relevant alliances with states was to maintain harmony with neighboring countries but during world wars, entente meant fighting your brothers war. In this context, Pakistans acceptance by the world was relatively slower and its take-ups in making friends, in the political playland were much tricky. Pakistan was wary with the former USSR whereas the compliance to the US backfired on many occasions gradually made Pakistan withdraw from its upclose position with the US, therefore now it is time to make independent and rational decisions but yet in the best national interests.

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  • Hikmat Shah Afridi & Shabana Khan & Sobia Jamil, 2017. "Pakistan9apos9s Strategic Insufficiency as a Dilemma for the Regional Integration," Global Political Review, Humanity Only, vol. 2(1), pages 13-26, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:gprjrn:v:2:y:2017:i:1:p:13-26
    DOI: 10.31703/gpr.2017(II-I).02
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    Keywords

    Integration Chahbahar; Gwadar; Deficiencies; Geo-Strategic Competition;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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