Pakistan and a World in Disorder A Grand Strategy for the Twenty-Fir
This book delineates the role that Pakistan should play in the largely anarchic world of the twenty-first century in order to best serve the country’s long-term national interests. Its main aim is to lay down the parameters within which Pakistan’s grand s
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JAVID HUSAIN
Pakistan and a World in Disorder
Javid Husain
Pakistan and a World in Disorder A Grand Strategy for the Twenty-First Century
Javid Husain South Asia Institute University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas, USA
ISBN 978-1-137-60029-5 ISBN 978-1-137-59962-9 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59962-9
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016941237 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: © george robertson / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. New York
This book is dedicated to the memory of my revered parents who never failed to inspire me, and to my dear wife, Shama, and our beloved children without whose support it would not have seen the light of the day.
CONTENTS
1
Introduction
1
2
A World in Disorder
7
3
China’s Rise and the Global Order
33
4
India: An Aspiring Hegemon
51
5
Regionalism and Pakistan
69
6
Post-2014 Afghanistan
85
7
Iran: An Estranged Friend
105
8
Islamophobia and the West
127
9
Evaluation of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
143
Toward Comprehensive Security
171
10
vii
viii
11
CONTENTS
A Grand Strategy for Pakistan
183
Bibliography
201
Index
211
LIST
Fig. 2.1 Fig. 5.1 Fig. 9.1
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Actual and projected top 20 economies ranked by GDP at market exchange rates Evolutionary path of a regional economic organization Short-term vs. long-term security
15 76 152
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
This book is the outcome of a report that I addressed under the same title, that is, “Pakistan and a World in Disorder,” to the senior officers of the Pakistan Foreign Ministry in August 1995 when I was serving as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the Netherlands. The report made a forceful case for the synthesis of the country’s security, economic, and foreign policies into a grand strategy.
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