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Pakistan's foreign policy,1947- 2005: a concise history / Abdul Sattar ; foreword by Agha Shahi.
LIBRA DS383.5.A2 S37 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sattar, Abdul, 1931-2019.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pakistan--Foreign relations.
- Pakistan.
- International relations.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- A distinguished career in Pakistan's Foreign Service has provided Abdul Sattar with a unique, personal insight into the making, implementation and consequences of Pakistan's foreign policy from Partition to post-9/11. This concise history reflects his knowledge and experience, providing a thorough account which will be of interest to both the layman and the scholar.
- Contents:
- 1 The Emergence of Pakistan 1
- Historical Background
- 2 Foreign Policy-Beginnings 8
- The Founding Father's Vision
- Enduring Relevance of Principles
- The Shadow of Partition
- The Muslim World
- 3 The Kashmir Questions, 1947-57 21
- The Dispute
- At the United Nations
- The Dispute Festers
- 4 Search for Security 33
- USSR
- Approaches to the USA
- Korean War
- Japan
- China
- 5 Alliances 41
- Four Alliances
- Reactions of India, China and the USSR
- 6 Alliances-Costs and Benefits 53
- The Costs of the Alliances
- Pakistan-US Cooperation Agreement, 1959
- The Benefits of the Alliances
- Swings of Opinion in the USA and Pakistan
- 7 Relations with China and other Developments 68
- Pakistan-China Boundary Agreement, 1962
- Sino-Pakistan Entente
- Oman: Gwadar Retrocession
- Indus Waters Treaty, 1960
- India-China War, 1962
- Pakistan-US Relations Corroded
- Negotiations on Kashmir, 1962-63
- The Changing Strategic Environment
- Alliance under Strain
- Ayub Khan's Visits to China and the USSR
- Second Afro-Asian Summit
- US Reaction
- RCD and IPECC
- 8 The Pakistan-India War, 1965 88
- Clash in Kutch
- Operation Gibraltar
- Escalation to War
- Stance of Foreign Powers
- The Tashkent Declaration
- Bilateralism
- 9 Policy Ups and Downs: 1965-71 105
- USA
- Kissinger's Secret Visit to China
- Organisation of the Islamic Conference
- 10 1971 Disaster 112
- Bhutto's dynamic role, 1972-73
- 11 Shimla Agreement: Negotiating Under Duress 124
- Opening Gambit
- Principles of Relations
- Withdrawal from Occupied Territory
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Denouement
- Assessment
- Secret Understanding?
- Normalisation with Bangladesh
- 12 The Nuclear Programme and Relations with the USA 144
- 13 The Afghanistan Crisis 154
- Revival of the US Alliance
- Geneva Accords
- 14 Kashmir: The Struggle for Azadi 169
- 15 The Afghanistan Civil War, 1990-1998 177
- The Rise of the Taliban
- Proxy War
- Fatal Blunders
- Retrospect
- 16 Pakistan-India Disputes and Crises 187
- Sir Creek
- Siachen: A Dispute within a Dispute
- Salal, Wuller, Baglihar and Kishenganga Projects
- Consular Missions
- Indian Plan for Attack on Kahuta, 1984
- The Brasstacks Crisis, 1986-87
- Re-entry to the Commonwealth
- War Averted, 1990
- Disarmament Issues
- 17 Nuclear Tests 201
- Nuclear Restraints
- Impact on Security
- Issues and Non-Issues
- Ballistic Missiles: The Threat of Destabilization
- 18 Increasing Isolation, 1990-2001 225
- US Sanctions Again
- Support for the Taliban
- Declining Prestige
- Nuclear Tests
- Pakistan-India Dialogue, 1997-99
- The Kargil Crisis, 1999
- Coping with Isolation
- The Agra Summit
- 19 Post-9/11 Policy 240
- Policy Planning by Pakistan
- US Policy
- Consultation with Opinion Leaders
- Economic Cooperation and Assistance
- New Afghanistan
- 20 Terrorism 256
- Islam Targeted
- Terrorism and Religion
- State Terrorism
- The Need for a Comprehensive Strategy
- 21 Pakistan-India Relations, 2001-05 266
- Developments
- Peace in Kashmir
- Prospects
- 22 The UN and International Cooperation 275
- The Millennium Summit
- Reform of the United Nations
- Human Rights
- International Financial Institutions (IFIs)
- SAARC-South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- ECO-Economic Cooperation Organisation
- 23 Policy in a Changing World 294
- 'End of History'
- The New Power Structure
- Setbacks to an Emergent Era of Peace
- War on Iraq
- A Better Future
- I The Shimla Agreement, 1972 304
- II Composite Dialogue, 1997-98 313
- III Lahore Declaration, 1999 315
- IV Agra Declaration, 2001-Draft Agreement 317
- V Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Pakistan 319.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-322) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780195471670
- 0195471679
- OCLC:
- 86118312
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