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 countryâs long-term national interests. Its main aim is to lay down the parameters within which Pakistanâs grand strategy should be formulated, taking into account the evolving global and regional security environment and Pakistanâs historical experience. Provided here is an in-depth analysis and critical evaluation of the past record of Pakistanâs foreign policy within this context, bringing out its successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses. Based on these analyses, a comprehensive approach is recommended for safeguarding Pakistanâs national security and promoting its prosperity utilizing a strategy that is a marked departure from the military-dominated, uni-dimensional policies the country has followed thus far. Besides providing guidelines to Pakistanâs policy makers and intelligentsia, this book will be of interest to academics, foreignobservers, and general readers in understanding the constraints and parameters within which Pakistan â a de facto nuclear-weapon state of 190 million people at the cross-roads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf â must operate to safeguard its national interests in the turbulent times ahead.
