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Sattar, Abdul,

Pakistan's foreign policy, 1947-2019 : a concise history / Abdul Sattar ; foreword by Agha Shahi. - 5th ed. - Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2020 - xii, 400 p. ; 25 cm

the emergence of Pakistan;
foreign policy beginnings;
the Kashmir question, 1947-1957;
the search for security;
alliances;
The alliances - costs and benefits;
China and other countries;
The Pakistan-India war, 1965;
The legacy of war;
the 1971 disaster;
the Shimla agreement: negotiating under Durees;
Pakistan's nuclear programme and relations with the US;
relations with India-an interlude: 1977-1979;
Soviet intervention in Afghanistan - 1979;
Kashmir: the struggle for Azadi;
The Afghanistan civil war 1990-1998;
Pakistan-India disputes and crises;
nuclear weapons and missile systems;
increasing isolation 1990-2001;
post 9/11 policy;
on-off partnership with the US 2001-2016;
terrorism;
Afghanistan 2001-2018;
Pakistan-India relations 1986-2018;
Pakistan-China: enduring entente;
international organizations;
policy in a changing world


ISBN: 9780190702571 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pakistan--Diplomatic relations

Dewey Class. No.: 327.5491 / Sa836