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foreign policy of a state must endeavor to arrange their supply. Pakistans earnest
involvement in the international political arena has been mainly due to the fact that it
wanted to make up its deficiencies in certain fields.
Third among basic goals is the desire to preserve or promote values. Since Pakistan had
come into existence in the name of Islam hence promotion of cordial and close
relationships with the Muslim states has formed the cardinal principle of Pakistans
foreign policy. Pakistans membership of OIC and unswerving support for the just cause
of Palestinians speak volumes about our eforts in this connection.
A Critical View of Pakistans Foreign Policy and our Future Strategy:
Our Foreign Policy is one of the friendliness and
goodwill towards all the nations of the world We
do not cherish aggressive designs against any
country or nation. We believe in the principle of
honesty and fairplay in national and international
dealings. Pakistan will never be found lacking in
upholding priciples of the United Nations Charter.
(Quaid-e-Azam, Feb: 1948)
The perusal of the above passage entails that the Quaid wanted Pakistan to play a
honourable role based on the principles and norms of International Law in the arena of
international politics. However the study of External Policy of Pakistan over the last 50
years of independence manifests that Pakistans geo-political location on the world map
and her strategic vulnerability viz-a-viz India could not permit her to pursue that
independent policy. Resultantly the foreign Policy of Pakistan has passed through the
following several phases of development, responding to the changing pattern of
relationship with the big powers.
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Neutrality
Allainces
Bilateralism
Non-alignment
A critical analysis of the foreign policy pursued in the last half of a century transpires
that Pakistans Foreign Policy has largely revolved around a triangle of India , China and
the U.S with the objectives to counter India, befriend China (an enemy of India), and
serving the U.S interests
4. Era of Non-alignment
A critical analysis of the foreign policy pursued in the last half of a century transpires
that Pakistans Foreign Policy has largely revolved around a triangle of India , China and
the U.S with the objectives to counter India, befriend China (an enemy of India), and
serving the U.S interests as in the 1960, 1971, 1980s and in the aftermath of Sept: 11,
or seeking its involvement through scare scenarios like the Bomb, Drugs and
fundamentalism.
The future strategy of Pakistan in its foreing policy must be a shift from traditional