Description
The book, Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A Concise History, is an excellent and informative work that manages to cover Pakistan’s foreign relations in its entirety from inception in 1947 until today. Written by a former diplomat, now Foreign Minister of Pakistan, this book provides an authoritative account of key events and decisions that have shaped Pakistan’s foreign policy over the years. Actually, the book is quite widely regarded as a reliable source in studying the intricacies of Pakistan’s international relations.
Introduction:
Book Title: Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A Concise History.
Author: Abdul Sattar. A veteran diplomat, he worked in several high-level diplomatic positions during his 44-year tenure at the Pakistan Foreign Service and acted as Pakistan’s Foreign Minister.
Genre/Category: History, Political Science, International Relations.
Thesis statement:
The book traces Pakistan’s foreign policy since its independence in 1947 and how it has responded to its geopolitical challenges and had relations with major powers, particularly the United States, China, and the Soviet Union, and complicated relations with neighboring countries, in particular India and Afghanistan. It portrays Pakistan’s strategic choices under various global and regional developments-from the Cold War through to the Afghan conflict and the post-9/11 era.
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