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Strategic Issues and Defence Policy of Pakistan +
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Part – I Pakistan’s Strategic Outlook and Defence Policy Historical overview, legacy of partition, formulation and evolution of Pakistan’s Defence Policy. Part – II Strategic Problems and Defence Policy during the Cold War Conflicts and wars with India; Tensions with Afghanistan, The Kashmir dispute, Alignment with the West-imperatives and limitations; Bilateralism, entente with China; the separation of East Pakistan; the emergence of “new” Pakistan; The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, its impact and consequences for Pakistan, the disintegration of Soviet Union and the End of Cold War, Pakistan in the post-cold war era. Part – III Pakistan’s search for security: the nuclear route Evolution of Pakistan’s nuclear weapon programme and its impact; Role of sanctions; Nuclearization of South Asia: options, strategies and prospects. Part – V Pakistan’s Security Policy in a changing world Impact of the end of cold war; Pakistan’s security dilemma, emergence of a nuclear Pakistan. Brasstacks, 1990 Kashmir crisis and the Kargil episode. Part – VI Rethinking Pakistan’s Security Common and cooperatives security frameworks, Alternative perspectives and futures, Rapprochement with India, the Internal Dimensions of the Security of Pakistan. |
| Credit hours/ Marks:- 3 |
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