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UNINA9910459816603321 |
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Autore |
Pande Aparna |
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Titolo |
Explaining Pakistan's foreign policy : escaping India / / Aparna Pande |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-10424-5 |
9786613104243 |
1-136-81894-4 |
0-203-82995-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; ; 41 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Pakistan Foreign relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Constructing political identity -- Existential threat -- Strategic depth -- An alliance to ensure survival -- All weather friendship -- Virtual relocation -- Pragmatic bilateralism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Pakistan has over the decades become a hotbed for the terrorist ideology often referred to as Jihadism. This book investigates the underlying principles of Pakistan's foreign policy from 1947 until the present day, and explains the rise of Jihadism as an offshoot of Pakistan's security concerns.The book goes on to discuss that from its inception as a separate state, Pakistan's foreign policy focused on 'seeking parity' with India and 'escaping' from an Indian South Asian identity. The desire to achieve parity with its much larger neighbour led Pakistan to seek the assistance and supp |
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