02513oam 2200589I 450 991045981660332120200520144314.01-283-10424-597866131042431-136-81894-40-203-82995-610.4324/9780203829950 (CKB)2670000000081865(EBL)668878(OCoLC)719638592(SSID)ssj0000469023(PQKBManifestationID)11319528(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469023(PQKBWorkID)10507417(PQKB)11381373(MiAaPQ)EBC668878(Au-PeEL)EBL668878(CaPaEBR)ebr10462722(CaONFJC)MIL310424(EXLCZ)99267000000008186520180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExplaining Pakistan's foreign policy escaping India /Aparna PandeLondon ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (257 p.)Routledge contemporary South Asia series ;41Description based upon print version of record.1-138-78356-0 0-415-59900-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Constructing political identity -- Existential threat -- Strategic depth -- An alliance to ensure survival -- All weather friendship -- Virtual relocation -- Pragmatic bilateralism.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 suppRoutledge contemporary South Asia series ;41.PakistanForeign relationsElectronic books.327.5491Pande Aparna.949800FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910459816603321Explaining Pakistan's foreign policy2146842UNINA