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The United States Priorities Towards India: What it Means for Pakistan
No full text<p>The growing India-US strategic partnership is becoming a grave concern for South Asian countries in general and Pakistan in particular. After the September 11, 2001, incident, the Indo-US nexus has drawn the attention of academic scholars, strategic analysts, and the media. However, this deepening partnership entails serious implications for Pakistan. This study seeks to identify US priorities toward India and their implications for Pakistan. Based on the qualitative research, this article finds that the US objective is to contain China, keep an eye on Pakistani nukes, counter terrorism, and avert nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. Consequently, America finds a big market, cheap labor, huge investment, and high-tech exchanges in India. This study relies on the Security Dilemma Theory of International Relations, in which a poor country fears the powerful state, and out of this fear it develops its security and partnerships with other countries in the region. This study suggests that Pakistan should develop strategic, political, and economic ties with China in order to balance the Indo-US strategic partnership; it ought not to rely on a single country, but instead, it should foster strong ties with other countries like Russia, China, the US, Middle Eastern countries, and neighboring states. </p>
Political Instability: A case study of Pakistan
No full textPolitical instability has become a serious and threatening problem especially in developing and underdeveloped countries. It is creating massive problems and hindering the development of these countries. The theme of this article revolves around the problem of political stability in context of identity and legitimacy crisis in Pakistan. Political stability plays an important role in keeping society integrated and in maintaining legitimacy within the state. It is a prerequisite for the economic development, social integration, and supremacy of law in a state. The stability of political system has direct effects on the processes of nation and state building. These both require stable political systems for their growth and flourishing. The development of nation and state without firm and organized system of politics is not possible and government becomes only a tug of war amongst various interest groups. In sum, article endeavors to explore thepossible causes and effects of political instability in Pakistan
