PAKISTAN'S DEFENCE POLICY, 1947-58

By PERVAIZ IQBAL CHEEMA

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Description

This book is an attempt to subject Pakistan's defence policy from 1947 to 58 to academic investigation. It examines the defence policy in the context of the then existing international political system, South Asian regional compulsions and the role of elites. Born under an unfavourable and complicated environment, Pakistan did not have many options available if viewed within the context of the ruling elites' inclinations. The thrust of the argument revolves around Pakistan's perceived security threats from India and its efforts to counterbalance the threat initially through non-alignment and later through alliances. The study also discusses the significance of alternatives which Pakistan decided to abandon.

About the Author

Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema is Professor of international Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan. His previous appointments include Lecturer in History and Political Science at Government College in Lahore; Director of Foreign Office Training Courses at Pakistan Administrative Staff College; Project Director and Chairman of the Department of Strategic Studies at Ouaid-i-Azam University; Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at The Australian National University in Canberra; and Senior Fulbright Scholar at the School of Advanced International Studies in Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC.