Pakistan’s Strategic Thinking
Ms. Sumita Kumar, Senior Research Associate, joined MP-IDSA in 1993. She specialises on South Asian security issues with a special focus on Pakistan. Her research publications have covered a diverse… Continue reading Pakistan’s Strategic Thinking read more
Volume:35
Issue:3
Articles
The strategic outlook of the political, bureaucratic and military elites in Pakistan was shaped by historical exigencies, geopolitical location, Pakistan’s self-perception, and its Islamic credentials. Pakistan’s military-dominated leadership formulated strategies towards regional and extra-regional powers based on its threat perceptions. The strategies adopted have not necessarily resulted in fully achieving the objectives for which they were formulated.
Posted on: May 1, 2011
Keywords: Foreign Policy, India-Pakistan Relations, Pakistan May 2011 | Strategic Analysis
