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To keep pace with its heavier stake in world affairs, Pakistan has had to significantly reform its foreign and domestic policy. On September 11th, 2001, Pakistan's entire world picture changed irrevocably. Suddenly a strong ally of the United States, Pakistan quickly dismantled the Taliban position within its own borders and aided the United States in attacking the Taliban government in Afghanistan. In Pakistan on the Brink, historian Craig Baxter and a team of specialists explore this U.S.-Pakistani relationship with great dexterity.

This collection of essays scrutinizes many aspects of Pakistan's foreign policy, including its evolving relations with the United States, India, and Afghanistan. Essential to understanding Pakistan's foreign relations is a focus on Pakistan's domestic policies. The contributing scholars deftly analyze the following domestic aspects: Pakistan's developing economy, controversial election process, education system, and local government. Pakistan on the Brink is an imperative source for scholars of South Asia, Pakistan, and political science.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 The United States-Pakistan Entente: Third Time's A Charm?
Chapter 3 The Ongoing Conflict: Pakistan and India
Chapter 4 In the Shadow of the Past: Pakistan's Afghan Policy
Chapter 5 Reconstructing the Constitution for a COAS-President: Reconstructing the Constitution for a COAS-President: Pakistan, 1999-2002
Chapter 6 Elections 2002: Legitimizing the Status Quo
Chapter 7 Pakistan: Economic Challenges for a New Millennium
Chapter 8 Implementing Devolution: The New Local Government Scheme
Chapter 9 Education in Pakistan: A Survey
Chapter 10 Fifty Five Years of Archaeological Research in Pakistan: The Prehistoric Periods
Chapter 11 Chronology of Important Events, October 1999-October 2002

Product details

Published Mar 03 2004
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 252
ISBN 9780739104989
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 236 x 162 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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