Foreign Policy of Pakistan

Foreign Policy of Pakistan

Foreign Policy

Objectives

Foreign Policy of Pakistan

Factors

Foreign Policy after 2005

Defination

• Foreign policy reflects the principles and purpose pf a state.

• There is no unanimity amongst scholars regarding the meaning of foreign policy.

• They agree that the foreign policy is concerned with the behavior of a state towards other states.

Objectives of foreign policy of a country

• To protect the territorial integrity of state.

• To maintain links with other states.

• To strengthen economic ties of various nature with other states.

• Technology leaves impact on foreign policy.

• The nature of political accountability prevailing in a system also greatly influence the foreign policy of the state.

Objectives…….

• leadership.

• National capacity of a state.

• Social structure of a society.

• Public opinion.

• Press

• Alliances concluded by various states.

• World public opinion.

Pakistan’s Foreign Policy

• Quaid-e-Azam has defined the fundamental principles of our foreign policy in the following words:

• “our foreign policy in one of friendliness and good will towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against and country or nation. We believe in the policy of honest and fair play in national and international dealings and are prepared to make our utmost contribution to the promotion of peace and prosperity among the nations of the world. Pakistan will never be found lacking in extending its material and moral support to the oppressed and suppressed people of the world and in upholding the principles of United Nations Charter.”

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• The guiding principles of Pakistan’s foreign policy are firmly based in country’s Islamic ideology.

• Pakistan openly corroborates the non-use of force in international relations as well as the established behavioral standards of honorable neighborliness, peaceful co-existence and amicable collaboration for mutual gains.

Factors

• Ideological obligation.

• Historical ligancy.

• Geographical location.

• The Indian threat.

• Economic compulsion.

Foreign Policy By Z.A Bhutto

• Pakistan’s image had been badly tarnished due to its defeat in the BD war in 1971, when Mr. Bhutto took over the reins of the country.

• Bhutto embarked upon the tour of friendly 22 Muslim countries.

• visited China and former USSR which were of great importance.

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• The second summit conference of the OIC held at Lahore in Feb., 1974, it was a great achievement under the leadership of Mr. Bhutto.

• At the end of the summit a joint communiqué known as “Lahore Declaration” was issued.

Foreign Policy 2005

• Year 2005 proved to be an exceptionally eventful year for Pakistan's foreign policy interest.

• General Musharaf managed to secure almost $6bn of aid for Kashmir quake relief.

• Foreign office waltzed through such a wide range of diverse interest in a scope of one year remarkably.

Managing ‘K’

• India’s rigid stance on Kashmir did not prevent Pakistan from proposing some ideas for resolution of the conflict that has ridden both countries since their inception.

• Resumption of historic srinagar-muzaffarabad bus service in April, followed by October’s decision to open the Loc at five points indicate two important realities.

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• 1. there are several ways to move things on the disputed ground but force will no longer be one of them;

• 2. both government have finally conceded ”through factors and actors” to place the Kashmiri people and their betterment at the center of any decision they take with respect to the region.

Friends For Profit

• Pakistan is putting aside political emotionalism and giving a lead to pragmatic business sense in its relations with problematic neighbors like India and Afghanistan.

• 2005 saw formidable face-off between the Iran and the US on the former’s nuclear program.

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• Constitution of an India-Pakistan committee last year to look at the various issues involved with the project and its three subsequent meetings , as well as the trilateral meeting between the three governments scheduled for early this year shows that parallel t global tensions, they are not prepared to loose sight of mutual economic gains.

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• Year 2005 will particularly be remembered for the build up to the Istanbul meeting in August and its exciting fallout.

• The reassurance not t establish formal diplomatic ties until the resolution of the Palestine-Israel conflict was a successful balancing act vis-à-vis the Arab world.

Armed For peace

• Making peace with old foe topped Pakistan's foreign policy agenda last year, but so did arms procurement.

• In march, Pakistan got confirmation of the coveted F-16 deal from the US, signing the country’s eagerness to do business with Islamabad beyond the war of terror.

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• The October agreement between India and Pakistan to notify each other before ballistic missile test firing clearly pointed to the reality that Pakistan intends not only to maintain its current military profile “nuclear and conventional” but also upgrade it, even as it make friends.

The Development Agenda

• 2005 also saw Islamabad delving deep to understand and face the challenging international language and politics of democracy, poverty, human rights and gender by governments and institutions that wield pressure on Islamabad to get its acts together on al these fronts.

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• The hectic quake diplomacy following the October 8 disaster was a new front for Pakistan which is established for itself successfully. Apart from receiving massive aid, the interests of governments and IFLs to reconstruct the quake hit region carries tremendous scope for economic development and political re-structuring of Kashmir.

China and Pakistan

• China was rapidly emerging as a mighty power and it was no longer possible and advisable for Pakistan to ignore a mighty neighbor.

• According to Ayub khan,• “ if we would not establish Normal relations with

all three big neighbors, the best thing was to have an understanding with two f them. It was on this basis that I set out to normalize our relations with people’s republic of china and the soviet union. It is in this case that our geographical location and the political compulsions inherent therein have determined the course of our foreign policy in recent years.”

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• Ayub khan paid a visit to china in 1964 which gave a boost to normalizing relations between china and Pakistan.

• China extended substantial aid to Pakistan for the development of its industrial base.

• In 1970, china gave assistance to develop mining, transport and industry in Pakistan.

Pakistan China partnership

• Pakistan china partnership and friendship is more than 50 years old, and is based on trust, understanding and mutual respect.

• Pakistan has announced market economy status (MES) to china. China will provide 500 million dollars for investment in Pakistan. Pakistan believes in productive economic co-operation than assistance.

Third state visit of President Pervez Musharaf

• President Musharaf interacted with a number of think-tanks, leading business people, executive officers and made an address to the Chinese federation of commerce and Pakistan-china business forum.

• Defense and strategic co-operation, which are the typical standpoints between the two countries, drew the attention of the two leaders.

• XEESHAN MOHSIN