Soviet-Pakistan Relations and Post-Soviet Dynamics, 1947–92

Description

This book deserves to be read carefully by scholars and laymen of foreign policy dealing with the former Soviet Union, Russia and South Asia, and particularly by the political leaders of India and Pakistan. The book is a multi-dimensional analysis of (a) Soviet-American rivalry; (b) Soviet determination to expand in the direction of South Asia and the Gulf; (c) the regional dynamics of the Middle East most especially Iran, Afghanistan and China, the major power in Asia. Front Matter....Pages i-x Framework for Analysis....Pages 1-6 Instruments of Soviet Diplomacy and Self-Projection....Pages 7-31 Problems of Initial Adaptation for the USSR and Pakistan....Pages 32-62 Russian-Soviet Expansion towards Afghanistan: British-Indian and Pakistani Counter-Pressures....Pages 63-90 Foreign Policy Adaptation to Regional and Global Environment: Regional Dynamics....Pages 91-119 Soviet Role in the Regional Dynamics....Pages 120-138 Strategic Significance of Border Conflicts....Pages 139-165 The Evolution of Détente with the Soviet Union....Pages 166-193 From Détente to Alienation: Emergence of Bangladesh and New Alignments....Pages 194-225 The New Pakistan: Doctrine of Bilateralism and the Nuclear Option....Pages 226-251 The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and Its Impact on Pakistan....Pages 252-284 Post-Geneva Developments and the Soviet Collapse....Pages 285-311 Emergence of Central Asia: Post-Soviet Dynamics....Pages 312-341 Back Matter....Pages 342-383