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DETERMINANTS OF PAKISTANS FOREIGN POLICY WITH RESPECT TO RUSSIAS PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE

08 Pages : 76-84

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2018(III-I).08      10.31703/gpr.2018(III-I).08      Published : Jun 2018

Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future

    Pakistan and Russia have a history of divergence and ambiguity in their foreign policies. Since Independence Pakistans policy towards Russia remained complex and contradictory. Historically there were highs and lows in their relationship, but uncertainty prevails in their approaches. This was due to Pakistans western inclination and Russias pro-India alliance. However, the relationship was revitalized in the last 2 decades as both states see strategic interest in improving the relationship. Russia has started to exert itself as a superpower in the current geopolitics whereas Pakistan has also managed to improve its status as a regional player with respect to geostrategic location, its proximity to hot waters and its role in Afghanistan. However, Pakistans foreign policy realignment took 50 years to adjust to improve the Pak-Russia relationship. One needs to assess the determinants of Pakistans foreign policy with respect to Russia with historical contradictions and current reality.

    Foreign Policy, Realism, Institutionalism, Liberalism, Constructivism
    (1) Jazib Mumtaz
    PhD Scholar,Department of Social Sciences, SZABIST Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ramzan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, SZABIST Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Saima Gul
    Lecturer,Department to IR,University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Mumtaz, J., Ramzan, M., & Gul, S. (2018). Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future. Global Political Review, III(I), 76-84. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2018(III-I).08
    CHICAGO : Mumtaz, Jazib, Muhammad Ramzan, and Saima Gul. 2018. "Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future." Global Political Review, III (I): 76-84 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2018(III-I).08
    HARVARD : MUMTAZ, J., RAMZAN, M. & GUL, S. 2018. Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future. Global Political Review, III, 76-84.
    MHRA : Mumtaz, Jazib, Muhammad Ramzan, and Saima Gul. 2018. "Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future." Global Political Review, III: 76-84
    MLA : Mumtaz, Jazib, Muhammad Ramzan, and Saima Gul. "Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future." Global Political Review, III.I (2018): 76-84 Print.
    OXFORD : Mumtaz, Jazib, Ramzan, Muhammad, and Gul, Saima (2018), "Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future", Global Political Review, III (I), 76-84
    TURABIAN : Mumtaz, Jazib, Muhammad Ramzan, and Saima Gul. "Determinants of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Respect to Russia's Past, Present and Future." Global Political Review III, no. I (2018): 76-84. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2018(III-I).08