Pakistan and a world in disorder

Pakistan and a world in disorder

Dr. Jassim Taqui

My book “ Pakistan and a world in Disorder: A grand Strategy for the Twenty-First Century” is an appeal to the decision-makers to change the foreign policy from the present trend of ad-hocism to a long-term policy that serves the national interest of the state.”

The above was the concluding remark of Ambassador Javid Husain, the author of the book “ Pakistan and a World in Disorder: A grand Strategy for the Twenty-First Century.”

The book was launched by ISSI by Ambassador Khalid Mahmood. Four elite of foreign office critically reviewed the book including Ambassador Riyaz Khokhar, former foreign secretary, Ambassador Riaz Mohammad Khan, former foreign secretary , Ambassador Akram Zaki, former Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman ISSI.

The elite of the elite of former and sitting thinkers and scholars of foreign office were in attendance. All the four panelists were candid, frank and scholarly. They pointed out both successes and failure of the foreign office and never hesitated to pinpoint the damage of the military regimes caused to the national interests.

The book delineates the role that Pakistan should play in the largely anarchic world of the twenty-first century in order to best serve the country's long-term national interests. Its main aim is to lay down the parameters within which Pakistan's grand strategy should be formulated, taking into account the evolving global and regional security environment and Pakistan's historical experience. Provided here are an in-depth analysis and critical evaluation of the past record of Pakistan's foreign policy within this context, bringing out its successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses. Based on these analyses, a comprehensive approach is recommended for safeguarding Pakistan's national security and promoting its prosperity utilizing a strategy that is a marked departure from the military-dominated, one-dimensional policies the country has followed thus far. Besides providing guidelines to Pakistan's policy makers and intelligentsia, this book will be of interest to academics, foreign observers, and general readers in understanding the constraints and parameters within which Pakistan - a de facto nuclear-weapon state of 200 million people at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf - must operate to safeguard its national interests in the turbulent times ahead.