Pakistan’s Geopolitical and Strategic Compulsions is an in-depth analysis of the geopolitical and strategic factors shaping Pakistan’s foreign policy and defense direction in the modern era. Ikram Azam outlines Pakistan’s strategic geographic location—bordering major regional and global powers—and how this position creates complex strategic challenges and needs. Through historical, po…
Richard F. Nyrop's Pakistan: A Country Study (1983) is a comprehensive study of the geographic, social, political, economic, military, and cultural conditions of Pakistan in the early 1980s. The book is structured as an analytical report that provides a comprehensive overview of Pakistan's historical development from independence to the contemporary era. It examines the diverse social structur…
Kashmir is arguably one of the most contentious and complex issues in South Asia today. This book focuses on the genesis of the problem and examines the consequences of the often ignored fact that British officers commanded the armed forces of both India and Pakistan at that time.
In August 2008, Pervez Musharraf stood down as Pakistan's president after having already resigned the posts of Chief of Army Staff and Prime Minister. It was a final end to a dictorial rule that started when he seized power in a military coup in 1999, and seemed to many to be the inevitable conclusion to a government that had started in idealism but had ended in corruption - another example of …