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With US and China caught in Thucydides Trap, India will inevitably pivot towards Washington. Iran will join Chinese camp as the $ 400 Billion deal indicates. This will eventually pave way for normalization of Iran-Pakistan ties which can subsequently be used to create a friendly
inclusive regime in Afg. precluding American and Indian influence. In addition to this, given Russia's evolving strategic relationship with China (unless it pulls off a Nixon goes to China move ), BRI can be leveraged to create an energy corridor linking Central Asian
States with Chinese mainland. Also, Turkey's regional ambitions will also put it in conflict with West, with Ankara inexorably gravitating towards Sino led order.

China will be contained in Pacific but it will have a free run in Eurasian heartland. Emerging Geo-Political configs
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Results of these measures :

The economy of Pakistan has stabilized.

How?

Let me illustrate
1. Burgeoning Foreign Exchange Reserves
2. Narrowing Current Account Deficit
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto : The Enigma

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1. Pakistani Nationalist
2. Statist
3. Initiation of Nuclear Program
4. Foreign Policy
5. Pivotal role in curtailing Sindhi Nationalism (Forever indebted)
6. Compromises in adoption of constitution. ( Though he loved his role as Presi under 72 Interim Act)
7. Taking the fight to Presi Daoud Khan of Afg by arming Gulbadin Hekmatyar in 75. This was the start of Pk using proxies in Afg.
8. Shimla agreement
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1. Fall of Dhaka ( Major role -> Larkana meeting and Polish resolution). I am not absolving anyone.
2. Absolutist regime (The most draconian as per Anatol Lieven)
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A thread on Kargil Skirmish 1999

Disclaimer: No Pakistani/Indian source has been consulted to produce this. Moreover, political aspect has been avoided to minimize polarization
Casus belli / Why it happened?

1. Siachen incursion in 1984 by India which can termed as an annexation by all cannons of int. law
2. Neelum Valley Road which runs along LOC subject to shelling which disrupts the artery of whole AJK
3. Preventive defense as window of opportunity was closing down due to widening conventional asymmetry
4. Heightened insurgency in Kashmir
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