Pakistan Under the Shadow of Indo-Afghan Geopolitics
The book examines the current geostrategic tussle in Afghanistan among different non-regional and regional players over control and manipulation of the region. Drawing on the conceptual framework of the unintended consequences approach, it re-conceptualizes the concept of the Great Game through the of proxy war between Pakistan and India in Afghanistan, following US’s shift towards India in its ‘war on terror’. It examines Pakistan’s foreign relations under the shadow of Indo-Afghanistan geopolitics, Afghanistan’s history retrospectively and prospectively, and the role of the United States in this Grand Great Game of changing geopolitical and security dynamics post-9/11.
A key intervention in South Asian geopolitics, this book will be indispensable for scholars of international relations, global politics, terrorism and counter-terrorism studies, strategic studies and military history.
Asifa Jahangir is currently employed with EScience Press as the Chief Editor of the Journal of South Asian Studies. After completing her post-doctoral studies, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Islamia Postgraduate College for Women in Lahore, Pakistan. She previously attended Arizona State University in the United States as an exchange doctorate scholar. Her areas of specialization include international relations, geopolitics, and Afghanistan. She has had multiple articles published in both domestic and foreign journals.