PAKISTAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
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The unveiling of Pakistan’s National Security Policy NSP on January 14, 2022, then Prime Minister Imran Khan opened an intriguing debate among experts, believing that NSP would pave the way for regional connectivity and prosperity of the region. First time in the annals of Pakistan, the country has shifted its strategic autonomy from geo-politics to geo-economics focusing more on citizen well-being, cementing the economy and coping with non-traditional threats. NSP documents unequivocally maintain that Pakistan desires regional peace, improving relationships with India. Imminent non-traditional threats to both Pakistan and India such as climate change, water scarcity, food scarcity overpopulation and Covid-19 in the foreseeable future are far bigger than imaginary traditional threats. South Asia is the least economically integrated region of the world, having only 5 per cent intraregional trade. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor CPEC, the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor and Pakistan’s NSP are likely to make Pakistan a hub of regional connectivity and prosperity. New Delhi and Kabul should not miss the bus and ponder over NSP which by and large will prove a harbinger of prosperity and regional connectivity. This paper, thus, will analyze the role of NSP for regional connectivity and will also shed light on challenges to NSP.
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