The author is a former Ambassador of Pakistan. His writings for Criterion Quarterly are: Post-9/11 Foreign Policy of Pakistan Crisis of State & Government in Pakistan The Tale of Democracy in Pakistan Pakistan and World Affairs Who runs our foreign policy?
By Shamshad Ahmad[1] Who runs our foreign policy? Today, despite being a critically important country in many ways, Pakistan does not even have a foreign minister. Why is it so? Surely it is not for any lack of importance for foreign affairs in the present government’s priorities. It is just the opposite. The fact that
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By Shamshad Ahmad[1] Preface by the Author: The book ‘Pakistan and World Affairs’ is meant to facilitate the Pakistani mind not only to comprehend the historic evolution of political, economic and governmental processes in our own country but also to understand the course of “world affairs” through a practitioner’s prism. Academic inquiry has to be
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By Shamshad Ahmad[1] ABSTARCT: During my last visit to the US, I was asked to comment on an essay entitled ‘The story of Indian democracy’ by Sumit Ganguly, a Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Cultures and Civilization at Indiana University. This essay in fact was an edited version of his talk at the History Institute
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By Shamshad Ahmad* Abstract The story of Pakistan is one of remorseless tug and pull between the ci- vilian and military rulers on the one hand, and the liberal and religious forces on the other. In the process, the country has failed to develop a sustainable democratic system based on constitutional supremacy and institutional integrity.
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By Shamshad Ahmad[1] Abstract. Since its emergence in 1947, Pakistan has had to face daunting crises and challenges. The aftershocks of 9/11 have impacted on Pakistan severely necessitating radical revisions in some of its key foreign policy goals. The country is under intense international scrutiny as a frontline state in the global fight against terror.
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