PAKISTAN STRATEGIC INSTITUTE

The word “Imperialism” is used to define a ideology or policy by an imperial nation of extending its rule over other people and cultures, for the sole reason of extending its own geo-political gain, economic growth, power and control, through employing military action or financial, political, cultural influence. Historically this word has been used to define the acts of empires such as the British empire or Spanish empire during the age of colonialization where European powers started annexing lands all over the world via military action. Come the 21st century most countries had given up direct control over their overseas territories and switched to a democratic system ending the long monarch control and hence by default giving up direct imperialist ambitions but the thirst for power never left and as the world grew more and more interconnected / reliant on global trade it was apparent that whoever held influence in maritime strategic regions and resource rich lands around the world wo...

As we grew up we have all heard the tales from about how Pakistan was once a shining beacon of progress and development within South Asia. How in 1960s Pakistan’s economic growth inspired some of today’s most successful nations such as South Korea to copy our model, how Pakistan airlines became the leader in aviation helping build up todays industry giants such as Emirates, or how Pakistan was at a position where it provided the German state with financial loans and so on, however, this did not last. Soon Pakistan fell from glory to its own internal political struggle and geopolitics surrounding the US USSR cold war. In other words Pakistan faced widespread internal corruption, foreign-backed insurgency, tense border relationships and multiple sanctions slowing down economic progress. We now have faced many financial and domestic problems that need to be addressed unless we want to go through another decade in relative poverty while those around us grow, Pakistan needed a second chance...