It takes more than a vacuum or a stagnant pool to make foreign policy. It’s similar to sailing in an open sea where you have to adjust your tactics and gear according to the waves’ conditions.
Similarly, there isn’t a single ideal policy for all future circumstances. A policy that is beneficial when the conditions are right for it turns unfavorable when those conditions change. Our management of our relationship with India is a prime illustration of that.
The relationship between Pakistan and India is arguably one of the most significant and intricate. In his book “Shooting for a Century, The India-Pakistan Conundrum,” historian and author Stephen Cohen ranked the relationship between India and Pakistan as one of the most “intractable.”
