Pakistan in the Pamir Knot: Geostrategic Imperatives |
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... political and geographical prison , the two communities managed to survive . The devising of the Corridor in 1895 looked like ' a sensible political strategy ' -thus serving the geo - strategic compulsions of two rival imperial powers ...
... political and geographical prison , the two communities managed to survive . The devising of the Corridor in 1895 looked like ' a sensible political strategy ' -thus serving the geo - strategic compulsions of two rival imperial powers ...
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... political rival Babrak Karmal as an ambassador to Czechoslovakia . When Amin began to tackle the internal situation ... political complexities ; to install and protect a pro - Moscow regime on its southern borders ; to restrict American ...
... political rival Babrak Karmal as an ambassador to Czechoslovakia . When Amin began to tackle the internal situation ... political complexities ; to install and protect a pro - Moscow regime on its southern borders ; to restrict American ...
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... political chaos , a precarious political balance in the Middle East , ' the intervention in Afghanistan provides the necessary northern strategic anchor of Soviet power and influence'.33 China's strategic perspective on the Soviet ...
... political chaos , a precarious political balance in the Middle East , ' the intervention in Afghanistan provides the necessary northern strategic anchor of Soviet power and influence'.33 China's strategic perspective on the Soviet ...
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