Meengla
Elite Member
If Pakistan is to be the net security underwriter of the region it must reset the security architecture in the region conducive to its well being and delivering reasonable accommodation to all... an honest arbiter with the biggest stick in the region. It cannot be a laissez faire affair where one wishes the pieces to on the right spot.
The reason is simply because Pakistan never was an empire and never had aspirations beyond its confines... well then you leave yourself at the whims of those who do and have impetus.
Maybe a little offtopic... Pakistan has been on some kind of survival mode since its inception; the foundations were very shaky and many thought the new country couldn't survive. Very poor human resources barring the immigrants from India (the Muhajirs) and very few, little pockets in Sindh and Punjab in a feudal society, which is still very much feudal in many, many places; the social landscape changes north of Lahore. In contrast, the 'British India' became the 'India' with much larger, much better resources in every sense of the word.
So, Pakistan could never been an 'empire' when it was just trying to survive. Which brings me to the 'net security underwriter'. That role is very dangerous but possible if there is sustained, major support by the major powers like China and America. And with the recent Trump-Xi meeting, Pakistan gets some support. But it is still a very dangerous game to get to the Middle East quagmire--however, staying within Pakistan's own shell hasn't been working out either.



