From the medieval times, dynasties had used this tool to dethrone their foes and to snub their subjects to avert imminent threats of revolts against them. East india company came to subcontinent to enhance their economic ties with the local community but under the pretext of business they consolidated their power and overthrew the Mughal empire through their double edged sword of deception and diplomacy. But their success cannot be accounted on their sole military might; locals had defected and treacherously collaborated with the whites. Another prominent example from the Muslim world is the fall of spain in the hands of Christians which exhibits the power and spell of diplomacy.
It’s evident from the retrospection that diplomacy has dramatically changed the political landscape of the world. From world wars to regional and local conflicts new nations emerged and the balance of power was restored or disrupted. And the human race has been ridden by the calamity just because of the abuse of the diplomacy.
Pakistan inherited feudal and bureaucratic mindset from the british ruled india where they used to confined the public liberties and curtailed their freedom of speech through this very unjust and inhumane apparatus where concentration of power was resided in the hands of few people and the fate of the locals was vested upon the will of the man in charge. Pakistani policy hampered in the early years and disillusioned by the impotency and misconceptions of the policy makers about world affairs. Civil military tussle and the looming threat from the hostile neighbor had contributed to the dysfunctional diplomacy which had culminated in the various failures. The underlying reasons in our faint and grim start in world affairs cannot be postulated here, but the crux of our journey can be traced back in the annals of history as the criminal negligence and reluctance of constitutional reforms which had obstructed the development of solid foundations of every institution.
Although we have been subjected to the discrimination at international level but owing to our own shortcomings and immature policy various fronts viz. war on terror and dormant Kashmir issue has become embarrassment for the nation which has compelled us to rekindle and infuse changes to accommodate varying interests in the light of volatile and ferocious world politics.
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