The Calculus of War and Peace in Pakistan by Fouad Hafeez instant download

The Calculus of War and Peace in Pakistan by Fouad Hafeez instant download

Of late, there has been a good deal of discussion over defence spending in Pakistan. In all honesty, this is something that has become a bit of a recurring feature in the months of June/July; when budget announcements, debating these announcements to death by both the treasury and opposition benches, the painting of various scenarios by analysts, and number- crunching exercises by economists, reaches fever-pitch.
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At the same time, without getting into an exercise in trying to myth-bust, or number-fudge, it would suffice to point out that measured up against India – with whom we share a 3000+ kilometre border, that has been called “the most dangerous in the world” by Foreign Policy magazine – we err on the wrong side of proportion. India’s current defence budget stands at approximately $71 Billion; which is around $5 Billion more than Pakistan’s total budgetary outlay of $66 Billion. 5 In comparison, Pakistan’s defence budget stands at around $4 Billion.