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geo strategic importance pakistan
22 January 2014

GEO-STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
OF PAKISTAN

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Shafiq -Ur-Rehman
Lecturer Of I.R



WHAT IS GEO-STRATEGY?



GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF PAKISTAN



GEO-STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN

1.

PROXIMITY OF GREAT POWERS

2.

GATEWAY TO CENTRAL ASIA

3.

SIGNIFICANCE AS A TRANSIT ECONOMY

4.

IMPORTANT LINK IN THE CHAIN OF MUSLIM COUNTRIES

5.

ONLY MUSLIM COUNTRY WITH NUCLEAR CAPABILITY

6.

CHINA'S LINK TO THE MIDDLE EAST

7.

REDUCE INDIAN HEGEMONY IN THE ARABIAN SEA

AND

INDIAN OCEAN


GEO-STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN

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GEO-STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN

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Geo means the Earth and strategy means planning, tactics and policy



The term "geo-strategy" was first used by Frederick L. Schuman in his
1942 article "Let Us Learn Our Geopolitics."



It was a translation of the German term "Wehrgeopolitik" as used by
German geostrategist Karl Haushofer.



Many geostrategists are also geographers, specializing in subfields of

geography, such as human geography, political geography, economic geography, cultural geography, military geography, and strategic geography GEO-STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN

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“Geopolitical reflects the combination of geographic and

political factors determining the condition of a state or region, and emphasizing the impact of geography on politics”


“Strategic refers to the comprehensive and planned application of measures to achieve a central goal or to vital assets of military significance”



“Geo-strategic merges strategic consideration with geopolitical ones”



Like NATO is a geostrategic military alliance
GEO-STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN

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Pakistan is located in South East Asia



24.35 North and 37.05 North latitude



61 East to 78 East Longitude



Area – 7,96096 sq km stretching
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