Pakistan-Central Asia Relations: Challenges and Interests (2010-2020)Pakistan has very close historical, religious and cultural relation with CARs but unfortunately could not develop political, economic and military relations with CARs. Pakistan can facil

Abstract

Pakistan has very close historical, religious and cultural relation with CARs but unfortunately could not develop political, economic and military relations with CARs. Pakistan can facilitate CARs in connecting with global trade by providing direct access to warm waters through the sea ports of Karachi and Gwadar and can benefit from CARs huge potential in natural resources in return and both states can revolutionize business and trade with mutual support and cooperation. The hurdles for Pakistan include political instability in Afghanistan, Indian conspiracies, US involvement, Russian and Chinese influence, Iran’s role, authoritarian regimes in CARs and week foreign policy of Pakistan. The geostrategic, geopolitical and geo-economic significance and its richness in natural oil and gas reserves is attracting Russia, China, US, EU, Japan, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India. Pakistan needs to be very vigilant for policy making for relations with CARs to have sound and permanent deep trade, business, political and military agreements for a stable political and economic development.