Interest of China in Pakistan
- argued that Pak has turned itself into a rentier state
- China taken this opportunity to collude w/ Pak
- aim of mutual undercutting of India
- ∴ Pak & China often considered iron brothers
- Xinjiang Province of China incl. Uighur Muslims striving for autonomy in China
- Keeping in mind, close proximity of this province w/ Pak, China finds importance in Pak
Interest of USA in Pakistan
- Pak → emerge as a very good consumer market for US
- area w/ abundance of both natural & human resources
- Pak is zipper state, close to Afghanistan which was earlier under influence of the USSR
- earlier US had hyphenated approach vis-a-vis the rel. w/ India & Pak
- Pak emerged as one of the attractive points for the US to place itself in SA
- However, w/ emergence of India as leading eco, regional power capable of countering china, US changed its approach towards Pak
- ⟹ now adopts unhyphenated approach
Interest of Iran in Pakistan
- Iran wants to avoid antithetical Sunni blocks near its neighborhood
Interest of India in Pakistan