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[nahtanbob]

Wrong

As geography of Afghanistan, can not be ignored in any economic prospects for all nations in central Asia with Pakistan.

In current time, Russia is providing economical life-line to central Asian countries through roads and train link with Moscow and did have strengthen its dependency policy since long time.

Central Asian countries and Afghanistan has same cultural and religion attachment with Pakistan.

Just think about the Scenario, If OIL and Gas pipe lines, Good roads and train links, modern infrastructure build in between these nations how much Pakistan would gain power in the whole region.

Everyone will benefit from it from win win situation for all parties.

Port access for export and import plus industrial revolution and energy distribution among all countries. It will create a strongest economic zone.

It is a win win situation if you can agree on little details like money

 

[kingQamaR]

It is a win win situation if you can agree on little details like money

I think the hardest hurdle to cross will not be finding money for this project

from what I’ve seen of Taliban rulers they are tough negotiators when it comes to their interests.

As Iran found out recently regarding the water treaty, between both countries.

 

[FuturePAF]

It is fine to compete with Russia and China in Central Asia. at what cost ? No one does anything for charity. No one wants to put up with Taliban like cavemen in Afghanistan.

Obviously for a large cut of the mining, for the first few years at least

 

[FuturePAF]

Only today, on the sideline of the UNGA, Biden met all five leaders of the central Asian nations. Supposedly, the first US President to meet with them. If we wanted any more indication of US interests in the region, this event is it.

Now this shouldn’t be a green light for shortsighted rent seeking, but a strategic move by a democratic Pakistani government, the carry’s out structural reforms and returns to its native culture, which overlaps in many ways to how Islam was also practiced in Central Asia before the Soviets. This is also more closer to Kashmiri culture, and paces the way for Pakistan to be better placed to merge with all of Muslim majority Kashmir, especially as India’s culture moves towards Hindutuva extremism.

The road to Srinagar is paved through Islamabad NOT Rawalpindi, as history has shown, and a strategic partnership with the US, vis a vi Central Asia can create the two-political space for Pakistan to build itself up to peruse this generational task. It took over 40 years for Pakistani culture to effect Afghan culture and make it so that most Afghans can’t admit it, but can live with a border with Pakistan (as long as they can cross it with some ease). Equally, with some effort, Pakistan can be brought back to its Pre-Zia Culture, and come back in line with Kashmiri culture, so that merger of the two becomes only natural.

IK is best placed to be the leader to carry forward this vision, not just because of his relationship with the Afghans, but also his Sufi leanings and popularity domestically and in the diaspora, AND what the past year and half have made him, a symbol of change.

Doing even the most optimized plan, under a military government, will not have the people to people multiplier effect; soft power.

Center Asia is vital to Pakistan’s Geo-Poltical global relevance.

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Follow on point;

even those that collaborated with the Indian state for decades, tell it like it is. Islamabad needs to be capable of ruling and bring the culture back to its pre-Zia state and winning Kashmir on soft power while it also focuses on building up its economy (hard power).

 

[JX-1]

Yet others succeeded and Pakistan failed.

Pakistan needs zero meddling from the US and the generals. Everything else can be fixed.

It was actually meddling from civilian martial law administrator Bhutto and his borderline communist policies that landed Pakistan in this mess.

That is true, but you have to remember that the economic boom during military dictatorship was not organic but funded by US money coming into the economy in return for Pakistan being a frontline state for the US.

Pakistan was a frontline state for the US during the WoT, but the economy was not booming during this period by any means. In fact, it was a war costlier than 1971 and for the first time in history, Pakistan's economy fell behind India's.