THE TRIANGULAR DYNAMICS: ANALYZING PAKISTAN, CHINA, AND US RELATIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC, ECONOMIC, AND REALIST LENSES

Abstract

This article will explore about relation among three countries i.e. Pakistan, china and US. It reveals the reason of mistrust between Pakistan and America although they had good relations initially and shows how incidents like cold war, indo Pak war, Bangladesh separation and soviet union attack on Afghanistan, 9/11 attack, fall of Taliban government and rising GDP of china falling GDP of USSR and the growing competition between superpower for dominance and power impacts the relations among countries. Moreover, this will explore the expanding relation between Pakistan and china on different aspects like military, strategy, geography, politics, security, technology, trading and economy also showcasing reason of good relation of Pak-China since 1951 and about big projects and investments. This will examine deeply the foreign policy of Pakistan that how Pakistan should maintain good relations with these core countries focusing their own personal national interests.

Keywords: 9/11Attack, Pak-China Relations, Strategic Relationship, CPEC, US-China