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Going beyond the expected message to India, with emphasis on the Kashmir dispute, Pakistan’s National Security Policy (NSP) announced on January 14, 2022 seems a signal to the Western nations that while their monetary assistance is welcome, they should expect no military/logistic favours or any ‘strategic’ concessions. Prime Minister Imran Khan who unveiled the 50-page public version of the 110-page document (the latter remains classified), makes it clear that Pakistan was not ready to allow military bases. He was reiterating the resolve announced last year when the United States seriously sought military base facilities for evacuating from Afghanistan and monitoring...
