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Title BLUE DIPLOMACY AS FOREIGN POLICY INTRUMENT: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR PAKISTAN (2002-2020)

Author(s) Aalia Naseer

Abstract Abstract Human civilizational development depends on the ocean for building its interdependency, technological advancement through its sustainable maritime culture. Development of human societies not only calculated by fulfillment of necessities but reflected by the volume of its trade and sustainable development parameters. Oceans plays a crucial role in intercontinental alliances through its seaborne trade and marine resources by using blue diplomacy as its main component. Maritime resources and industries can be capitalized only through expansion of effective foreign policy and economic convergence through conduct of diplomacy. There is diverse reason behind this spatial transmission like technological advancement, population increase, and non-traditional security paradigm along with political instability with deep desire for its sphere of influence by sovereign actors. In this rift, there is need to initiate measure of establishing basis of new diplomacy of which blue diplomacy has emerged. Blue diplomacy is set all diplomacy measures available and conducted through ocean. Furthermore, maritime, or naval diplomacy is a blue diplomacy tool and naval diplomacy is a subdivision of general diplomacy and a means of communication by maritime state and non-state actors, inquest of protecting state’s interest. In case of Pakistan, sea blindness is one of the reason behind the weak maritime structure, followed by many factors as maritime security which is directly proportional to national security, human security, marine environmental security and wellbeing of society, these reasons have been given less concern in Pakistan which further creates management crisis. Apart from structural challenges, Pakistan has especially remained laid in establishing its domestic legislation, as when international agreements are not aligned with a nation's domestic situation, law implementation of agreements becomes the biggest challenge to a nation's standing. This could lead to direct emergence of piracy, human trafficking, gunrunning, smuggling and environmental degradation. This thesis covers the potential of Pakistan maritime sector as well highlight how it can be capitalized by incorporating blue diplomacy to sustain the political, economic, social sector as well as to develop maritime culture. Keywords. Blue diplomacy, , Foreign policy, blue economy , Pakistan

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department International Relations

Language English

Publication Date 2022-07-06

Subject International Relations

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