Maritime strategy of Pakistan: Development and future prospects

Occupation: Senior Research Assistant, Group of South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO, Russian Academy of Science
Affiliation: Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: 23, Profsoyuznaya Str., Moscow 117997, Russian Federation.

Journal name

Asia and Africa Today

Edition

Issue 7

Pages

29-37

Abstract

The Indian Ocean accounts half of the world's container shipments, two-thirds of oil product shipments and a third of bulk cargo. Pakistan as a significant regional power laying claims to a higher role in regional trade. But it demands effective naval forces capable of resisting both traditional (possible blockade of Pakistan's seaports if an armed conflict with India takes place) and non-traditional threats (piracy in the Strait of Hormuz).

The article examines the evolution of Pakistan's naval strategy from the moment of gaining independence to the present day. The article provides a brief historical overview of the development of the country's naval strategy, analyzes the place of the Pakistani Navy in the armed forces, their role in the implementation of the China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC), considers Pakistan's initiatives in the field of regional maritime security, as well as the processes of modernizing the fleet. The author believes that the role of the Navy in Pakistan's grand strategy will only increase due to both economic and regional security factors.

The author claims that the role of the maritime strategy and the Pakistani Navy in the country's foreign policy will increase, which is explained by the need to ensure maritime security to implement the key economic project of the CPEC, as well to build a regional security system in the Indian Ocean resistant to all types of threats. The author invokes historical methods to analyze the evolution of Pakistani maritime strategy and hermeneutics to consider the current development of the strategy and its prospects.

Keywords

Pakistan, Navy, naval strategy, maritime security, CPEC, regional security, Indian Ocean

Received

29.04.2021

Publication date

16.07.2021

Number of characters

29861

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GOST	Makarevich G. Maritime strategy of Pakistan: Development and future prospects // Asia and Africa Today – 2021. – Issue 7 C. 29-37 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750014631-6-1 (circulation date: 24.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750014631-6
MLA	Makarevich, Gleb G "Maritime strategy of Pakistan: Development and future prospects." Asia and Africa Today 7 (2021):29-37. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750014631-6
APA	Makarevich G. (2021). Maritime strategy of Pakistan: Development and future prospects. Asia and Africa Today (7), pp.29-37 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750014631-6

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