Pakistan – Era Of Neutrality (1947 -1953)

The international system that emerged after the Second World War was characterized by cold war and tight bipolarity. The foreign policy of the first few years of the existence of Pakistan can be labeled as the non-aligned years, because Pakistan was essentially trying to maintain neutrality in the ongoing cold war during this period.

Both the USA and USSR were inviting Pakistan for support in the cold war alignments. However, Pakistan was itself beset with the task of putting things together in promised land. It was confronted with all sorts of economic, political and religious problems.

So it was not in a position to set for itself an important role in the international arena. Its economic position prevented to allocate substantial resources for defence.